IMAGINE magazine
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17 Ways IU Is Rising to the (Grand) Challenge
In 2016, IU President Michael A. McRobbie announced the Grand Challenges program to solve some of our state’s and world’s most pressing problems. Through extensive, interdisciplinary work across six campuses,…
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5 Campus Critters Hiding in Plain Sight
You’d expect a campus of IU Bloomington’s size to have ample creature comforts. But actual creatures? It has plenty of those too—and we’re not just talking about squirrels. Take a…
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5 Little-Known Facts About the Rose Well House
IU Bloomington’s Rose Well House is best known as a campus smooch spot, but there’s much more to its story. Here are five facts you might not have known about…
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8 Ways IU Is Fighting for Racial Justice
The killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and countless other Black people have exposed a painful but important truth: Many institutions and individuals, despite their best intentions, have…
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8 Great IU Assists
Throughout its first two centuries, IU has had its fair share of internationally recognized heroes, innovators, and champions. But members of the IU family are also quick to assist in…
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11 of the Most Unique Gifts Ever Given to IU
The IU family is incredibly generous. And that generosity comes in many different forms: time, talent, and treasure. But “treasures” can be wide-ranging, too—even a little unexpected sometimes. Here are…
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1 Campaign Worthy of IU’s 200th Year
For All: The Indiana University Bicentennial Campaign set the bar higher than any fundraising effort in the university’s history. And you, the IU faithful, rose to the challenge. Your extraordinary…
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8 Innovative Learning Spaces
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, IU was forced to reconceive its learning experiences to limit face-to-face instruction. While this transition represented a massive feat of innovation in and of itself,…
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Cut from the Same Cloth
If the return of acid-wash jeans tells us anything, it’s that there’s no such thing as a truly worn-out style. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for garments. When it…
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In a New Light
IU’s Eskenazi Museum of Art made an appearance in The New Yorker in October 2018. At issue was a key piece of the museum’s collection: a rare pair of busts…
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Bootsy Boogies with IU
“Yabba dabba doo! Bootzilla is here!” With that funkadelic introduction, genre-defining funk bassist Bootsy Collins brought his signature starry-eyed swagger to the IU tune “Indiana Fight.” Collins remixed the song…
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Going Up
You step into the elevator for the final leg of your morning commute. But before the doors can slide shut, who happens to hop aboard but your company’s CEO. Unexpected?…