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BTN LiveBIG: Mandela Washington Fellows experience Big Ten hospitality
BTN LiveBIG: Mandela Washington Fellows experience Big Ten hospitality
Rebel. Prisoner. Leader. Nelson Mandela was all of these things and more. He led the fight against the injustice of the South African apartheid state and was jailed for nearly three decades because of it. Then, shortly after he was freed, he became the father of the ?new? South Africa when he was democratically elected […]
BTN LiveBIG: Peace Corps gets a B1G hand
BTN LiveBIG: Peace Corps gets a B1G hand
[btn-post-package]The Big Ten Conference made quite a mark on the Peace Corps last year, as evidenced by the organization?s tally of volunteers by alma mater in 2015. Eight of the top 25 large universities (those with more than 15,000 undergraduates) were from the B1G, and the conference accounted for half of the top 10. Moreover, […]
BTN LiveBIG: Best of … Indiana
BTN LiveBIG: Best of … Indiana
[btn-post-package]A trailblazing African-American basketball player who grew up in the segregated South. A virtuoso musician who contributed several tunes to the Great American Songbook. A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who changed the way war correspondents work, and died on the frontlines doing it. An author who wrote one of the most popular series of novels for […]
BTN LiveBIG: A summer reading list with a Big Ten twist
BTN LiveBIG: A summer reading list with a Big Ten twist
[btn-post-package]For many people, Memorial Day marks the beginning of summer. And that means finding a few books that provide a combination of mental diversion and stimulation during those long, hot, idle days. If you?re still looking for some titles to add to your list, LiveBIG has a few suggestions from authors who have a connection […]
BTN LiveBIG: Portrait of an artist as a Hoosier
BTN LiveBIG: Portrait of an artist as a Hoosier
Joel Washington has never let go of his dreams, and he hopes that his artwork inspires others to do the same. An employee of Indiana University for 27 years who currently serves as a custodian, Washington has been making artwork since he was a child. The primarily self-taught painter now has pieces hanging all over […]
BTN LiveBIG: Hoosier Tavis Smiley shares lessons from his life
BTN LiveBIG: Hoosier Tavis Smiley shares lessons from his life
Yesterday, we shared a biographical sketch of Indiana University alum Tavis Smiley, who recently released the book ?50 for Your Future: Lessons from Down the Road.? Written the year he turned 50, his goal for the book was to help younger readers find an authentic life without falling prey to common pressures caused by one?s […]
