IU launches Indiana History Web Site

More than a century's worth of scholarship on Indiana history is now available on a free, searchable Web site created by the Indiana University Digital Library Program and the Indiana Magazine of History.

"For the first time, readers searching for names and topics in Indiana history can go directly to the pages of the magazine where those topics appear," says Indiana University Associate Professor Eric Sandweiss, editor of the magazine. "With the new online version, a reader can locate, study, and print even the most obscure references with the touch of a computer key." Full Story

Immigration: Insights from Indiana University

Indiana University professors of law, education and history offer their insights into the national debate about immigration and the need for reform. Full Story

Insecure borders and illegal immigration

States across the country are considering legislation designed to clamp down on illegal immigrants by denying them and their children health care, education or driver's licenses. Such laws merely create a category of people known as "illegals" whose labor is valued but whose humanity, cultural capital and well-being are not, according to John Nieto-Phillips, associate professor of history and Latino studies at Indiana University Bloomington. Full Story

Positions Available

View descriptions of open faculty positions at the Department of History.