Despite its current size, the University Graduate School started as the Committee on Advanced Degrees in 1894. This timeline traces the first half of the school's 100+ year history, from its humble beginnings as a committee that kept minutes in a small composition notebook to a world-class institution of graduate education and research. Explore the people, spaces, and firsts that helped establish the foundation for graduate education at IU.
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