When disaster strikes, a community’s resilience is put to the test. Whether the cause is natural, political, man-made, or technological, Courtney Page-Tan works to understand how communities can withstand, recover from, and even thrive amid and after disasters. Her interest in community resilience can be traced back to a single moment, one the entire world… Read more »
O’Neill updates
The O’Neill School at IUPUI climbs in U.S. News & World Report rankings
The O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at IUPUI has received its highest ranking for Public Affairs in nearly two decades from U.S. News & World Report. The school also was recognized for six specialty rankings, the most ever for the Indianapolis campus. Among 269 Public Affairs schools ranked nationwide, O’Neill Indianapolis moved up… Read more »
Caroline Bailey: Investigating slavery’s impacts on modern society
“It always starts with slavery,” says Caroline Bailey, an assistant professor at O’Neill IUPUI. Bailey studies the ways in which historical institutions and practices, such as slavery may be related to disparities within the modern criminal justice system and school settings—from race-based victimization to school suspensions and punishments. When she looks at her research and… Read more »
O’Neill School celebrates 50 years of making a difference
Written by: Leslie Wells and Ken Bikoff 2022 marks a major milestone for majoring in making a difference. It’s the 50th anniversary of the founding of the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs—a recognition of five decades of O’Neill students, alumni, faculty, and staff changing the world. “The O’Neill School’s great strength is its… Read more »
O’Neill faculty pivot lesson plans to address real-world conflict in Ukraine
Before Russian military forces ever launched attacks in Ukraine, O’Neill Senior Lecturer Pierre Atlas was answering emails from students, eager to know more about what was happening and why. He had been writing about rising tensions between the two nations for weeks. “Many students were already asking me about the situation in Ukraine in the… Read more »