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Tag: Research
O’Neill School launches Arts, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation Lab
We are proud to announce and introduce you to an exciting new research partnership between the O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts: the Arts, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation (AEI) Lab. Setting the Stage: The AEI Lab’s mission centers on better understanding the role of arts and culture… Read more »
Reducing recidivism through the hiring process
This story was written by Jody Sundt, Sara Johnson, and Leslie Wells and was originally published in Perspectives, the Journal of the American Probation and Parole Association. A movement is gaining momentum to shift the culture of corrections, including how probation officers manage offenders in the community (Taxman & Belenko, 2012). Rather than solely focusing… Read more »
SPEA’s Evan Lowder effects community change through her research
Sitting in her office on the fourth floor of SPEA, Evan Lowder spends much of her time scanning through spreadsheets and poring over research literature. She’s working to combine the two into analysis she hopes will be used to inform policies and practices throughout Indiana and beyond. “I think there’s an obligation for researchers to… Read more »
First-generation grad student focused on next generation of leaders
Only about 1 in 4 SPEA graduate students are first-generation college students. Count Morgan Farnworth among them. “In my immediate sphere I didn’t know a lot of people with college degrees,” Farnworth admits. She became the first in her family to attend college. She will also become the first to earn a master’s degree and… Read more »