Alumnus Kiese Laymon wins MacArthur Fellowship
Laymon, an author and a professor at Rice University who won the prestigious award known as a “genius grant,” has a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from the College of Arts and Sciences.
The exhibition is afoot: Lilly Library hosts Sherlock Holmes objects
The exhibition features 221 objects, including books, letters from author Arthur Conan Doyle and artwork of the famous detective.
‘History nerd’ tracks down rare trailing arbutus in the wild
John Summerlot embarked on an 18-month journey to find IU’s official flower in the hills of Monroe County.
IU Cinema to host Black Film Archive creator Maya Cade as guest programmer
Cade will curate five films for IU Cinema, highlight IU’s Black Film Center & Archive and be a Jorgensen Guest Filmmaker.
Digital timeline tracks ‘Making and Unmaking of Black Wealth’ to aid racial justice conversations
Created by IU librarians and students, the timeline explores 200 years through photos, videos and historical information.
Granfalloon returns this summer with headliners Japanese Breakfast and Car Seat Headrest
The festival offers an eclectic lineup of events in a multi-day celebration of art, ideas and community.
Lilly Library acquires more than 20,000 linguistic books collected by ‘Dame of Dictionaries’
The library has acquired the complete Madeline Kripke Dictionary Collection, helping it establish the Merriam-Webster Archive.
IU rededicates Lilly Library, unveils Reading Room murals
New murals and changes to meet modern scholars’ needs are among renovations to the iconic facility that will reopen in August.
The Media School, IU Libraries name interim deans at IU Bloomington
Walter Gantz will assume temporary leadership of The Media School, and Diane Dallis-Comentale will take over as IU Libraries’ interim dean.
Get updates on dean searches, a new podcast WFIU is developing with NPR and where to watch movies featured in the Glenn Close exhibition.
