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HETRICK: One-size higher-ed funding formulas do not fit all students
April 20, 2013
Bruce HetrickGraduating college in four years isn't always the ideal scenario.
MoreDeVoe gift helps Indiana Wesleyan create business school
April 8, 2013
The $5 million donation from the family of late Indianapolis businessman James F. DeVoe will help found a new school of business
on the university’s Marion campus.
MoreFactory workers struggling to bounce back
February 23, 2013
Dan HumanThousands of Indiana’s rank-and-file factory workers have seen their earnings lose ground to that of white-collar workers.
The gap has grown even as manufacturers expect their assembly-line workers to have more skills and more advanced education.
MoreIU study: Health majors have best shot at jobs
September 2, 2012
Associated PressAn Indiana University study has found that what people studied in college had a direct effect on their chances of employment
during the Great Recession.
MoreLumina betting $10M on startups
September 1, 2012
J.K. WallIndianapolis-based Lumina Foundation, one of the nation’s largest donors to education groups, has given $10 million
to a venture capital firm to fund for-profit startups with ideas to meet the nation’s education challenges.
MorePurdue seeks new revenue with online-education initiative
May 11, 2012
J.K. WallPurdue HUB-U, which will be funded with $2 million over its first four years, is similar to an initiative announced May 2
by Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
MoreFor-profit university eyes College Park office space
May 11, 2012
J.K. WallSouth Dakota-based National American University wants to turn 35,000 square feet on the second floor of a building in the
College Park office complex into its latest campus.
MoreIndiana panel sets new college degree goals
March 28, 2012
Associated PressThe resolution looks to increase on-time graduation rates at both two- and four-year campuses and double the number of college
graduates produced in the state by 2025. The plan also aims to have 60 percent of Indiana adults with college degrees by 2025.
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.
MoreIU to offer tuition discount for summer classes
October 24, 2011
Associated PressIndiana University will cut tuition for undergraduates enrolled in summer classes to make college more affordable and decrease
the amount of time needed to earn a degree, President Michael McRobbie said Monday.
MoreFor-profit education firm denies lawsuit charges
October 5, 2011
Associated PressEducation Management Corp., which operates two schools in Indianapolis, has asked a judge to throw out a Department of Justice
lawsuit that claims it used improper sales tactics to lure unqualified students and the billions of dollars in financial aid
they bring.
MoreReport: Completion rates woefully low at public colleges
September 27, 2011
J.K. WallOf every 100 Hoosiers who enter two- or four-year public colleges in Indiana, only 39 graduate, even when given four years
to complete a two-year degree and eight years to complete a four-year degree.
MoreHarrison, Conexus create logistics degree program
August 5, 2011
J.K. WallThe associate's programs will begin in September for students at Harrison College, a for-profit school formerly known as Indiana
Business College.
MoreHigh schools still track students after graduation
June 11, 2011
J.K. WallEven after 45 seniors from Indianapolis Metropolitan High School grabbed their diplomas and threw their mortar boards at a
June 4 commencement, they knew they wouldn’t lose touch with their school. It’s not allowed at Indy Met.
MoreIndiana edges toward education guarantees
June 11, 2011
J.K. WallThe state is moving to adopt a system that ensures more high school graduates can perform in college or on the job.
MoreOnline education college moving to Indianapolis
June 7, 2011
American College of Education, once affiliated with DePaul University, is moving its main campus from Chicago to Indianapolis
and expects to create up to 40 jobs by 2014. Hiring will begin once the move is complete in August.
MoreBudget cuts will limit Indiana inmate education
May 29, 2011
Associated Pressndiana lawmakers' decision to cut off grants to state prison inmates attending college could make it harder for prisoners
to find employment when they're released, supporters of the program fear.
MoreTown of Plainfield backs logistics training center
April 13, 2011
Kathleen McLaughlinThe Plainfield Town Council has agreed to spend $500,000 over the next five years to help Vincennes University create the
VU Logistics Training and Education Center, the college announced Tuesday.
MorePurdue receives $32 million Afghanistan farm grant
April 4, 2011
Associated PressA grant of $31.9 million awarded to Purdue University may translate into a more sustainable agricultural sector for Afghanistan,
according to U.S. Sen. Dick Lugar.
MoreIndiana college to break ground on pharmacy school
April 1, 2011
IBJ Staff and Associated PressNorthern Indiana's Manchester College plans to begin work this summer on the college's new $18 million pharmacy school.
MoreState finds Notre Dame at fault in student videographer's death
March 15, 2011
Associated PressIndiana Department of Labor Commissioner Lori Torres said Tuesday that the school will be fined $22,500 for five violations,
including failing to properly train Declan Sullivan, the 20-year-old junior film student who died in the Oct. 27 accident.
MoreFor-profit colleges make costly loans, report says
February 2, 2011
Bloomberg NewsCompanies including ITT Educational Services Inc., DeVry Inc and Career Education Corp. are making loans with “high
costs” and “predatory terms,” the group said.
MoreInvestors brace for ITT's plan to survive new regulations
October 20, 2010
J.K. WallThe Carmel-based for-profit educator stands to suffer a bigger impact than its peers from new regulations proposed by the
U.S. Department of Education, which have already forced the industry behemoth to slash its forecasts.
MoreChamber: State universities need to be more efficient
October 7, 2010
J.K. WallA new study shows Indiana's public universities vary widely in how much money they spend to educate and graduate students,
and that they have room for improvement relative to peer institutions.
MoreIvy Tech wins $784,000 to re-enroll former students
September 29, 2010
J.K. WallThe money is part of an effort by Indianapolis-based Lumina Foundation to boost the number of Americans with college-level
degrees.
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