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Stoneman Douglas teacher speaks at Indiana University
Indiana University alumna Katherine Posada, an English teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, speaks to IU School of Education students on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. Posada survived a mass shooting at the Parkland, Florida school where 17 students and teachers were killed by a former student. (James Brosher/IU Communications)
Indiana University alumna Katherine Posada, an English teacher at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, speaks to IU School of Education students on Friday, Feb. 23, 2018. (James Brosher/IU Communications)
Indiana University Dance Marathon
Dancers learn a new dance during Indiana University Dance Marathon in the IU Tennis Center on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017. (James Brosher/IU Communications)
The final fundraising amount is shown for the 27th annual Indiana University Dance Marathon in the IU Tennis Center on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017. This year’s event raised $4,203,326.23 for the Riley Hospital for Children. (James Brosher/IU Communications)
George Takei at IU Cinema
American actor, director and activist George Takei laughs during a question and answer session after a screening of “To Be Takei” at the IU Cinema on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. The documentary is a wide-ranging portrait of the jovial actor and activist who is best known for his role as Hikaru Sulu in the television series “Star Trek”. (James Brosher/IU Communications)
American actor, director and activist George Takei receives a standing ovation from the audience after a screening of “To Be Takei” at the IU Cinema on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. (James Brosher/IU Communications)
Solar eclipse viewing at Indiana University
The 2017 solar eclipse‘s path of totality missed Bloomington, Indiana to the South by about two and a half hours, but that did not stop several hundred students, faculty, staff and members of the public from gathering to view the 95 percent eclipse on the Indiana University-Bloomington campus. I’m kicking myself for missing the opportunity to photograph the eclipse itself, but I have plenty of time to plan for the next eclipse on April 8, 2024 when Bloomington will be in the path of totality.
Members of the public use eclipse viewers to look at the sun during a viewing party for the solar eclipse at the Conrad Prebys Amphitheater at Indiana University Bloomington on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (James Brosher/IU Communications)
A student enjoys the solar eclipse from an empty meadow along the Jordan River near Woodburn Hall at Indiana University Bloomington on Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (James Brosher/IU Communications)
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Focus Dance Company visits Indiana University
Zeng Shao Tung, a dancer from the Focus Dance Company, rehearses with fellow company dancers and IU students at Indiana University Bloomington on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. More than two dozen dance majors from Taipei National University of the Arts are spending a week of cultural exchange at IU Bloomington. The group’s visit culminates in a joint performance with the IU Contemporary Dance Program on Feb. 24 at the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. (James Brosher/IU Communications)
IU senior Sydney Sizemore, right, shares a laugh with a partner from the Focus Dance Company during a class at Indiana University Bloomington on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. (James Brosher/IU Communications)
Syrian refugees in Indiana adjust to Trump’s America
I recently photographed the first family of Syrian refugees to resettle in Indianapolis for a story in The Washington Post. The story focused on refugees in Indiana and how they are coping since President Donald Trump’s election. Trump’s Vice President, Mike Pence, tried unsuccessfully to ban Syrian refugees when he was Indiana’s governor.
Waed Al-Hamoud, 35, kisses Selena, her 1-month-old daughter, at the Exodus Refugee Immigration offices in Indianapolis, Indiana on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. In 2014, Al-Hamoud and her family fled Damascus and resettled in Indianapolis. They were the first family to relocate in Indianapolis from war-torn Syria. (James Brosher for The Washington Post)
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Indiana University Homecoming Parade and Pep Rally
Indiana University Cheerleaders perform at the pep rally following the IU Bloomington Homecoming Parade on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. (James Brosher/IU Communications)
Indiana University Marching Hundred Drum Major August Merback applauds a passing high school band as he waits to lead the band in the IU Bloomington Homecoming Parade along Woodlawn Avenue on Friday, Oct. 14, 2016. (James Brosher/IU Communications)