IU Southeast Master of Interdisciplinary Studies Program

🎉🎉Congratulations to Michael Melchor for successfully defending and publishing his MIS thesis “Social Media is a Work: Composing a Guide for Independent Pro Wrestlers to Navigate the Digital Landscape” !!! 👩‍🎓👩‍🎓
Link: Coming Soon!

We’re excited to announce the release of Volume 16 of the IU Southeast Graduate Research Journal (GRJ)!

Read the latest volume here:
https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/grj/index

IU Southeast Graduate Research Journal The Graduate Research Journal (GRJ) at IU Southeast showcases the scholarly work of graduate students across disciplines. Open to current IU Southeast graduate students and those submitting work from IU Southeast courses, the journal publishes high-quality research, literature reviews, case studies,...

🎉🎉Congratulations to Beccah Marie Nesbitt for completing the Master of Interdisciplinary Studies concentrated in International Studies !!! 👩‍🎓👩‍🎓

Congratulations, Kiri!

Indiana University Southeast Graduate Student Kiri Mitchell Named 2026 YMCA Black Achiever Award Recipient New Albany, Ind. – Indiana University Southeast graduate student Kiri Mitchell, a student in the Master of Interdisciplinary Studies program, has been selected as a 2026 YMCA Black Achiever Award Recipient. This prestigious honor recognizes individuals who demonstrate outstanding leadership, profe...

Join us October; 16th, 11 - 1:30 in the Hoosier Room.

Over 50 employers with opportunities for full-time, part-time jobs, internships, and volunteering!

October 2nd, 6pm - 8:30pm
School of Social Sciences Alumni Networking Event
Upland Brewing Co. 707 W Riverside Dr. Jeffersonville, In 47130

🎉 Alumni Spotlight! 🎓💡

We’re proud to celebrate Master of Interdisciplinary Studies alumn Jill Duvall, who is making a real impact in her community!

Jill recently secured a $50,000 grant for Charlestown State Park through the nonprofit she leads — and she credits her MIS education for helping make it happen:

“I directly used my IDIS skills and wrote an application that resulted in a $50K grant... I’m putting those skills to work in real life.”

👏 Way to go, Jill! Read more about how this grant will help preserve a piece of Indiana history: https://youtu.be/zscVwXjxyeo
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$50K grant to help Charlestown State Park restore remaining Ranney Well structure The Ranney Wells served as the source of water for the Indiana Army Ammunition Plant, which was located on what is now known as the Charlestown State Park.

🎉🎉Congratulations to Alice Messer for successfully defending and publishing her MIS thesis “Recognized and Concealed: The Varied Visibility of Black-American Gay, Le***an, And Bisexual Activists in the Civil Rights Movement” !!! 👩‍🎓👩‍🎓

Link:https://proxyse.uits.iu.edu/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/pqdtglobal1/dissertations-theses/recognized-concealed-varied-visibility-black/docview/3214400277/sem-2?accountid=11654

🎉 Exciting news! Volume 15 of the Graduate Research Journal is now live online! 📚✨

You can read and share all the incredible student research here:
🔗 https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/grj/index

Printed copies are also available in the IU Southeast Library, and contributors should be receiving their copies in the mail soon (thanks, Eric Voelker!). Every article now has a DOI, so you can add your work to your resume and share it widely!

Huge thanks to the IUS Library for supporting the print edition, and to Kate Moore Ziady and Matt Vaughn for helping us give the GRJ a new online home. 🖥️📖