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Stories ByCindy Dashnaw Jackson

Professional auto racing and college co-exist for Jacob Abel

Professional auto racing and college co-exist for Jacob Abel

By: Cindy Dashnaw Jackson | May 15, 2023

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 […]

Title IX Pioneers

Title IX Pioneers

By: Cindy Dashnaw Jackson | April 27, 2023

“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 […]

Dream Big

Dream Big

By: Cindy Dashnaw Jackson | November 29, 2022

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

Detroit Trek: Real-World Experience Defined

Detroit Trek: Real-World Experience Defined

By: Cindy Dashnaw Jackson | October 11, 2022

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.

Butler Summer Institute Immerses Students in (Their Own) Research

Butler Summer Institute Immerses Students in (Their Own) Research

By: Cindy Dashnaw Jackson | September 13, 2022

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, […]

Sister Act

Sister Act

By: Cindy Dashnaw Jackson | June 6, 2022

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 […]

Meeting The Need

Meeting The Need

By: Cindy Dashnaw Jackson | June 6, 2022

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 […]

Empathy as a Catalyst for a Life

Empathy as a Catalyst for a Life

By: Cindy Dashnaw Jackson | May 13, 2022

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

Unseen Connections: The Superpower of Judith B. Thomas ’90

Unseen Connections: The Superpower of Judith B. Thomas ’90

By: Cindy Dashnaw Jackson | October 20, 2021

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

Sustainable Sustenance

Sustainable Sustenance

By: Cindy Dashnaw Jackson | October 20, 2021

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

Good Timing

Good Timing

By: Cindy Dashnaw Jackson | October 20, 2021

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

Turned Upside Down: College Admission in the Time of COVID-19

Turned Upside Down: College Admission in the Time of COVID-19

By: Cindy Dashnaw Jackson | January 25, 2021

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

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