Center on Congress

Indiana University Bloomington holds more than 560,000 audio and video recordings and film reels, many of which are historically significant, all of which are actively deteriorating. And the window of time to save these materials is closing fast.
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The Center on Congress at Indiana University will celebrate its 10th anniversary in a series of events at IU Bloomington Oct. 8-9, including two events at which center director Lee Hamilton will address the public. The celebration also marks the official debut of Hamilton's new book, Strengthening Congress, published by Indiana University Press, which details the steps Congress should take to re-establish the power and influence envisioned for it in the Constitution.
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Indiana University's efforts in social studies teaching have been recognized by a $165,422 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to two Bloomington campus centers.
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Former U.S. Rep. Lee H. Hamilton will speak at Indiana University Bloomington for a course on science and public policy. The talk, which is open to the public, will be at 3:15 p.m. on Sept. 26 in the Oak Room of the Indiana Memorial Union.
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The Center on Congress at Indiana University has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the AT&T Foundation to support development of a pioneering, online educational resource called "Virtual Congress." The AT&T Foundation is the philanthropic arm of AT&T Inc.
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The public believes members of Congress will lie if it is politically expedient, according to a comprehensive national study by the Center on Congress at Indiana University Bloomington.
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