IU offers teaching and solidarity as Ukraine crisis continues
This week, March 1-3, Indiana University's Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies hosted a series of teach-in events including experts from across various IU academic disciplines to help the university community better understand the crisis in Ukraine. All events were organized by the school's Robert F. Byrnes Russian and East European Institute, a U.S. Department of Education funded Title VI National Resource Center and one of the country's leading centers for Ukrainian studies.
On Monday, IU President Pamela Whitten asked for the IU Auditorium to be lit up in the colors of the Ukrainian flag to show the university's solidarity with the Ukrainian people, and IU issued a condemnation of Russian aggression through its Office of International Services.
On Tuesday, Oksana Markarova, the Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S. and a 2001 graduate of IU's Paul H. O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, was a special honored guest at President Biden's State of the Union address, where she was recognized and received a standing ovation.
Throughout the week, IU faculty have continued to educate people from Indiana and beyond about the wide-ranging impacts of the invasion of Ukraine, participating in the teach-ins and other events, and addressing members of the media.
Read about the teach-in events
Read a statement from IU Vice President for International Affairs Hannah Buxbaum
Watch a panel discussion moderated by Vice President Buxbaum
Learn about IU's experts
Statehouse Update
The ninth week of session marked the third reading deadlines for Senate bills in the House and for House bills in the Senate. We are now seeing a flurry of activity as both chambers work to finalize language in remaining bills through the conference committee process. If all goes to plan, the legislative session could end by next Friday. By statute, session must be completed by 11:59 p.m. on March 14th.
Statehouse Update • March 4, 2022
Federal Update
The Federal Relations team continues to track the pending competitiveness legislation in the House and Senate. The U.S. Innovation and Competition Act passed the Senate in June and the America COMPETES Act (America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength Act of 2022) passed the House in February, setting the stage for a conference committee to resolve differences between the two pieces of legislation.
Federal Update • March 4, 2022
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