Meet Ellen Weld Ellen Weld graduated from Ball State in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree from the Department of Mathematical Sciences. She then completed her doctorate at Purdue University. Ellen has recently joined the ranks of academia and is using her expertise to train the next generation of scholars and pursue research in her field. […]
The 2020 general election on Nov. 3 is on track to becoming nothing short of a landmark event in American history. Historic levels of turnout, feverish political polarization sparked by an unorthodox presidency, and an unprecedented global pandemic are all contributing to levels of fear and uncertainty perhaps not reached in the United States since […]
From Facebook’s Roots to Grassroots Facebook first reached Ball State in the early 2000s when its allure was exclusivity. Signing up required the .edu email address tag of higher ed., and college students eagerly joined to keep in touch with graduating and scattering friend networks. Around the same time, prior to becoming an associate political science […]
Ben Buehler (’02, MA ’03) came to Ball State thinking he wanted to be a graphic designer. Then he took a physics class and thought he would be a physicist conducting lab research. But then he felt called to teach. Undergraduate Opportunities “I decided I really liked research, but it wasn’t for me. I didn’t […]
Evidence of the pandemic’s impact is visible all around campus. We wear masks inside and out, classes are sparsely populated or finding non-traditional meeting arrangements, and at every turn we’re greeted with signs that remind us to stay six feet apart and jugs of hand sanitizer. All of these practices are mitigating the spread of […]
Ed Schwer ’01 serves as a special agent assigned to the Indianapolis Office of the Resident in Charge (RAC) for Homeland Security Investigations, and he will soon be promoted to the position of national program manager. After spending more than a decade as a police officer, Ed made the decision to attend Ball State as […]
Dear Students, Alumni and Friends of the Ball State Department of History, Our current historical context continues to be very challenging for all of us, but I can assure you that we are learning to be very nimble in the Department of History, and we are learning to respond to the circumstances around us, balancing […]
College of Sciences and Humanities The Compass Internship in Communications for AY 2022-23 aka “Student Project Managers” at 10 hours/week at $9 per hour Learn more about Compass Advantage WANT TO WORK FOR COMPASS CREATIVE? Seven appointments available in AY 2022-23. They may span one or two semesters; the length depends on your availability and […]
In 2018, one in four households in Delaware County were earning too little to afford the basic costs of living. In 2020, the sudden outbreak of COVID-19 is worsening the burden on these families. Associate Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Management Dr. Josh Gruver launched the Muncie Food Hub Partnership a few years ago […]
The importance of historical perspective In the Ball State Department of History, we teach students how to present the narrative that makes the most sense of the evidence. We teach the quest for truth. We are not the heroic frontline workers who contribute in healthcare and at supermarkets. We are “only historians,” but as historians […]