Pride & Tradition
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Made in Bloomington
As the news churned out story after story about personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages due to the global pandemic, Bailey (Brand) Pendleton, BA’12, was inspired to pick up her needle…
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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 to ask if his painting titled…
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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 served for 13 months. World War…
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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 Memorial Association, the Indiana General Assembly…
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Why is the IU School of Medicine Located in Indianapolis?
The IU School of Medicine has been a very influential part of Indiana University and the state of Indiana for over a century. Just on its own terms, it is…
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Hidden IU: The Creation of Spring Mill State Park
What do 181 acres near Mitchell, Ind., a Scottish immigrant, caves with blind fish, lawsuits (lots of them), and Indiana University have in common? They are all parts of a…
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IU Philanthropy A to Z: B is for …
There are thousands of IU causes that you can support through the Indiana University Foundation. That’s a whole lot of IU programs, projects, campuses, schools, facilities, groups, communities, and individuals…
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Leaders in Service
IU’s Distinguished Alumni Service Award recognizes outstanding achievements in a field of endeavor as well as significant contributions to the recipient’s community, state, nation, or university. It is the highest…
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Cut from the Same Cloth
If the return of acid-wash jeans tells us anything, it’s that there’s no such thing as a truly worn-out style. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for garments. When it…
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IU Philanthropy A to Z: A is For …
There are thousands of IU causes that you can support through the Indiana University Foundation. That’s a whole lot of IU programs, projects, campuses, schools, facilities, groups, communities, and individuals…
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Unwrapping the stories of IU’s most unique gifts
Say you’re strolling down Fourth Street in Berkeley, California. Something outside a seafood restaurant catches your eye. It’s a piece of a ship emblazoned “USS Indiana.” There in the parking…
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The Green Feather Movement
Once upon a time, not so very long ago, Robin Hood and his merry band roamed Indiana University’s Bloomington campus. It was the 1950s and Senator Joseph McCarthy had unleashed…