IU History
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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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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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IU Fun Facts For Your Birthday Month
January On January 20, 1820, Indiana University was “born” in Bloomington, Indiana. Today, IU has nearly 765,000 living alumni—one of the largest alumni bodies in the country. IU alumni can…
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Soul Survivor: Celebrating 50 Years of the IU Soul Revue
Durand Jones, MM’15, is the latest in a long line of IU Soul Revue alumni contributing to the Great American Songbook . As one of two lead vocalists for Durand…
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McKinney Law Alumnus J.B. Stradford was Prominent on Black Wall Street
One hundred years ago, a section of Tulsa, Okla., called Greenwood, more commonly known as “Black Wall Street,” was destroyed by a hostile white mob armed with guns, knives, and…
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Olympic Gold Medalist: Milton Campbell
Milton Campbell, ’57, was the first Black man to win Olympic gold in the decathlon. He was inducted into the IU Hall of Fame in 1982.
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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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Justice Is Served—By IU Alums
Is IU a pillar of justice(s)? You bet. Allow us to make the case. Between Indiana University’s Maurer School of Law (at IU Bloomington) and Robert H. McKinney School of…
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Jacobs At 100: Celebrating A Century Of Beautiful Music
When Barzille Winfred Merrill accepted the position as head of the IU Department of Music in 1919, he hoped to create a music school that would serve as both a…
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Who Is KDVD? An IU History Mystery
We don’t know who KDVD is. We don’t know what KDVD stands for. But we may have KDVD to thank for Indiana University’s most iconic symbol. KDVD is the artist…
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IU’s Latino Legacy
In 1973, the Office of Latino Affairs was established at IU Bloomington. With Horacio Lewis serving as director, four principles guided the OLA’s work: empowerment, diversity, belonging, and persistence. “That…
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Decoding Commencement
For what is believed to be the first time in IU history, university officials were compelled to cancel Commencement festivities for the class of 2020 to protect the health of…