News Releases for Arts and Humanities

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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IU Neal-Marshall Alumni Club Reunion in Indianapolis to Feature Tavis Smiley

Tavis SmileyOctober 6, 2009 — Nearly 30 years after its founding, an alumni organization that helps to steward Indiana University's African American legacy has planned a major celebration and reunion Oct. 29-Nov. 1 in Indianapolis.

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Author of Bestseller "Eat, Pray, Love" to Speak at IUPUI September 28

September 14, 2009 — Bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert - most famous for her book “Eat, Pray, Love” - will present her views on “Traveling the Road of Life” on September 28, 2009 at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). 

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Center Receives NEH Award to Impact High School Teaching

Cavanaugh HallAugust 25, 2009 — The Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture in the IU School of Liberal Arts, an Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Signature Center, has been awarded $144,637 by the National Endowment of the Humanities to conduct a three-week summer institute for high school teachers on the role of religion in American history and life.

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Goff to Become Associate Dean for Research, Graduate Programs

August 21, 2009 — Philip Goff, Ph.D., professor of religious studies and director of the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture (CSRAC), has been named associate dean for research and graduate programs in the School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI.

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Top IUPUI Faculty to Present at Cutting Edge Lecture Series

August 13, 2009 — The IUPUI Office of Academic Affairs has announced its Cutting Edge Lecture Series for the fall of 2009. This series will give the community the opportunity to engage in dialogues with top university professors about rapidly changing fields of inquiry.

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Philosophers, Gen Con Gamers Share Quest to Understand Life, Professor Says

Jason T. EberlAugust 12, 2009 — Gen Con, billed as the longest running, best attended gaming convention in the world, beams into downtown Indianapolis Thursday through Sunday, August 13 -16, 2009.

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Art and Science Are Inseparable for IUPUI's Rosenberg

August 5, 2009 — There is art and there is science. Most people think they are not related. For Gary Rosenberg, they are inseparable.

Rosenberg, an associate professor of Earth Sciences at IUPUI, has been elected a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, an honor that is reserved for the best in his discipline. Members of the society are elected to Fellowship in recognition of distinguished contributions to geosciences.

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