Two-volume series spotlights science education researchers across the African Diaspora and challenges institutions to build lasting academic “homes.”

Dr. Brittany Garvin celebrates a meaningful milestone as co-editor of Creating and Maintaining a Home in Science Education Research: Voices Across the African Diaspora, a two-volume series on building and protecting “home” in science education research.

The series centers Black and African Diaspora scholars as knowledge producers, highlights justice-oriented approaches to STEM teaching and learning, and offers insight for institutions seeking to strengthen teacher preparation and STEM literacy.

Dr. Michelle Greene receives the IU Education Abroad Program Development Grant

Dr. Greene's innovative proposal, BRIDGE: Building Reciprocal Intercultural Development & Glocal Education, will create an education abroad experience in Mexico for pre-service and practicing teachers pursuing ENL Certification.

"Glocal" education focuses on applying global perspectives to local teaching contexts, helping educators create more inclusive and culturally responsive classrooms. This program includes a virtual exchange with an optional study abroad opportunity where participants will collaborate with Mexican teachers and students—expanding cultural understanding and global education perspectives.

Stay tuned for more details on how this transformative experience will help shape the future of ENL education!

Dr. Lasana Kazembe selected for an Eastman House Residency for the Arts and Humanities

The Eastman Residency supports IU faculty in the arts and humanities by providing residencies from one to three weeks on the IU-owned Eastman property on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts.

Dr. Lasana Kazembe was selected for the Eastman House Residency for the Arts and Humanities.  All IU faculty with a clearly defined research or creative project based in the arts or humanities that would benefit from time away from campus are encouraged to apply. The residency supports individual faculty projects, small research team projects, and cross-disciplinary team meetings or symposia of a humanistic or artistic nature.

Dr. Roberto Swazo was awarded the Global Community Engaged Learning Institute Grant

This institute prepares educators to teach community-engaged courses with global or international perspectives. While projects may occur abroad, domestic service addressing global learning outcomes is also encouraged.

Dr. Roberto Swazo will be using this grant to further prepare educators with global and international perspectives. Congratulations Dr. Swazo!

Dr. Tina O'Neal was awarded the OVPIA Primary Partner Faculty Grant

This grant will support her research project, Enhancing Competencies in Inclusive Education at the University of Ghana (UG).

Dr. O'Neal plans to take another group to Ghana with the help of this grant. They plan to travel to Ghana from May 16 - 30th.

Congratulations Dr. Tina O'Neal!

Dr. Crystal Morton receives multiple grants to support Girls STEM Institute

The grants include a Lilly Endowment Grant, and a Summer Youth Program Fund Grant!

These grants will help support the Girls STEM Institute which will take place this summer! Transforming communities by empowering students of Color to become leaders, innovators, & educators who use STEM as a tool for personal & social change.

Dr. Cristina Santamaría Graff elected Member-At-Large for AERA

The membership lasts from 2025-2027!

Dr. Cristina Santamaría Graff was elected Member-At-Large (2025–2027) for the AERA Family, School, Community Partnerships SIG (SIG #043).

Congratulations Dr. Santamaría Graff!

Dr. Monica Medina was awarded a grant from Humana Health

The grant is awarded to address mental health issues.

Dr. Monica Medina was awarded the Healthy Minds, Happy Families / Mente Sana, Familia Feliz (HMHF) grant from Humana Health.

This study aims to address mental health issues among Latinx youth, who face higher rates of mental health challenges and suicidal ideation than other demographics.

Dr. Gina Borgioli Yoder was selected to FACET

FACET: The Faculty Academy on Excellence in Teaching

FACET is a Presidential Initiative of Indiana University introduced in 1989, seeks to identify colleagues who have made consequential contributions to IU students and demonstrate promise in further enhancing the effectiveness of IU's teaching and learning missions.

As a member of the FACET Class of 2025, Dr. Gina Borgioli Yoder will be honored at the Annual FACET Retreat.

Multiple IU Indianapolis and IU Bloomington professors received the Mellon Foundation Grant

The grant was awarded to Dr. Lasana D. Kazembe, Dr. Les Etienne, Dr. Joseph Tucker Edmonds, Dr. Jakobi Williams (IUB) and Dr. Randal Maurice Jelks (IUB).

The professors received the Mellon Foundation Grant for their project, Black Humanities in the Midwest.

Black Humanities in the Midwest is a five-year research initiative sponsored by the Mellon Foundation that will establish a dynamic cross-campus network of shared resources and cultivate forward-thinking and public-facing programs. Piloted by Black Studies scholars at IU Bloomington and IU Indianapolis, the initiative will advance a new and impactful model of Black Humanities that integrates scholarship, civic engagement, and community building in ways that uplift campuses and communities together. The project will expand humanities and Black Studies research throughout the IU system. Black Humanities in the Midwest represents a major reorganization and amplification of Indiana University’s vast resources in African/African American, humanities, and diasporic studies. The project commences in fall 2025.

Dr. Roberto Swazo was co-presenter for a Gen-Z Mental Health Presentation

On October 16, 2024, the Indiana University School Counseling program was honored to have our Program Coordinator and Professor, Dr. Roberto Swazo, co-present at the PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DEL PERU, ALUMNI CHAPTER event.

The presentation, titled “La Salud Mental en la Generacion Z”, focused on mental health within Generation Z. Dr. Swazo, alongside Dr. Axel Valle from the Bay Psychotherapy Center in California, provided actionable insights to an audience of professors, students, and alumni. The event, coordinated by IU Counseling alumna Ms. Martha Johansen, fostered meaningful dialogue on mental health strategies for youth. This event underscored the commitment of the IU School Counseling program to global mental health and education.

Dr. Craig Willey received the IU Indianapolis Advocate for Equity in Accessibility Award

Congratulations to Dr. Craig Willey for receiving the IU Indianapolis Advocate for Equity in Accessibility Award! The award was established in 2016 in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and recognizes IU Indianapolis staff and faculty who “go above and beyond in service to and in support of students with disabilities.”

Dr. Crystal Morton was awarded an NSF AISL Planning Grant Subaward in the amount $53,415

Congratulations to Dr. Crystal Morton for being awarded an NSF AISL Planning Grant Subaward in the amount $53,415 for a project titled Deepening and Expanding a Research-Practice Collaborative to Identify Synergistic Research on Informal Emerging Technology Learning in Counterspaces.

Dr. Kara Taylor was invited to serve as the Honors College Assessment Faculty Fellow for a second year

Congratulations to faculty member, Dr. Kara Taylor, for being invited to serve as the Honors College Assessment Faculty Fellow for a second year.

Dr. Jeremy Price was invited to serve as a 2024-2025 Faculty Engagement Fellow for the Office of Community Engagement

Congratulations to faculty member, Dr. Jeremy Price, for being invited to serve as a Faculty Engagement Fellow for the Office of Community Engagement for the years, 2024-2025.