IU Alumni
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A Little Artist Goes a Long Way
When J.C. Barnett III was a kid, he would watch his grandmother doodle on the backs of envelopes and inside phone books. This early artistic influence inspired Barnett’s lifelong pursuit…
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Artistic Inclusivity
In the summer of 2020, three months into the COVID-19 pandemic and at the peak of the Black Lives Matter protests, the United States seemed more divided than ever before.…
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“Be Irrationally Imaginative” Says IU Commencement Speaker
The following is an excerpt from a speech by Jordan Davis, BS’22, a Kelley School of Business alumna, Herman B Wells Award winner, and IU Bloomington’s 2022 undergraduate Commencement speaker.…
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What Do Molecules Sound Like?
Wearing a lab coat and unruly white wig—think Einstein or a dandelion gone to seed—Walker Smith takes the stage as Maestro Molecules. His instrument: a laptop. His music: the chemical…
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The Woman Behind The IU Trident
When Maura Young Johnston, BA’97, MIS’99, received her 2021 edition of Imagine magazine, something caught her eye. “I saw your mystery and went looking,” she wrote in an email to…
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From Scuba To Shipwrecks To Saving The Seas
From a pool in Bloomington to bodies of water around the world, Indiana University’s Center for Underwater Science has made a name for itself as an international leader in underwater…
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Love Them First Marks Lindsey Seavert’s Directorial Debut
Lindsey Seavert, BAJ’01, was working as a general assignment reporter for KARE 11, an NBC affiliate television station in Minneapolis, when she covered the drive-by shooting of a 2-year-old. Seavert…
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25 Acts of Courage, Compassion, and Creativity
When the global pandemic hit, the IU family did not falter. With generosity, determination, and ingenuity, we remained—as we have for 200 years—never daunted. Here’s just a sampling of the…
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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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What’s Next, IU?
IU’s first 200 years saw a cure for testicular cancer, nine Nobel Prize winners, hundreds of Fulbright Scholars, and countless other monumental expressions of creativity, ingenuity, and innovation. But we’re…
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Honoring Distinction
The Distinguished Alumni Service Award is Indiana University’s highest accolade, reserved annually for alumni. These alums are honored for significant contributions that benefit their community, state, nation, or university. The 2018…
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An Oral History of IU
What does IU mean to you? Alexis Morales, an intern with the Office of the Bicentennial, always makes a point to end her interviews with this question. A senior at…