Administration

Kinsey Institute research suggests emoji users have more success on dating apps

Dec 12, 2019 10:10 pm

Emojis act as a valuable tool for computer-mediated relationships.

Students sit in the lobby of a dining area Dec. 10 in the Indiana Memorial Union. The IMU will periodically close eating establishments Dec. 7-23 to prepare for renovations beginning next month.

IMU restaurants closing next semester for renovation

Dec 10, 2019 5:55 pm

The restaurants are expected to reopen in January 2021.

Sheryl Mobley, senior office services assistant for the department of psychological and brain sciences, gives a statement after receiving her staff merit award Dec. 4 in Presidents Hall. There were six award-winners and more than 100 nominees.

Six IU staff members receive Staff Merit Award on Wednesday

Dec 4, 2019 6:50 pm

The awards have been taking place for over 40 years.

Senior Abel Craig stands Dec. 3 outside Franklin Hall. Craig participated in IU's study abroad program, which ranks sixth nationally.

IU ranks sixth nationally in number of study abroad students

Dec 4, 2019 10:33 am

Roughly one third of IUB students will study abroad before graduation.

Professor Kelly Williams speaks Dec. 3 in a roundtable discussion at the Bloomington Faculty Council meeting in Franklin Hall. Kelly is an assistant professor of special education in the School of Education.

Bloomington Faculty Council brainstorms ways to improve IU general education curriculum

Dec 3, 2019 7:06 pm

The council discussed making class sizes smaller and courses more interdisciplinary.

Senior Dynasty Hubbard is organizing #Adulting, an annual event put on by the Union Board, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Maple Room of the Indiana Memorial Union. #Adulting is meant to help students find the resources for managing finances, health and more that are available to them.

Union Board hosts #Adulting event to help students find resources in college

Dec 2, 2019 8:32 pm

A first-generation college student is directing the event to help other students new to college.

Divers position cannons at the IU Underwater Science Living Museum.

IU Center for Underwater Science curates living museum

Dec 1, 2019 5:07 pm

The museum features underwater and above ground exhibits.

A Honda Insight sits in a parking lot Sept. 23 at University East Apartments.

IU Parking tests License Plate Recognition technology

Dec 1, 2019 3:19 pm

The 12-month pilot will evaluate potential challenges with the technology.

IU professor Eric Rasmusen criticizes university's responses to his controversial tweet

Nov 23, 2019 2:15 pm

The professor released his response to the backlash on his website.

One side of the bridge crossing Jordan Avenue near the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center was painted to say, “No Bigots Allowed” sometime in the night between Nov. 20-21. The message is in response to Kelley School of Business professor Eric Rasmusen retweeting an article on Twitter stating women are “destroying academia.”

Update: Two campus bridges painted in protest of Kelley Professor Eric Rasmusen

Nov 21, 2019 6:17 pm

The bridges called for Rasmusen to be fired.

A historical marker is displayed Nov. 20 in the Maurer School of Law Library. The marker was put up to commemorate a supreme court case from 1973 involving an IU student.

Historical marker commemorates Bloomington’s 1973 landmark Supreme Court case Hess v. Indiana

Nov 21, 2019 6:10 pm

The marker, placed in the Jerome Hall Law Library, was dedicated last Monday.

Kelley School of Business professor Eric Rasmusen has been accused of posting sexist and insensitive tweets to his Twitter account.

IU professor tweets article about ‘Women Destroying Academia’

Nov 20, 2019 6:05 pm

The professor also sparked controversy in 2003 for expressing his views on an IU server.

IU Bloomington Faculty Council members meet Oct. 15 in Presidents Hall. The council met Tuesday and discussed items from a policy revision for promotion and tenure to the MacDonald Scholarship.

Bloomington Faculty Council discuss scholarships, proposal amendments

Nov 19, 2019 7:43 pm

The council passed a proposal regarding tenure and promotion.

A flipped shed sits June 17 in the backyard of Mary Brosman’s home in Ellettsville, Indiana. The Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering and University Information Technology Services have collaborated to create the Crisis Technologies Innovation Lab, which was recently awarded $650,000 in federal grants to continue its research in disaster resilience.

IU Crisis Technologies Innovation Lab to develop solutions for first responders

Nov 19, 2019 4:16 pm

The CTIL was just awarded $650,000 to continue its research on disaster resilience.

Students listen from the hallway at the Indiana University Graduate Workers Coalition town hall meeting Sept. 12 at the Lee Norvelle Theatre and Drama Center. Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition, a student-led organization protesting conditions for IU graduate students, organized the event.

Over 1,400 IU graduate students demand action

Nov 15, 2019 9:11 am

Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition is petitioning for better working conditions and less student fees.

Melanie Payne was promoted to lead the office of First Year Experiences Programs earlier this month.

Melanie Payne appointed to new director of First Year Experiences

Nov 14, 2019 1:09 pm

“Get out of your comfort zone,” Payne said to first-year students.

IU lecturer accused of making offensive comments at McDonald’s suspended

Nov 14, 2019 1:05 pm

A viral video of Claire Nisonger in July sparked outrage.

Sarah Bassett stands Nov. 12 on the front porch of the Center for Veteran and Military Students. Bassett is the new outreach coordinator for female veterans.

New women veterans outreach coordinator unites military students at IU

Nov 13, 2019 5:45 pm

IU Women’s Philanthropy Leadership Council funded the position through a $10,000 grant.

IU has decided to open the new Office of Business Partnerships led by Valerie Gill, the new associate vice president for business partnerships.

IU opens Office of Business Partnerships to work with local, national companies

Nov 12, 2019 5:42 pm

The new office seeks to strengthen ties between the university and businesses.

Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Pamela Davis was the first woman to graduate from IU ROTC and to receive a commission or a document identifying her earned rank from the Air Force. Davis was also the first woman to be a commander of any unit for the Tennessee National Guard.

First IU ROTC female graduate speaks at Veterans Day Ceremony

Nov 11, 2019 7:28 pm

People gathered to hear retired Lt. Col. Davis at the Sample Gates.