Colleges and Universities

Butler loses title game, but wins massive publicity

April 6, 2010
Anthony Schoettle
Butler received so many visits to its main Web site, school officials had to beef up the computer system. School President Bobby Fong is commissioning a study to gauge the value of the publicity earned through the Bulldogs' run to the Final Four.
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Franklin College launches $85 million building campaign

April 6, 2010
J.K. Wall
Small liberal arts school in Johnson County plans to modernize and expand athletic facilities, classrooms and residence space.
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Butler victory would mean big payday for school

April 5, 2010
Anthony Schoettle
Butler BookstoreButler is winning the war of merchandise sales, leading the other three schools in the Final Four. A victory tonight, sports marketers said, would increase those sales fivefold.
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Butler mulling makeover for Hinkle Fieldhouse

April 1, 2010
J.K. Wall
Butler University is planning to raise as much as $12 million to modernize Hinkle Fieldhouse, the home of its Bulldogs basketball team.
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NCAA puts IUPUI on probation, vacates wins in six sports

March 30, 2010
Associated Press
The NCAA said IUPUI allowed erroneous eligibility certification for 97 student-athletes from 2003-04 through 2006-07, demonstrating a lack of institutional control and a failure to monitor by the university.
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Universities spare fund-raisers amid budget cutsRestricted Content

March 27, 2010
Kathleen McLaughlin
The IU Foundation recently cut 18 of 201 staff members but nonetheless is looking at adding reinforcements in fund raising.
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Butler benefiting big from basketball run

March 26, 2010
Scott Olson
Besides an immediate bump in apparel sales, the university is expecting a jump in student applications, alumni contributions and season-ticket sales, as well.
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Approval of college-aid overhaul to shake Sallie Mae

March 22, 2010
 IBJ Staff and Associated Press
The legislation, piggybacked to the health care bill that passed Congress Sunday night, could also mean major job losses for Sallie Mae, which employs about 2,400 people in Indiana, including 1,700 in Fishers.
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ITT 'buying accreditation' strategy makes critics uneasy

March 22, 2010
Bloomberg News
ITT Educational Services and other for-profit educators are buying not-for-profit colleges to gain access to their regional accreditation. The tactic could fuel rapid growth but makes critics uncomfortable.
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Corinthian Colleges leases space for local campus

March 13, 2010
 IBJ Staff
The new campus, which will operate as Everest College, will be the second Indiana campus for Corinthian
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Indiana University Foundation lays off 18 staffers

March 12, 2010
 IBJ Staff and Associated Press
The cuts, both in Bloomington and Indianapolis, come as part of an effort to trim $2.4 million from the fund-raising group's $26 million operational budget.
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Ex-higher ed chief Jones unveils college completion group

March 2, 2010
J.K. Wall
With funding of $12 million over four years, Stan Jones wants to influence states to focus on getting college students to graduate.
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IU president plans aggressive building campaign

February 24, 2010
J.K. Wall
In a speech Tuesday, President Michael McRobbie said IU is gunning to construct at least 12 buildings on its Bloomington and Indianapolis campuses in spite of the economy and falling state funding.
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IU fund-raising campaign meant to expand IUPUI, life sciences

February 23, 2010
Associated Press
Indiana University's president says IU this fall will launch a $1.1 billion fund-raising campaign aimed at expanding the IUPUI campus' life science programs.
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IU, Purdue try to preserve research despite budget cuts

February 23, 2010
J.K. Wall
The president of each school will update budget-cutting progress in state-of-the-university speeches Tuesday.
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HICKS: Tenure is protectionism in a tweed jacketRestricted Content

February 20, 2010
Mike Hicks
Academic tenure, with its promise of lifelong employment based upon five to seven years of work experience, is silly and makes those of us who have pursued a career in teaching and research look disingenuous.
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New president of Harrison College takes over for father

February 6, 2010
 IBJ Staff
Jason Konesco, 38, came to what was then called Indiana Business College in 1999 after working for Brightpoint Inc.
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Harrison College names new president

February 5, 2010
J.K. Wall
Son of long-time president set to lead Indianapolis for-profit, adult-centered school during historic growth phase.
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Ivy Tech names new business school dean

January 26, 2010
Ivy Tech Community College's new dean of the School of Business for its East Central Region will oversee all business programs at its Anderson, Marion and Muncie campuses.
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Purdue tops Indiana colleges in MBA-school rankings

January 25, 2010
Purdue University's Krannert School of Management MBA program ranked 54th worldwide and ninth among U.S. public institutions. The program at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business ranked 57th and 10th, respectively.
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Rising pay for coaches puts pressure on athletic departments

January 23, 2010
Anthony Schoettle
A group of academics recently grilled the NCAA about what it plans to do to secure the future of more than three-fourths of its largest members, whose athletic departments are hemorrhaging cash at a surprising rate.
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Purdue to slice benefits for staff, techology costs

January 22, 2010
Associated Press
University will cut employee benefits, retirement contributions and information technology services to partially close a $67 million budget deficit for the West Lafayette campus
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Orbis Education lands $8 million in venture capital

January 19, 2010
Peter Schnitzler
The locally based maker of nursing-education software will use the infusion to accelerate growth.
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Recession takes toll on university president pay

January 18, 2010
 IBJ Staff and Associated Press
A survey released Monday by the Chronicle of Higher Education showed compensation packages of chief executives at public universities leveling off in 2008-2009, rising a relatively modest 2.3 percent. How did Indiana college presidents fare?
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State links university funding to lifting graduation ratesRestricted Content

January 16, 2010
J.K. Wall
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education late last month slashed college budgets based on key performance measures.
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