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Ball State University
Group claims Ball State prof teaching creationism
May 21, 2013
Associated PressThe Freedom From Religion Foundation has filed a formal objection with university officials over an elective honors class
called "Boundaries of Science," which the foundation maintains teaches religion rather than science.
MoreBall State: 5 revoked charter schools lose appeals
May 15, 2013
Associated PressBall State University has closed the books on its January decision to pull its sponsorship of seven academically struggling
Indiana charter schools.
MoreBall State president among nation's highest paid
May 13, 2013
IBJ Staff and Associated PressBSU's Jo Ann Gora was the fifth-highest-paid public college president in the United States during the 2011-12 academic year,
according to a new survey released Monday.
MoreIndiana 'brain drain' draws concerns at universities
April 28, 2013
Associated PressIndiana has a higher concentration of production and manufacturing jobs. That means graduates who are seeking employment with
their degree might find more opportunities outside the state.
MoreBall State kicks off fundraising drive for sports facilities
April 22, 2013
The Division I university wants to invest $20 million for new and improved complexes for baseball, basketball, football and
golf, among other sports.
MorePay rises faster at Indiana public universities than national peers
April 11, 2013
J.K. WallThe campus with the highest-paid faculty was Purdue at West Lafayette, where the average salary was $101,000, followed closely
by IU-Bloomington, where salaries averaged $98,400.
MoreBall State pulls sponsorship of 7 charter schools
January 22, 2013
Associated PressBall State University has pulled its sponsorship of seven Indiana charter schools plagued by long-running academic woes, including
one in Indianapolis.
MoreBen Davis school boasts impressive graduation rates
January 12, 2013
Scott OlsonSeniors are earning their diploma while receiving a associate's degree.
MorePurdue makes quick decision to fire football coach Hope
November 26, 2012
Associated PressPurdue wants a football team that can get to the Rose Bowl, and decided Danny Hope was not the coach to take it there. Replacement
names already percolating include Northern Illinois' Dave Doeren, Illinois State's Brock Spack and Ball State's Pete Lembo.
MoreBall State considering building sorority village
November 5, 2012
Associated PressBall State University is weighing plans for a sorority village that would house the growing number of women who want to be
part of the school's Greek community.
MoreBall State targets N.J. to diversify student body
August 19, 2012
Associated PressBall State University's year-old campaign to recruit students from New Jersey will bring just a handful of Garden State
freshmen to the Muncie campus this year, but officials say they are looking long-term.
MoreBall State OKs $4.6M planetarium, largest in state
July 23, 2012
Associated PressBall State University's trustees have approved plans for a $4.6 million planetarium that school officials say will become
the largest in Indiana.
MoreIndiana prison education cuts cost Ball State jobs
May 21, 2012
Associated PressA new law denying state grants for college education to prison inmates has cost the jobs of more than 70 Ball State University
employees.
MoreBall State approves pay raises for professors
May 7, 2012
Associated PressBall State University trustees have approved a 3.5-percent increase in salary funding for faculty and professional staff.
MoreBall State planning 100-room campus hotel
April 25, 2012
Associated PressBall State University plans to build a $25 million hotel in a building that will also have student-housing space, conference
rooms and two restaurants.
MoreBall State leader: Raising faculty pay a hard sell
April 20, 2012
Associated PressBall State University's president is blaming "incredibly unsympathetic" state legislators for the school's
low ranking on faculty salaries.
MoreIU professors top Purdue's in pay after freeze ends
April 9, 2012
J.K. WallAfter the recession forced a freeze in its professors' pay, IU’s flagship Bloomington campus boosted faculty salaries
roughly 6 percent this year, vaulting its top professors’ pay past Purdue's professors.
MoreBall State begins final phase of ambitious geothermal project
February 25, 2012
IBJ StaffEventually, the system will heat and cool 5.5 million square feet of buildings and save $2 million a year in operating costs.
MoreLOU'S VIEWS: Pleasures of 'Godspell' are in the details
February 18, 2012
Lou HarryIn Actors Theatre of Indiana's production, the apostles aren't blank slates to write on but, rather, people who have experienced
life.
MoreBall State offers higher-ed aid to Iraq, Afghanistan
January 7, 2012
Scott OlsonNew program is making progress in volatile countries.
MoreBall State poll: Half of Hoosiers undecided on right-to-work
December 15, 2011
J.K. WallTwenty-seven percent of Hoosiers support a law allowing employees to join unionized workplaces without being forced to pay
union dues. But 24 percent oppose it and 48 percent are still undecided, according to a new survey.
MoreBall State: Diabetes rising at alarming rate
December 12, 2011
J.K. WallIn 1993, only 3.8 percent of Hoosier adults had full-blown diabetes, compared with 9.8 percent today.
MoreBall State rejection threatens two Indy charter schools
December 7, 2011
J.K. WallFall Creek and Fountain Square academies could be forced to close in May after Ball State University declined their applications
this week.
MoreBall State announces moves to stem tuition costs
November 29, 2011
Associated PressBall State University said Tuesday it will offer $500 scholarships to students on track to graduate within four years and
take other steps that could save some students as much as $10,000 over the course of their college careers.
MoreUniversity education schools inflate grades, critics charge
November 19, 2011
J.K. WallNearly four of five students received A's in Indiana University education classes in 2010-2011, but education deans at IU
and other universities say grading is approached differently than in other schools, such as math.
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Can IBJ please stop referring to this property as "Kessler Mansion"? What a ridiculous title for the biggest, bloated, blight in our city. It's not a mansion. At best, it's an ideal site to shoot low-budget porn. Ahhh! Another business use!
Its stories like these that prove that a Ball State diploma is worth less than the paper that its printed on. A real institution of higher learning would have taken care of this long ago. No way should this crap be taught in a SCIENCE class.
It is such a shame that King Ballard has made Indianapolis into Chicago south with all of the rampant corruption.
How many of these 1,259 bills were actually heard and voted on on the floor vs how many were shot down in committee?
When a an arrogant young guy with essentially no experience and no qualifications for the job, was dropped into an Administrator position out of nowhere by his "mentor" in the Mayor's office things seemed fishy. Sometimes things are what they seem.