The decision includes all IU campuses and will move all instruction to remote teaching. In response to the rapidly changing situation with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Indiana University President Michael A. McRobbie has issued a universitywide letter regarding specific measures in support of the health and well-being of students and others in the Indiana University community. A […]
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Many students have walked the IUPUI campus and dreamed of a successful career, great prosperity and making a difference. All Jaguars, though, are following in the footsteps of Madam C.J. Walker, the African American entrepreneurial icon and focus of Netflix’s upcoming original series “Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker,” streaming March […]
Beatriz Vasquez, a 2019 recipient of the IUPUI Arts & Humanities Institute Artist Residency, will share her experience on the U.S.-Mexico border and her work based on the indigenous craft of papel picado. Vasquez’s experience will serve as an introduction to a discussion focusing on the immigration crisis and how it has impacted Indianapolis communities […]
With a new decade upon us, it’s time for the United States’ 10-year roll call — the census. It does require a little more work than saying “present” or raising your hand, but not much. For the first time in the U.S. Census Bureau‘s history, the census can be completed online. It will be available from […]
Opening March 11, IUPUI Herron School of Art and Design presents “Metamorphosis: Recent Painting and Sculpture by Tsherin Sherpa,” the first of a new annual exhibition series dedicated to contemporary international art and artists. Tsherin Sherpa, a Nepalese artist of Tibetan descent, has studied traditional thangka painting since the age of 12. He achieved international […]
Employing the Mexican folk-art technique of papel picado, where intricate designs are cut into colorful sheets of tissue paper, Herron alumna Beatriz Vasquez pushes the boundaries of this widely used art form to address the humanitarian crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border. Vasquez will moderate a panel discussion, “Migration: A Force of Nature—A Basic Human Need,” […]
Uranchimeg “Orna” Tsultem has achieved international acclaim in the field of Mongolian art and Asian art history. In 2014, she established a nonprofit organization that aims to support Mongolian U.S. college students. Tsultem has been called the “leading curator and art historian of Mongolia” and has won numerous awards for her work. She now fittingly serves as […]
Who says you need a passport to experience some global culture? The IUPUI International Festival returns to the Campus Center from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27. The Office of International Affairs signaled the festival’s imminent return with the installation of the flags this week at the Campus Center. In its 16th year, […]
When given the opportunity to interview someone as multifaceted as Dave Eggers, it’s hard to know where to begin. Do you start with his nonprofit work in children’s education and publishing? Do you ask him about his breakout memoir A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, published in 2000, in which he recounts bringing up his younger […]
Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, a staunch warrior for her islands and her people, continues to advocate for Native Hawaiian issues spanning the politics, culture, language and history of her home. Hinaleimoana remains dedicated to educating and empowering her community for the last three decades. Her life is her career and she currently devotes her time to teaching Native Hawaiian […]