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Washington, D.C. | February 24, 2017

In his keynote address for the Australian and New Zealand Studies Association of North America, President McRobbie discussed the importance of area studies scholarship and higher education in the U.S. and Australia, including reforms in Australia, funding of America’s public universities, research, global engagement and responding to student demand.

Indianapolis, Indiana | January 25, 2017

In recognition of retired Eli Lilly and Co. CEO John Lechleiter and his work in the life sciences in the State of Indiana during his distinguished career and in gratitude for his contributions to Indiana University, President McRobbie presented him with the highest honor an IU president can bestow: the President’s Medal for Excellence.

Bloomington, Indiana | January 21, 2017

At an event in celebration of David Baker, IU Distinguished Professor of music and Jazz Studies Department chair emeritus, President McRobbie commemorated Baker’s life and celebrated his legacy as a pioneering jazz educator, a scholar of enormous range, an innovative and virtuosic performer, a prolific composer of depth and subtlety and an Indiana University treasure.