African leaders learn about civic engagement during visit to Bloomington City Hall
As a Bloomington City Council member, Isabel Piedmont-Smith is accustomed to meeting with constituents. While the farmer’s market was abuzz with activity Saturday, she spent time discussing concerns and issues facing those who reside in her district. At times, Piedmont-Smith’s presentation in City Hall chambers on Monday — to 25 participants in the U.S. State […]
IU faculty in Britain and across Europe observe Brexit vote, consider its aftermath
As the world attempts to make sense of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, many Indiana University faculty had a closer vantage point to see history unfold: in countries that will be most directly affected. Timothy Hellwig, director of the Institute for European Studies and an associate professor of political science at IU Bloomington, […]
Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders program begins at IU
As he welcomed 25 of Sub-Saharan Africa’s brightest young people to Indiana University on Monday, Teshome Alemneh cited two well-known proverbs about the power of education. One proverb, from Alemneh’s native land of Ethiopia, simply says, “He who learns, teaches.” The other proverb, commonly shared across the Democratic Republic of Congo, says, “Wisdom is like […]
