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Inmates who give birth at the Indiana Women’s Prison, and are allowed to live with their babies in a special wing, are less likely to get arrested again and more likely to retain custody of their children after release, according to new research by Dr. Kevin Whiteacre and his graduate students in Applied Sociology. Whiteacre, assistant professor [...]

Mark Vopelak, curator of UIndy’s Institute for Civic Leadership & Mayoral Archives, holds an Indian ceremonial pipe presented in 1979 to then-Indianapolis Mayor William Hudnut, an example of the intriguing range of materials in the archives. It’s a big job, but someone has to do it, and that person is Mark Vopelak. One of just [...]

Working-class couples who buck the tradition of marriage are far more traditional in their views on gender roles and household responsibilities than might be expected, suggests a new study from Dr. Amanda J. Miller, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Indianapolis. Read BuzzFeed story Hear WIBC report Watch WRTV report The conventional notion [...]

After a national search, the University of Indianapolis has selected Jennifer Drake, professor of English, to be dean of its College of Arts & Sciences. Dr. Drake has served since August 2011 as acting dean of the college, which is UIndy’s largest academic unit, comprising 14 departments in the humanities, sciences, social sciences and fine [...]

UIndy graduate the Rev. David A. Hampton was installed this week as senior pastor of the northwestside Light of the World Christian Church. Established in 1866, Light of the World is Indiana’s oldest predominantly African-American congregation, according to the story in the Indianapolis Star. Hampton succeeds Bishop T. Garrott Benjamin, who had led the church for more [...]

A locally produced documentary about a grassroots battle against nuclear power will be screened Monday at UIndy. Marble Hill: Unsafe at Any Price is the work of Indianapolis filmmaker Nick Hess, who will conduct a Q&A session after the 7 p.m. screening in Schwitzer Center’s UIndy Hall B and C. Admission is free and open [...]

NEWS COVERAGE: BuzzFeed, Jezebel, International Business Times, UPI Dr. Amanda Miller, assistant professor in UIndy’s Department of Social Sciences, is the author of a new study on men’s attitudes toward abortion as it pertains to their relationships. Her interviews of men living unmarried with female partners found that most would prefer to have input on decisions about [...]

Margaret Ann Keaton, assistant professor and director of student services in UIndy’s School of Psychological Sciences, gave a public talk Thursday on a complicated topic: the adolescent brain. Speaking at Elkhart County’s fourth annual Community Summit on Children, Dr. Keaton, a specialist in child and adolescent development, noted that important brain connections are still developing during the [...]

UPDATE: Read Dr. Frantz’s commentary on the Indianapolis Super Bowl effort from the Feb. 12 Sunday Star. Historian Edward O. Frantz has been appointed interim director of the Institute for Civic Leadership & Mayoral Archives at the University of Indianapolis. Frantz is an associate professor in UIndy’s Department of History & Political Science, specializing in [...]

UPDATE: Dr. Frantz’ news interviews this week have included: USA Today WXIN-Fox 59 (video) A presidential historian at the University of Indianapolis says President Barack Obama played it safe with his State of the Union Address on Tuesday, appealing to populist concerns about economic disparity while also seeking common ground with his opponents and setting [...]