Master of Liberal Studies Program at Indiana University South Bend

07/27/2026

Alumni, your word of mouth is our best advertising! I hope you’ll share your MLS experiences with folks you know who might enjoy our program: https://clas.iusb.edu/liberal-studies/index.html

05/14/2026

Wonderful to catch up with MLS grad April Zhang, who is in the middle of her doctoral studies at IU Bloomington in the Educational Leadership & Policy Studies Program. She’s also just been hired to work in the IU School of Education’s Global Gateway for Teachers Program! 🎉🎉🎉

05/12/2026

Congratulations to MLS graduate Gabrielle Cretcher, the winner of the David H. Healey award, honoring a student whose focus is on social justice and community-facing scholarship. Gabrielle’s research and multi-genre writing on equity and access to natural spaces is much-needed. 🌳🌲🌳🌲🌳🌲

05/10/2026

Congrats to the MLS students who were able to attend our celebration of grads, Melva Godwin, Hailey Colpitts, Sarah Myers, Cayden Koselak, Rhonda Redman, and Ryan Weber. We missed you, Gabrielle Cretcher!

04/29/2026

Our students and grads —and word of mouth — are the most effective way to promote our program. If YOU know someone who would enjoy the opportunities our MLS offers, please share this link and send them my way! [email protected]

Master of Liberal Studies

04/25/2026

Alumni, as well as current students, are invited to the Sunday, May 3 End-of-Semester celebration at April’s house, 4-7 pm. DM or email an RSVP by April 29, please. I’ll share the address if you need it. All welcome!

04/21/2026

Congratulations 🎉🎉🎉 to MLS student Kathy Cook, who published and performed her essay from our Intro to Graduate Liberal Studies course on 88.1 WVPE Public Radio:

A Female Soldier’s Witness to White Rage, Grievance, and Supremacist Ideations