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Stories ByMarc D. Allan, MFA ’18

Mission Measured

Mission Measured

By: Marc D. Allan, MFA ’18

Long before the initials DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) were part of the lexicon, Ovid Butler founded the University that bears his name with a goal to admit students “without distinction on account of sex, race, or color.”
One hundred and sixty-seven years later, Dr. Khalilah Shabazz, Butler’s new Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer, intends to build on that mission.

75 Years of Butler Theatre

75 Years of Butler Theatre

By: Marc D. Allan, MFA ’18

Since 1947, Butler students have been able to formally study theatre and earn what Chair Diane Timmerman calls “the most practical degree at the University.” 

To Dance is to Live

To Dance is to Live

By: Marc D. Allan, MFA ’18 | June 6, 2022

The Bud Kerwin Jordan College of the Arts Dance Scholarship During a reunion in October 2017, a group of Butler Ballet alumni from the 1970s and early ’80s decided they wanted to honor one of their favorite professors, Bud Kerwin, by creating a scholarship in his name. Imagine their surprise when they found out that […]

Butler Hub Making Significant Progress Since Opening

Butler Hub Making Significant Progress Since Opening

By: Marc D. Allan, MFA ’18 | February 14, 2022

The Hub for Black Affairs and Community Engagement has made significant progress toward its goals since opening its doors.

Better Than Imagined

Better Than Imagined

By: Marc D. Allan, MFA ’18 | October 20, 2021

Coach Scott Drew ’93 lives out his dream—and then some

Finding Common Ground

Finding Common Ground

By: Marc D. Allan, MFA ’18 | October 20, 2021

At Butler, Kenneth Russell DeGraff ’03 learned how people with differing perspectives can come together to make the world a better place

Hanif Abdurraqib to Serve as Booth Tarkington Writer-in-Residence

Hanif Abdurraqib to Serve as Booth Tarkington Writer-in-Residence

By: Marc D. Allan, MFA ’18 | March 17, 2021

During Butler’s 2021–2022 academic year, the well-known writer will teach undergraduate English and graduate MFA classes

A Campus Challenged

A Campus Challenged

By: Marc D. Allan, MFA ’18 | January 22, 2021

Butler Magazine spoke to three alumni and a professor emeritus about what we can learn from the toughest of times

Why We Dance: Butler Student Researcher Refutes Her Generation’s Reputation

Why We Dance: Butler Student Researcher Refutes Her Generation’s Reputation

By: Marc D. Allan, MFA ’18 | May 10, 2019

Millennials tend to be motivated if they can see the impact of the cause.

Finding Alternative Ways to Succeed

Finding Alternative Ways to Succeed

By: Marc D. Allan, MFA ’18 | May 10, 2019

Sumner says she comes at whatever she does with great empathy for others.

Renowned Author Ta-Nehisi Coates Speaks at Clowes on Race and Writing

Renowned Author Ta-Nehisi Coates Speaks at Clowes on Race and Writing

By: Marc D. Allan, MFA ’18 | May 9, 2019

Ta-Nehisi Coates describes himself as “a black writer, and I write a lot about race.”

The Precarious Position of Muslim Orphans to Be Focus of Butler Professor’s Research

The Precarious Position of Muslim Orphans to Be Focus of Butler Professor’s Research

By: Marc D. Allan, MFA ’18 | May 1, 2019

Nermeen Mouftah, Professor of Religion, will do fieldwork to investigate the Muslim orphan paradox.

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