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Triathlete Jenny Smith Reflects on One of the World’s Toughest Events and Surviving a Shark Encounter
Only 52 athletes in the world have successfully completed the Enduroman Arch 2 Arc challenge—Jenny (Johnson) Smith, BS’99, is one of them.
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IU Pranksters
In the Summer/Fall 2022 issue of the “IU Alumni Magazine,” we asked readers to recall their campus shenanigans.
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“I Owe Everything to IU”
Eleanor Cox Riggs, BA’55, MA’82, began cheering for Indiana University before she could spell it. As a little girl in Terre Haute, she sat on the living room floor, listening…
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Achieving the Possible
Richard Antoine White, MM’99, DM’12, discusses growing up on the streets of Baltimore before being adopted and finding his passion for music.
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Hoosier-Grown Clothing Brand Adds Vintage Twist to Collegiate Apparel
Connor Hitchcock, BS’16, printed T-shirts and stickers from his apartment while a Kelley School of Business student. Now a successful premium collegiate clothing brand, Homefield Apparel sells vintage-inspired gear for IU alumni across generations.
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‘A Beautiful Ride’: IU Alumna Champions Menstrual Equality in Hawaii
Sarah “Mili” Milianta-Laffin, BA’06, a middle school STEM teacher, helped her students advocate for free period products in Hawaii schools.
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IU Alumna Shares Stories of Syrian Women in Jordan Refugee Camp
Second-generation international alumna, Waed Athamneh, PhD’14, returned to her native Jordan to gather heart-wrenching stories from women who escaped civil war in Syria.
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Excerpt: Defiance in Exile: Syrian Refugee Women in Jordan by Waed Athamneh
Read the story of Fatima, a mother who escaped a war zone, in an excerpt from Defiance in Exile: Syrian Refugee Women in Jordan by Waed Athamneh.
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The Secret Life of Agent Hillsberg
In 2006, Christina (Fonte) Hillsberg, BA’06, joined the Central Intelligence Agency. She spent nearly a decade uncovering intimate details about world leaders and meeting with assets to collect confidential information. In this story, Hillsberg offers a small peek behind the CIA curtain.
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Leverage LinkedIn: Improve Your Profile and Attract New Opportunities
In 2011, Deborah Rooney, BS’89, MS’91, founded Power Links 2 Success—a global coaching business that teaches clients how to master LinkedIn. Read her five favorite LinkedIn profile tips.
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Become a Gifted Giver with East Third Collective
In 2021, four IU alumni launched East Third Collective—an online gift shop where customers can build their own gift boxes.
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Travel Like a Local: Berlin
Emily Lines, BA’10, has been living in Berlin since 2011. She shares her favorite Berlin haunts in this Q&A.