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In the News – May 2012

Experts from Liberal Arts departments and centers are regularly cited in the local, national, and international media. A selection from online sources provides a sampling of the types of issues and kinds of research Liberal Arts faculty are called upon to talk about in the public sphere. Also included is general Liberal Arts news covered by the media.

Liberal Arts Research Receives $386,217 in External Grants and Contracts

A total of $386,217 in grants has been awarded to faculty members of the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI by several government agencies and Indiana Humanities. The grants support a wide range …

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Liberal Arts Faculty Receive $209,000 in IU/IUPUI Research Grants

Fourteen Liberal Arts faculty have received IU/IUPUI research grants in support of their research totaling $209,000. The faculty are appointed in the departments/programs of communication studies, philosophy, English, world languages and cultures, history, anthropology, museum studies, religious studies, philanthropic studies, and political science.

Information on the research projects follows in alphabetical order by faculty member:

Jennifer Bute, assistant professor of communication studies, received a $14,824 Developing Diverse Researchers with InVestigative Expertise (DRIVE) grant for her project "Managing Private Information about Miscarriage: Couples’ Perspective." The project will explore how couples manage private information about the experience of miscarriage, using in-depth interviews with …

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Cochrane, Mullen, Peterson Honored at IUPUI Retiring Faculty Luncheon

May 22 | News Categories: Communication Studies | Faculty and Staff | Philosophy | Religious Studies

Three Liberal Arts faculty were recognized May 1, 2012, at University Place Hotel during the annual IUPUI Retiring Faculty Recognition Luncheon.

Chancellor of IUPUI Charles Bantz thanked the retirees for their years of service saying: "You have helped to build a great university. And you have given to generations of students the best legacy of all-the ability and commitment to keep learning, which is the instrument of a meaningful life."

IUPUI Executive Vice Chancellor Uday Sukhatme added his thanks and remarked: "Your contributions have shaped IUPUI into Indiana’s premier urban public research institution… As you leave your formal duties, be assured that those …

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John McCormick Named A Fulbright-Schuman Chair

John McCormick

John McCormick, professor of political science in the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, has been named a Fulbright-Schuman Chair for 2012-2013 by the U.S. State Department.

Awarded only to U.S. citizens, the Fulbright-Schuman Chair grant allows for the continuation of studies focused on U.S./ European Union relations. When McCormick begins his term as a Fulbright-Schuman Chair in Spring 2013, he’ll teach and conduct research at the College of Europe, located in Bruges, Belgium. Included in the award are relocation and travel expenses and a monthly stipend.

"Fulbrights are prestigious, particularly the Distinguished Chairs, …

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Paydar to be appointed IUPUI executive vice chancellor

May 14 | News Categories: Campus News | Faculty and Staff | Political Science

Nasser Paydar

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Chancellor Charles R. Bantz has announced Nasser Paydar, chancellor of Indiana University East and professor of mechanical engineering, as IUPUI’s next executive vice chancellor effective June 15, pending approval by the Trustees of Indiana University.

Paydar was selected for the post after an extensive national search, chaired by William Blomquist, dean of the School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI and professor of political science. Paydar succeeds Uday Sukhatme, who is leaving to become the provost at Pace University.

As executive vice chancellor, Paydar will play an important role in developing and guiding …

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