IU Indianapolis Public History Program

Congratulations to our students who graduated with their Master's degrees in Public History this past weekend. We are so proud and can't wait to see what you do next!

On IU Day, the Hoosier community proved once again that giving back fuels real change. 🤍❤️ Thanks to your generosity, IU raised over $1.5 million in support of 23 impactful crowdfunding campaigns across the state — from advancing life-saving research to expanding scholarship opportunities. Whether you donated, spread the word, or joined the celebration, your support made a lasting difference. 🤝 🔗 See the stories and projects your gifts brought to life: bit.ly/4cVGoHx

Join us in celebrating global health scholars and hear from global health philanthropist and Indiana author, John Green! 👓 🕰️ Friday, May 2 from 12 to 3 p.m. (Doors open at 11 a.m.) 📍Madam Walker Legacy Center 🎟️ bit.ly/4jrfcTj

Happy #IUDay! We ❤️ History today and everyday in the Public History Program and are dedicated to providing our students with engaging educational and professional development opportunities. Please consider supporting our graduate student fund today at give.myiu.org/iu-indianapoli…

It’s #IUDay, Hoosiers! A full day to celebrate the Cream and Crimson spirit that connects us all from campus to communities around the world. ❤️🤍 Rock your IU gear, give back with @IUFoundation, and spread that Hoosier pride far and wide! Consider making a gift to one of the many IU causes at give.iu.edu.

Check out the Indiana State Library's 2025 programming lineup! We have everything from trivia to escape rooms to genealogy lectures to "ghostly" events on the schedule! tinyurl.com/233ywxhp #programs #Indiana #trivia

Several of our students—Emma, Hannah, Summer, Sarah J., Sarah W., Kaitlyn, and Andrew—are presenting their research next Monday at the @IUILiberalArts Graduate Day of Scholarship. The event runs from 9am-4pm at the Campus Center. Make sure to come out and support!

Thank you so much to our friends at @IndianaLandmark! Last week, Kasey and Suzanne talked to our students and gave them an amazing tour of the Indiana Landmarks Center and the historic architecture of the Old Northside.

Congrats to students Jacob Sherer, Kayla Price, and Sarah Johnson! They presented their work on the Indianapolis Bicentennial in a panel chaired by Dr. Rebecca Shrum at the 2025 Indiana Association for Historians.

Happy National Library Workers Day! From @librarycongress to your public library, your work is more critical and important than ever. Continue being community heroes, advocates to access, and transformers of lives. Thank you for your incredible work! #NLWD25 #nationallibraryweek

Congratulations to student Piper Booker for presenting her work processing the Indiana State Archives' Paul V. McNutt Correspondence at the Society of Indiana Archivists. Great job, Piper!

The Ray Bradbury Center, under the direction of Dr. Jason Aukerman, along with members of the RBC team, has brought programming to Indiana Comic Con, celebrating Bradbury’s lifelong engagement with visual storytelling. liberalarts.indianapolis.iu.edu/blogs/the-slat…

How do civics and religion intersect? Join the University of Indianapolis and Indiana Humanities to explore that question and more during the 10th annual Richard M. Fairbanks Symposium on Leadership on April 9! RSVP for the public program today: eventbrite.com/e/tenth-annual…

Congratulations to Andrew Metrick, who won the Indiana Association of Historians' Walker Nugent Award for the best conference graduate student paper. He presented his paper, "A Historiography of Hate: Examining the Scholarship on Women, Gender, and Sexuality in the Ku Klux Klan."

It's been a big week for our students! This will be the first in a series of posts highlighting their recent accomplishments. First, we have Allison and Summer who volunteered at the Organization of American Historians in Chicago, Illinois! Go Summer and Allison!

Please follow us over on Instagram @iuipublichistory! instagram.com/iuipublichisto…

Professor Edward Curtis invites you to attend the Arab American Community Fair at the Indianapolis Global Village on April 12, 2025, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. To learn more check out the link. liberalarts.indianapolis.iu.edu/blogs/the-slat…

Interested in our students' work presented at the National Council on Public History? Check out this tiny mic interview!

@material_world @ncph @IUILiberalArts Thank you, Dr. Shrum!

Our public history program is so well represented @NCPH this year! Thankful for the commitment of each of these public historians to the field! @IUILiberalArts #NCPH2025

Some of our students attended #NCPH2025 this week in Montréal, Canada! Kayley Schacht was awarded the Graduate Student Travel Award and presented alongside Hannah Brennan, Jessica Baloun, and Emma Donaghy. Monica Berg worked as a conference assistant. Congratulations, all!