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  • J. R. Russell

J. R. Russell, Ph.D.

Senior Director, Early College Initiatives

John Russell
Phone:
(317) 274-0382
Email:
jrrussel@iu.edu
Department:
Office for Early College Initiatives
Campus:
IU Indianapolis
UC 3149
815 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202

J.R. Russell began his tenure at Indiana University – Purdue University in 1996 as director of SPAN, the campus hub for pre-college enrollment for the academically gifted. In fall of 2024, he became Senior Director of Early College for Indiana University Indianapolis. In this role, Russell leads the Office for Early College Initiatives and its key units: the SPAN Division – Accelerated College Enrollment, the IU Indy Indiana College Core, and the IU Indy National Student Exchange Program.

Dr. Russell is passionate about providing access to students, regardless of age, who have demonstrated strong scholastic aptitude and proven their readiness for collegiate coursework. Russell continues postdoctoral research in higher education as it relates to highly gifted adolescents. Russell has been active in fostering diversity and encouraging better math, science, engineering, and technology education opportunities for underrepresented and under-resourced populations.

Select areas of research and interest: Ancient religious practices with special emphasis upon the Hebrew Bible; Near Eastern cultures, languages and religion; religious literature as it relates to ethnic identity; and social world formation and maintenance.

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