Stories ByCindy Dashnaw Jackson

Seated on a cool cement garage floor against a backdrop of 10- and 14-inch racing tires, Jacob Abel rests his arms on bent knees, looking as deep in thought as any human could. It’s a rare moment of stillness for a young man who is used to juggling a full-time college schedule with a full-time […]

“One of the reasons I wanted to win that so desperately is because I wanted Title IX not to get weakened… I wanted to change the hearts and minds of the country to believe in Title IX, to believe that women deserve equality.” —Billie Jean King on her 1973 “Battle of the Sexes” match against […]

Nick Huang wants students to know how he got his dream job so they can get theirs, too.

Nothing brought Butler’s promise of real-world experience home to Victor Aguilar ’21 like the Detroit Trek. His experiences set him on a path to a new city, a new career, and a new connection to his alma mater.

A lepidopterist, an astrophysicist and a dancer walk into a bar … No, it’s not a variation on an old joke. It’s an example of the variety of student researchers who get to know each other during the Butler Summer Institute (BSI)—and just one of the opportunities in a program chock full of them. BSI, […]

Many sisters are close. Few, though, can credit a university with weaving the threads of their lives together so seamlessly as Heather and Stacy Hodge. Heather ’97 and Stacy ’00 Hodge grew up in Crete, Illinois, a small town of fewer than 10,000 people just 35 miles south of Chicago. They had the best of […]

Trauma does not define a person. Nor does a stereotype, says Butler grad Jarod Wilson ’08, especially one based on an assumption of debilitating trauma. However, Wilson sees certain young people— those who have spent time in foster care—being denied jobs every day because of a hiring manager’s preconceived and negative ideas about them. He […]

A chance hospital visit sets Sarah Monesmith on a path to Butler

The Indianapolis Deputy Mayor of Neighborhood Engagement has spent her life championing the city—and it all began at Butler

Through research, education, and empowerment, Butler’s Center for Urban Ecology and Sustainability (CUES) seeks to end food insecurity in Indy

John Elliott, MBA ’11 leads Gleaners Food Bank through an unimaginable time

When the pandemic hit, Butler’s enrollment team made a key decision early on: to act with empathy