Events

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  Annual survey on Congress' performance shows differing priorities among political parties

  May 17, 2021

  Annual IU survey shows partisan difference on issues concerning Congress' relationship to other U.S. government branches.

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  IU congratulates Lee Hamilton on his 90th birthday

  April 20, 2021

  IU is celebrating the 90th birthday of one of the nation's most illustrious statesmen, former U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton.

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  IU launches Freedom Summer 1964 interactive app on 15th Amendment's anniversary

  March 30, 2021

  The free digital learning tool explores key events of the Civil Rights Movement and efforts to guarantee Black people the right to vote.

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  Madeleine Albright, Judy Woodruff headline America's Role in the World conference

  November 17, 2020

  The nonpartisan Hamilton Lugar School event will be held virtually Dec. 1 and 2 as the U.S. is going through a presidential transition.

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  IU launches CitizIN app, a new interactive tool for teaching about Indiana studies

  November 15, 2019

  The interactive app about Indiana history is an IU Bicentennial celebration project being shared with high schools statewide.

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  Survey finds public polarization on democratic pillars such as free press, independent judiciary

  July 3, 2019

  The survey of public attitudes about Congress and public affairs was conducted by the IU Center on Representative Government.

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  Annual IU survey on Congress' performance shows slight uptick in regard for legislative branch

  April 9, 2019

  IU's Center on Representative Government surveyed 29 academics across the country about the job performance of lawmakers.

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  Addressing nuclear threats depends on diplomacy, international engagement

  March 29, 2019

  IU's America's Role in the World conference brought together politicians, diplomats and scholars to discuss foreign policy challenges.

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  Former U.S. Energy Secretary Moniz to headline IU's fourth America's Role in the World conference

  March 19, 2019

  Co-convened by former Rep. Lee Hamilton and former Sen. Richard Lugar, the event is open to IU students, faculty and staff, and the public.

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  Indiana University to develop CitizIN, an interactive tool for teaching Indiana studies

  December 11, 2018

  The free app-based tool will be available to Indiana high schools as a fun resource for teaching about state history and culture.

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  Indiana University explores international education issues at symposium

  November 5, 2018

  IU's International Education at the Crossroads honored the 60th anniversary of the National Defense Education Act.

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  Hamilton Lugar School Language Workshop hosts national Project GO Leadership Meeting

  October 30, 2018

  Project GO is a national training program to encourage ROTC students to study critical languages and develop expertise.

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  IU School of Global and International Studies renamed for statesmen Hamilton and Lugar

  October 3, 2018

  The naming honors former U.S. Rep. Lee H. Hamilton and former U.S. Sen. Richard G. Lugar -- two of the nation's most esteemed statesmen.

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  Annual expert survey on Congress finds dwindling middle ground, failing grades

  May 10, 2018

  Experts on the legislative branch award Congress low grades in the 12th annual survey by the Center on Representative Government.

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  IU engages foreign ambassadors in conversations about tackling local and international challenges

  May 8, 2018

  IU welcomed about 30 foreign ambassadors representing countries across four continents as part of a two-day Experience America visit.

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  IU survey: In polarized political climate, public looks to Congress for compromise

  April 27, 2018

  The public tends to see Congress as more polarized than the citizenry, a survey by the IU Center on Representative Government finds.

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  Lugar and Hamilton: Congress should engage on foreign policy

  March 29, 2018

  America's role should be to provide leadership and work with other nations to make the world better, the IU distinguished scholars said.

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  Former diplomat Power will headline third America's Role in the World conference at IU Bloomington

  March 19, 2018

  The nonpartisan conference will include discussions among leading policymakers, scholars, activists, researchers and journalists.

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  News from around IU Bloomington

  December 12, 2017

  Read about the university's latest distinguished professors, a movie being filmed in Bloomington, an honorary degree and more.

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  IU survey: Polarization isn't unique to Washington; state governments rate above Congress

  May 1, 2017

  Polarization is worse beyond the Beltway than in the nation's capital, a survey of by the IU Center on Representative Government finds.

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  Former congressmen from different parties come together at IU to seek solutions to global concerns

  March 30, 2017

  Former congressmen Lee Hamilton and Richard Lugar come together to convene conference at IU about "Issues Facing the New President."

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  IU School of Global and International Studies convening America's Role in the World conference

  March 24, 2017

  Focus will be on rising anti-democratic tide worldwide, U.S. relations with its allies and rivals, and global trade