Pride & Tradition
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Father Kappa
In 1916, Elder Watson Diggs, founder of Kappa Alpha Psi, became the first Black graduate of the IU School of Education.
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Alum Stephen Hofer: More than an ‘Aviation Attorney to the Stars’
Game show contestant. Genealogical curator of Dunn Cemetery. Aviation attorney. Stephen Hofer, BA’76, walks readers through his life.
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IU Presents Its Highest Honor for Alumni
Antonia Wilson Bluher, Karen Schuster Webb, and Brian T. Shockney were named the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Service Award recipients.
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Holiday Gift Guide for the IU Alum in Your Life
Gift ideas sourced from IU alum-owned businesses and the IU Alumni Association’s trusted corporate partners.
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Trailblazing Judge, Tireless Advocate
Viola Taliaferro, JD’77, renowned judge and advocate for children, died June 12, 2023. She was married to football legend George Taliaferro.
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Stories Set in Stone: An Old Cemetery Tells Tales of IU’s Deep Past
Dunn Cemetery has been a family gravesite since the 1820s. Approximately 68 people are buried in the cemetery, possibly a few more in unmarked graves.
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The Man Behind the Gates
Edson W. Sample, MS’71, who funded one of IU Bloomington’s most cherished landmarks—the Sample Gates—died in early December 2022.
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IU Campuses Prepare for Total Eclipse of the Sun
The last time Indiana University saw a total eclipse, the first woman had just graduated from IU, and the university’s alma mater, “Hail to Old IU,” was still 23 years…
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Pod Spotter: Jon Cohen Discovers Top-Tier Talent for Spotify
Jon Cohen, BA’03, has helped acquire top-tier talent for Spotify, including Brené Brown, who hosts the popular podcast “Unlocking Us.”
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Looking Back at an American Tragedy
Mere weeks after Sept. 11, 2001, six IU alumni shared their first-hand accounts from that devastating day. Their stories were then shared in the IU Alumni Magazine.
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Nobel Prize Lands at IU
The late Elinor “Lin” Ostrom was named a recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 2009.
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IUPUI Grads and Sisters Create Online Platform to Match Nonprofits with Donors
Launched in 2022, becauseOne, which resembles an online gift registry, supports nonprofit organizations and their specific needs.