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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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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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School of Social Work Students, Faculty Attend Conference on Volunteering in Cologne, Germany

October 23, 2009 — When Caritas, one of Germany’s largest providers of social services, decided to host a conference exploring how Germany might bolster the country’s interest in volunteering, the Indiana University School of Social Work was among those invited to attend.

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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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PhD Student Co-authors Book Detailing Victimization of Women in Western India in the Name of Religious Rite

Govind DhaskeOctober 16, 2009 — Govind Dhaske is a new PhD student at the Indiana University School of Social Work, but he has already something to add to his resume – co-author of a book detailing the victimization of women in western India in the name of religious rite.

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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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From Ethiopia to IUPUI to Learn More about the Art of Teaching Social Work

Abebaw Minaye GezieSeptember 11, 2009 — When Abebaw Minaye Gezie of Ethiopia was in the third grade, something clicked and the young student understood the importance of school.

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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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National Sports Journalism Center at IUPUI to Host Symposium on Diversity in Sports Media

William C. RhodenSeptember 2, 2009 — The National Sports Journalism Center based at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis will host a symposium on Sept. 14, 2009, with some of America's top sports news personalities, executives and an academic to explore the issue of diversity in America's sports news departments and its impact on coverage.

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IUPUI is Indiana's premier urban research university. The campus enrolls more than 30,000 students in 21 schools and academic units.