You’ve read about some of the amazing students at the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, but what kind of classes can you take at the school? I visited and talked to four different undergraduate classes, learning about the fascinating and relevant topics they discuss every day and the diverse projects they work on. 1. Giving… Read more »
By Mina Margaret Ogbanga, Ford Foundation/ARNOVA Fellow The last thing you want to do after four days of an 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. series of lectures is to have ANOTHER lecture! So, in no small part, I simply was just ready to get home and have a free evening. Then came the reminder. The… Read more »
By Kylie Kaspar Most people are able to identify which traits they get from their parents—I know that’s certainly true in my case. But economist Mark O. Wilhelm wanted to explore whether values like generosity might also be passed down from parent to child. Wilhelm, professor of economics at IUPUI and founding director of the… Read more »
Dr. Fran Huehls has been a longtime employee and faculty member of the then-Center on Philanthropy, the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, and the Joseph and Matthew Payton Philanthropic Studies Library. After 30 years working with the school and library, Dr. Huehls retired last December. Learn more about her experiences and how she’ll continue to… Read more »
After earning her bachelor’s degree in her home county of China, Le (Elle) Yang knew she wanted to continue her studies in a master’s degree program. When circumstances drove her to begin looking at schools in the United States, she found, applied, and was accepted to the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. “I’m interested in… Read more »