Tag Archives: Graduation

Welcome to the 63rd episode of Hearabouts: Asian American Midwest Radio. In this episode we have a conversation with Hearabouts producer and co-host Andrew Pace. We reflect on the 2021-2022 school year and discuss thoughts and feelings about graduation. We also engage in a discussion on identity development and adoption. This episode is produced by Andrew Pace and Melanie Castillo-Cullather. …

For Seniors in high school and college, graduation commencement is an event many students can only dream of. The spacious gym flooring, their names called out one-by-one, shaking the principal’s hand, and listening to speeches is what any seniors pray about. This year, the coronavirus has spread more questions than answers. One question remains planted on every senior’s mind, how …

Indiana University Bloomington graduates nearly ten thousand students; Tomorrow is the Indiana primary election; Jack Hopkins Social Service Funding Committee considers requests for financial support. FEATURE Later in the program, WFHB Correspondent Michael Glab speaks with Denise Valkyrie, candidate in tomorrow’s Democratic primary for the District 1 seat on Bloomington’s city council. She is the administrative and support coordinator for …

Next week is commencement for Indiana University campuses; Shalom Center hosts sleepout event for homelessness awareness; Community deer hunt planned for Griffy Lake Nature preserve; Bloomington Parks Department fights invasive plants on park lands; FEATURE The Indiana Forest Alliance is wrapping up a five year study of Yellowwood State Forest. IFA Executive Director Jeff Stant talks about their findings. BETTER …

Next weekend is commencement for Indiana University campuses. As WFHB’s Kade Young reports, over 21,000 graduates will receive degrees next weekend. Indiana University Bloomington’s undergraduate commencement happens next Saturday at 10 a.m., in Memorial Stadium. IU Bloomington will confer over 7,000 bachelor’s degrees and 2,600 post-graduate degrees next weekend.  The two most popular undergraduate degrees are a B.S. in Finance …

Senate Bill 132 requires graduating high school students to pass the civics test from the U.S. citizenship exam, in order to graduate. If passed, SB 132 would begin requiring students to pass the exam during the 2020-2021 school year. As WFHB Correspondent Jake Jacobson reports, the Republican-backed measure requires all students to pass the exam, with a score of 60 …

Over three million students graduate from U.S. high schools, every year. For the 65,000 students whose immigration status is under debate in Washington D.C., graduating from high school garners new adversity. Hosts Roberta Radovich and Producer Clarence Boone speak with Christine Popp, of Popp & Bullman Attorneys-At-Law, an expert on immigration issues; and a young adult, who goes by the alias …

This time of year, high school and college graduates alike celebrate having reached one of life’s milestones. At the eve of commencement we have asked local Bloomington residents for advice and words of wisdom for our local graduating seniors.