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Herrera named Latino Educator of the Year

As a native Colombian, department of Spanish and Portuguese lecturer Israel Herrera never anticipated living, let alone teaching and being a community activist, in the United States.This month, Herrera was named the 2014 Indiana Latino Educator of the Year. Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard presented the award to Herrera on May 3 at the Indiana Latino Expo.

Asian Culture Center addresses mental health

Confidenial counseling will be available this summer though a partnership between The IU Asian Culture Center and the School of Education’s Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology.

Implementing a new era

The Media School merger is one of several primary academic restructurings at IU in recent years, a time marked by immense change in the University.

President McRobbie and the New IU

IU President Michael McRobbie is aware of the shoes he has to fill.

Residence halls to close this weekend

Most residence halls are requiring students to move out by 10 a.m. Saturday.

Budget model pressures schools to compete

Under the current budgetary model, called Responsibility Centered Management, individual schools compete for University resources based on their financial activity.

Students build businesses with Spine Sweat

Three seniors enrolled in Kelley School of Business’s number one-ranked entrepreneurship class in the nation, Spine Sweat, recount their experience with the intense program.

Swahili Flagship program to graduate first students in May

IU on DOE list for Title IX investigation

White House talks about sexual assault on college campuses

IU professors granted fellowship

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences boasts members such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Martin Luther King Jr. and Georgia O’Keefe. This year, two IU professors are joining their ranks.

IU conference to highlight ‘big data’ on healthcare

IU will stage a conference on May 9 to look at big data’s expanding role in health care and its opportunities for life sciences companies as well as consumers, according to a press release Monday.

Faculty council approves new course evaluation service

An online course evaluation service similar in function to ratemyprofessor.com was approved at a Bloomington Faculty Council meeting Tuesday.

Student studies technology use in slums

For people in the slums of Victoria, Brazil, Ph.D. student David Nemer said, technology can be the difference between life and death.

Mother notices lack of campus resources

This past year’s closing of the Office of Women’s Affairs eliminated a safe and obvious place for pregnant students to go for help.

IU students account for less than half of Little 500 citations

Casares and his staff, for the second year in a row, found that more than half of the police citations issued did not go to IU students.

Ciccarelli named dean of Hutton, to take role July 1

After almost a year-long search, Andrea Ciccarelli has been appointed the new dean of the Hutton Honors College.

April campus wellness blog publishes

Health & Vitality — an IU “news-you-can-use” blog about health, fitness, sexuality, sociology and psychology written by University experts — has released its April issue, which discusses research and tips about heart disease, animal memory and yoga practices.

IU physicist receives highest NSF award for junior faculty

IU theoretical nuclear physicist Jinfeng Liao will receive an award of $440,000 from the National Science Foundation.   

IU employees affected by tax fraud

Multiple IU offices have received reports from faculty and staff who have been unable to file their 2013 tax returns electronically.