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History, reinvention and the building of new bridges in Berlin

One couldn’t have bookended any better the IU delegation’s final and hugely historic day of business in Berlin. The morning began with a 20-minute drive from downtown Berlin to the residential district of Dahlem in the southwestern section of the city, home to Freie Universität Berlin, or Free University of Berlin. As I’ve briefly touched […] Read more »

History and harmonious connections

Members of the Indiana University delegation began day two of their weeklong trip to Germany by traveling to Berlin’s oldest university, where they glimpsed several new possibilities for strengthening IU’s already deep connections with one of Europe’s most dynamic cultural, economic and political centers. The Humboldt University of Berlin in Mitte, Berlin’s most central borough […] Read more »

From Bloomington to Berlin

Walking the streets of bustling Berlin, I was immediately struck by the city’s many visible contradictions, which, for this first-time visitor, contribute to its charm and appeal. Berlin’s dazzling cityscape — including its famed Brandenburg Gate and glass dome-topped Reichstag building, as well as its many memorials, museums, monuments, churches and cathedrals — reflects the […] Read more »

Renewing historic ties, beginning new adventures in Berlin

Beginning Monday, Nov. 2, an Indiana University delegation, led by IU President Michael A. McRobbie, will embark on a week-long trip to Berlin, the capital of Germany, one of Europe’s most dynamic centers of economic, political and cultural activity, and a place where IU’s connections run especially deep. Nearly 70 years ago, another IU president, […] Read more »