Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi delivers strong message about Myanmar’s reform process at event organized by IU

INDIANAPOLIS — Close to 150 people — many of them Burmese expatriates living in the Midwest — gathered today at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis to discuss constitutional reform and economic development in Myanmar. As history and even recent events would suggest, both are complex issues for the Southeast Asian country, which since becoming an independent […]

IU, Kelley participating in U.S. News’ Twitter chat for those interested in online education

Many Americans are turning to their computers and enrolling in increasing numbers for online degree programs. According to a 2013 report, more than 6.7 million students — or nearly a third of all higher education enrollment nationwide — took at least one course online through a university in the fall of 2011. The same report […]

From G8 summit to Indiana, British ambassador to U.S. comes to IUPUI to discuss trade deal

Leaders of eight of the world’s wealthiest countries — more commonly known as G8 nations — began their meetings today in Northern Ireland with a trade announcement by U.S. President Barack Obama. The first round of negotiations for a trans-Atlantic trade agreement between the United States and the European Union will take place next month in […]