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Dr. Margaret Adamek’s advice on international travel: “Go for it!”

June 20, 2008 — By the time the keynote speaker finished talking about the need for schools of social work to internationalize their curriculum, Margaret Adamek was sold. Little did she realize listening to that talk nearly two years ago that it would lead to a trip to Ethiopia where last month she taught a course on scholarly writing at Addis Ababa University.

Motor Sport Enthusiast Dr. Patrick Sullivan Details the Life of African-American Racing Pioneer Joie Ray in New Book

June 5, 2008 — A picture Joie Ray sitting in the cockpit of a race car with a beaming smile dominates the cover of Dr. Patrick Sullivan's new book about the racing pioneer.

IUPUI Professor Writes Chapter in Book of Women in Social Work Around the Globe

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May 23, 2008 — Dr. Irene Queiro-Tajalli has added another job to her to-do list: contributing author to an upcoming book showcasing prominent women social workers from around the world.   Full Story

Lalit Khandare will discuss the fate of “untouchables” at international conference in Berlin

May 16, 2008 — The idea that Lalit Khandare, a PhD student in the IU School of Social Work, received an invitation to present a paper at the Berlin Roundtables on the future of megacities isn't surprising. By all rights, Khandare, a native of small town from central India, should never have gotten an education, let alone by on the verge of getting his PhD. According to his country's caste system, he was born as "an untouchable" or one of the Dalits or "broken people."   Full Story

Trip To Brazil Opens Eyes of BSW Student to Future Possibilities

May 9, 2008 — On a recent trip to Brazil led by Labor Studies Assistant Professor Bill Mello, Katina West became a firm believer in a tonic that could improve the world. It's called hope.

BSW Students Find Challenges Never Ending at Elementary School.

May 1, 2008 — The little girl was insistent. Nobody was going to convince her she had to return to her classroom. Period.


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