1 Vote That Made All the Difference
The very existence of Indiana University all came down to a tiebreaker. The state of Indiana’s first constitution, in 1816, called for “a general…
IU History
20 IU Firsts
Since 1820, Indiana University faculty, staff, students, and alumni have been making their mark on the world. Here we celebrate some of IU’s greatest…
10 Mascots That Weren’t
Just prior to the 2015 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, The Washington Post got into the March Madness spirit by creating a mascot emoji for…
3 Campus Maps From IU’s Past
Ah, the first day of class . . . Asking directions. Wending across campus. Charting a roundabout course to a building you only vaguely…
7 Women Who Built IU
Throughout Indiana University’s 200 years, women have been groundbreaking researchers, influential administrators, renowned artists, and cornerstones of the campus community. But their names may…
5 Little-Known Facts About the Rose Well House
IU Bloomington’s Rose Well House is best known as a campus smooch spot, but there’s much more to its story. Here are five facts…
Decoding Commencement
For what is believed to be the first time in IU history, university officials were compelled to cancel Commencement festivities for the class of…
5 Facts of IU Commencements Past
Much has changed over the course of IU’s 200-year history, including the largest and most symbolic of the university’s ceremonies—Commencement. With historical research and…
Myths of IU: Bad Feelings with Purdue
What led to the IU–PU hostility of the early 20th century? Indiana University and Purdue University have battled on many fields. In the first…
A Trio of Alma Maters
Blashfield’s Alma Mater In January 1924, IU President William Lowe Bryan, BA 1884, MA 1886, LLD’37, wrote a letter to muralist Edwin Howland Blashfield…
The Early IU Nurses of WWI
Rhuie D. Caster graduated from the IU School of Nursing on June 12, 1918. Five days later, she joined the Army Nurse Corps and…
The Rocky Road to the Creation of Riley Hospital
In the early 1920s, Indiana was still reeling from the 1919 Spanish Flu pandemic. Through the collaborative efforts of Indiana University and the Riley…