FOUNDATIONS: Indiana University South Bend

Our cover story highlights the work that IU South Bend faculty members have done as Fulbright Scholars at universities spanning the globe. Elsewhere in the issue: meet new campus administrators and learn how the School of Education is helping address teacher shortages. We also celebrate a Titan philanthropist, cheer a recent graduate's success as a grade school principal, and look into the spikes and synergy of the women's volleyball squad.

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Fulbright Scholars: Bringing the World to South Bend and Vice Versa

For the academic year 1965-66, IU South Bend economics professor Joseph Martellaro taught at the University of Cordoba in Argentina. The opportunity was the result of a Fulbright scholarship. Martellaro was the first IU South Bend professor to receive the honor, and the university has seen 11 more Fulbright Scholars emerge from its ranks in the ensuing years. Most recently, English professor Elaine Roth secured a Fulbright that sent her to Mexico City in the Spring of 2023. Roth has the additional distinction of being the only faculty member to earn the honor twice.

Addressing Teacher Shortages: Filling the Teacher Pipeline

It’s no secret: schools are struggling to find and keep teachers. In the last decade, the number of people completing traditional teacher-prep programs nationally has dropped by 35 percent. In Indiana, the trend follows; according to the Indiana Department of Education, the number of teachers entering the profession dipped significantly from around 6,000 in 2014 to just over 4,000 in 2020. More teachers are leaving the job as well.

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Deepening Our Understanding Of Educational Inclusion

Across the country from school board meetings to state legislatures, communities have been grappling with the topic of race and how it’s discussed in schools. Questions of equity, access, and how educators approach the history of racial relations in the United States have expanded an already-deep divide between Americans

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