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Butler University has once again been recognized as a Fulbright Top Producing Institution for U.S. Students by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. This recognition is given to U.S. colleges and universities that received the highest number of applicants selected for the 2022-23 Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Three students and […]

Andra Raibulet ’24 first chose to enroll in Butler University’s dual PharmD and MBA program because she knew having a background in both pharmacy and business would give her more options after graduation. She never guessed that, five years into her degree, it would also give her the chance to work alongside a Fortune 500 CEO.

Dr. Julia Angstmann, Director of the Center for Urban Ecology and Sustainability (CUES), has been recognized as a winner of the 2022 Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Sustainability Awards in recognition of her work to help lead higher education to a more sustainable future. “The 2022 AASHE Sustainability Award winners […]

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, […]

All students at Butler University are required to complete at least one course focused on themes of diversity, equality, and inclusivity. Since 2018, a year-long faculty fellowship program has been working to help ensure that this experience is more than just a box to check. Butler recently established the Social Justice and Diversity (SJD) requirement […]

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

The Purdue and Butler Innovation Fellows program—a new collaboration between faculty and staff at the two universities—launched April 12 with the Food Project, an event highlighting food and sustainability projects, research, art, and cooking demonstrations. Authors Dr. Terri Jett and Dr. Ken Foster discussed their books “Food Justice” and “How to Feed the World”. The […]

Butler University’s Indianapolis Community Requirement (ICR) gives students opportunities for growth and self-discovery through service-learning. Donald Braid, Director of the Center for Citizenship and Community, says the ICR goes beyond the volunteering most students perform in high school: These classes create personal, mutually beneficial relationships that can change the trajectory of students’ lives. Launched in […]

Junior Emma Bronsteader completed her second internship with the Olympics this past February.

Through the program, participants design social justice and diversity courses that encourage personal growth and reflection

The ongoing collaboration has evolved into a relationship that was recently formalized through a three-year memorandum of understanding