News Releases for IU School of Liberal Arts

African Burial Ground Project Director, Prolific Author Earn Lifetime Achievement Awards at African Studies Conference

November 12, 2009 — An anthropology professor from The College of William and Mary and a history professor from the University of Texas at Austin are the recipients of inaugural lifetime achievement awards presented during the 1st Public Scholars in African Studies International Conference on Globalization. The conference was held Oct. 29-31, 2009, at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI).

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History of Muslim America Makes Publishers' Weekly "Best Books" List

November 11, 2009 — An Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) professor’s history of Muslims in the United States is on the Publisher’s Weekly list of Best Books of 2009.

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Entrepreneurial Mayors to Share Thoughts as Spirit & Place Public Conversationalists

Braddock (Pa.) Mayor John Fetterman October 26, 2009 — The public is invited to eavesdrop on a spontaneous conversation between two entrepreneurial public servants - John Fetterman, the 39-year old mayor of Braddock, Pa., and Bill Hudnut, the venerated former four-term mayor of Indianapolis – as the two men discuss how society creates and re-creates inspiring places.

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From the Desk of the Chancellor: Oct. 26, 2009

Chancellor Charles R. BantzOctober 26, 2009 — IUPUI is proud to host the first Public Scholars in Africana Studies International Conference, October 29-31, at the University Place Conference Center and Hotel.

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International Scholars to Hold Africana Studies Conference on Globalization and Entrepreneurship, Keynote Speakers include Nigerian King

Oba (King) Michael Aremu Gbadebo of NigeriaOctober 21, 2009 — Scholars from around the world, including a Nigerian king and entrepreneur, will gather at IUPUI to address globalization and economic development in Indiana, the United States and other countries.

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Osili Named Research Director for Center On Philanthropy

Una OsiliOctober 20, 2009 — International scholar Dr. Una Okonkwo Osili has been named director of research for the Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, Patrick M. Rooney, executive director of the Center, announced today.

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Special Student Rates for Conference on Globalization and Economic Development

Oba (King) Michael Aremu GbadeboOctober 19, 2009 — IUPUI students and local high school students can purchase tickets for the first Public Scholars in Africana Studies International Conference at the special price of $25 per person. Registration for all others is $150 for the two-day event.

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IUPUI to Participate in eCitizenship Study

September 24, 2009 — IUPUI is one of 34 colleges and universities selected by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) to join the American Democracy Project (ADP) in a three-year initiative to study technology’s power to engage and empower citizens.

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Students from Mali Prepare for Graduate School at IUPUI Language Training Center

September 24, 2009 — Four agricultural scientists from Mali knew just a little English when they arrived in Indianapolis in June to prepare for graduate studies. But thanks to help from the Indiana Center for Intercultural Communication (ICIC), a language training center at IUPUI, they hope to learn enough English to study agriculture at U.S. graduate schools, including Purdue University, next spring.

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Students from Mali Prepare for Graduate School at IUPUI Language Training Center

September 11, 2009 — Four agricultural scientists from Mali knew just a little English when they arrived in Indianapolis in June to prepare for graduate studies. But thanks to help from the Indiana Center for Intercultural Communication (ICIC), a language, cultural research and training center in the School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, they hope to learn enough English to study agriculture at U.S. graduate schools, including Purdue University, next spring.

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