Pride & Tradition

It all started with two names: Lulu Westenhaver (sometimes spelled as Lula Westenhauer) and Esther Bray. These names were the only mention of a female presence in the early days…

At its inception in 1820, Indiana University (then the Indiana State Seminary) was located at the modern intersection of Second Street and College Avenue. The site was home to a…

The main library (rededicated as the Herman B Wells Library in 2005) was dedicated in October of 1970, and almost since the building’s construction was announced, rumors questioning its ability…

On Memorial Day, we honor the men and women of the armed forces who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. Through his wartime columns, Ernie Pyle, IU’s…

In September 2018, members of an IU delegation led by IU President Michael A. McRobbie set out from Beijing to the coastal metropolis of Tianjin and to Nankai University, one…

When World War II ended in 1945, the country welcomed back hundreds of thousands of young men, many of whom had cut their higher education short, or skipped it all…

On the evening of April 24, 1957, in the auditorium of the chemistry building, Assistant Professor Charles Rohrer prepared the final demonstration for the Southern Indiana section of the American…

Popular Methodist minister William “Bill” Daily, BA 1836, served as Indiana University’s third president from 1853-59. His election was marked by political maneuvering and his resignation was due to ecclesiastical scandal.…

When angry letters from Indiana citizens arrived in August 1946, IU President Herman B Wells, BS’24, MA’27, LLD’62, knew he had a problem on his hands. “Take steps to fire the Reds…

Each year, current and prospective students hear the popular myth about former IU President Herman B Wells, BS’24, MA’27, LLD’62, and the IU Bloomington lamp posts. The myth goes as…

In Fall 2018, the IU Alumni Association launched a private label wine program–the 1820 Collection—to celebrate the IU Bicentennial. The winemaker? Indiana University alumnus David Brutocao, MBA’83. Brutocao Family Vineyards…

Those of us who attended Indiana University fifty years ago started 1969 with a sense of change and uncertainty. As I look back on 1969, I’m struck by how that…