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Posted on May 23rd, 2023 in Community Engagement, Faculty, Media, Research by Andrew L. Whitehead

  IUPUI sociology professor Andrew Whitehead provided expert analysis for a Washington Post column examining a slew of bills in Texas pushing for the insertion of a particular expression of Christianity in the public sphere. The half-dozen bills look to place Christian chaplains in public schools, post the Ten Commandments in every public school, and …

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Posted on April 3rd, 2023 in Announcements, Article, Community Engagement, Faculty, Media, Publication, Research by David E. Hoegberg

Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failed with enormous speed – so quickly that they could be textbook cases of classic bank runs, in which too many depositors withdraw their funds from a bank at the same time. The failures at SVB and Signature were two of the three biggest in U.S. banking history, following …

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Posted on February 20th, 2023 in Announcements, Community Engagement, Creative Activity, Events, Faculty, Media, Students by David E. Hoegberg

The Museum of Broken Relationships Indianapolis is a new exhibit developed as a collaboration between the IUPUI Museum Studies Program, the Museum of Broken Relationships (based in Zagreb, Croatia), and partners around Indianapolis. WISH TV’s Scott Sander interviewed Dr. Laura Holzman, Associate Professor of Museum Studies in the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, …

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Posted on February 16th, 2023 in Announcements, Article, Community Engagement, Faculty, Media, Publication by David E. Hoegberg

Dr. Daniella Kostroun, Associate Professor of History in the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI, has published a guest blog post on the Indiana Historical Society website entitled “Dancing the Blues with Hoagy Carmichael.” The blog post coincided with the publication of a full-length article by Dr. Kostroun of the same title in the …

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Posted on February 16th, 2023 in Announcements, Article, Community Engagement, Faculty, Media, Publication, Research by David E. Hoegberg

IUPUI sociologist Andrew Whitehead published an analysis with Religion News Service on the connection between Christian nationalism and Americans’ attitudes toward abortion access. Whitehead and colleague Sam Perry cite data that show even though the numbers of Americans who embrace Christian nationalism are more likely to identify as “pro-life” and approve of the 2022 overturning …

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Posted on February 10th, 2023 in Alumni, Announcements, Article, Community Engagement, Faculty, Media, Publication, Student/Alumni, Students by David E. Hoegberg

Throughout his political career Donald Trump has utilized name-calling when referring to his opponents. Scholarly research, however, has yet to examine the effect that this type of incivility has on individuals’ evaluations of both the attacker (i.e., the person using name-calling) and the victim. Aaron Dusso, Associate Professor of Political Science in the IU School of Liberal …

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Posted on November 16th, 2022 in Faculty, Media by Carrie E. Foote

IUPUI sociologist Andrew Whitehead published an analysis in Time magazine of why the recent midterm election losses of prominent politicians who embrace Christian nationalism aren’t likely to change the minds of Americans who embrace Christian nationalism. Whitehead and colleague Sam Perry cite data that show even though the numbers of Americans who embrace Christian nationalism …

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Posted on November 1st, 2022 in Faculty, Media, Research by Carrie E. Foote

IUPUI sociologist Andrew Whitehead published an analysis of the growth and decline of Christian nationalism in the United States in the Washington Post’s analysis section, the Monkey Cage. Whitehead and colleague Sam Perry show that while fewer Americans embrace strong commitment to Christian nationalism, the importance of Christian nationalism to those Americans only continues to …

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Posted on October 12th, 2022 in Faculty, Media by Carrie E. Foote

IUPUI Sociology Professor Andrew Whitehead OpEd in Time Magazine explains how it is vital we identify and help others recognize the threats Christian nationalism poses if we want to move closer to a country that truly exemplifies liberty and justice for all.  Three threats stand out – he argues that Christian Nationalism is (1) anti-democratic, …

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Posted on October 10th, 2022 by Carrie E. Foote

On Oct 4, The Indiana General Assembly interim legislative study committee declared unanimous support for modernizing Indiana’s HIV criminal Laws. Dr. Carrie Foote, a national expert on HIV stigma and criminal law reform, from the IUPUI  Sociology Department and chair of the HIV Modernization Movement-Indiana was among key experts testifying in favor of reform. The …

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