Education & Workforce Development

Big-time college sports leadership still a man's world

September 18, 2012
Bloomberg News
Forty years after the U.S. government's Title IX law required equal athletic opportunities for men and women, just four women are in charge at the 120 sports departments in NCAA football's top tier.
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Marian University restoring velodrome to former gloryRestricted Content

September 15, 2012
Anthony Schoettle
Marian University has sunk $350,000 so far into restoring the Major Taylor Velodrome near its campus, and has plans for much more.
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Higher ed commission OKs IU philanthropy school

September 14, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlin
The university believes its School of Philanthropy will be the first in the world. The school will offer bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees.
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Rose-Hulman takes pride in top college ranking

September 13, 2012
Associated Press
For the 14th year in a row, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has been ranked the nation's top undergraduate engineering college. The ranking is a source of pride for the students and a marketing tool for the university.
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Pence seeks family analyses; Gregg proposes tax credits

September 12, 2012
Associated Press
Republican gubernatorial candidate Mike Pence gave a hint Wednesday at what social issues he would push for as governor, while Democrat John Gregg called for a new tax credit he claims would help companies return jobs from overseas.
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Daniels aide calls Dem ethics complaint 'nonsense'

September 12, 2012
Associated Press
A Democratic legislator is seeking an ethics investigation into Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels' new job as president of Purdue University.
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Notre Dame bolting Big East for Atlantic Coast Conference

September 12, 2012
Associated Press
The University of Notre Dame is leaving the Big East for the Atlantic Coast Conference in all sports but football.
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Purdue faculty leader urges cooperation with Daniels

September 11, 2012
Associated Press
The leader of Purdue University's faculty senate has encouraged professors to cooperate with Gov. Mitch Daniels has he prepares to take over as the school's president in January.
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IU, Purdue, others see big dip in MBA applications

September 10, 2012
 IBJ Staff and Bloomberg News
Applications to the MBA programs at Indiana University and Purdue University fell sharply this year, part of a nationwide trend among many of the nation's largest and most prominent business schools.
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Grant takes Conner Prairie to frontier of science education

September 8, 2012
Dan Human
Conner Prairie Interactive History Park has been awarded a $2.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation, to find ways to encourage history museums to incorporate the often unpopular and intimidating fields of science, technology, engineering and math into their offerings.
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Fairbanks awards $1.6M to local Teach for America

September 6, 2012
The Indianapolis-based Fairbanks foundation will award the funds over three years to help Teach for America recruit and train teachers to teach in the city's public school system.
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IU unveils $8M plan to expand online education

September 6, 2012
Associated Press
Indiana University is investing $8 million to help develop and deliver online courses at its campuses statewide and extend the university's global reach.
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Daniels says he didn't seek Purdue office upgrades

September 4, 2012
Associated Press
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels says he never asked Purdue University to spruce up the president's office before he takes over the university's helm in January.
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Indiana voucher program sees growing enrollment

September 4, 2012
Associated Press
School voucher advocates are pushing to get as many Indiana children as possible into the state's burgeoning program that helps pay private school tuition. The application deadline is Friday.
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IU study: Health majors have best shot at jobs

September 2, 2012
Associated Press
An Indiana University study has found that what people studied in college had a direct effect on their chances of employment during the Great Recession.
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Commercialization priority for Lugar energy centerRestricted Content

September 1, 2012
Chris O'Malley
IUPUI unit has ambitious plans even as namesake prepares to step down from long-held seat in Congress.
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Education veteran predicts decade of drastic changeRestricted Content

September 1, 2012
J.K. Wall
New laws, new technology and a new era of flat funding will bring more change to Indiana’s public schools in the next decade than occurred in the past century, predicts David Dresslar, a former school superintendent who is now executive director of the Center of Excellence in Leadership of Learning at the University of Indianapolis.
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Lumina betting $10M on startupsRestricted Content

September 1, 2012
J.K. Wall
Indianapolis-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.
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Oil search planned at Indiana State campus

August 28, 2012
Associated Press
Terre Haute's public works board voted Monday to give permission for a Michigan company to begin seismic testing at several locations on university-owned property near the city's downtown.
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Harrison College trying to ramp-up logistics degree offeringRestricted Content

August 25, 2012
Chris O'Malley
Nearly a year after launching an associate degree with input from industry leaders trying to solve a logistics skills gap, Harrison College wants to offer logistics classes closer to where potential students work.
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IU may hit jackpot by leasing parking in Bloomington, Indy

August 25, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlin
Indiana University is about two weeks away from issuing a request for proposals on a lease that would last 30 to 50 years, Chief Financial Officer Neil Theobald said. A similar deal at The Ohio State University generated $483 million.
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IU-Bloomington enrolls record first-year class

August 21, 2012
Associated Press
Indiana University said a record 7,600 first-year students are enrolled for the fall semester on its main campus in Bloomington.
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Ball State targets N.J. to diversify student body

August 19, 2012
Associated Press
Ball 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.
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State schools chief's mentor taught him to ruffle feathers to improve educationRestricted Content

August 18, 2012
J.K. Wall
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett credits retired education professor John Moody with inspiring much of the reform agenda he has pushed over the past four years.
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Veteran educator running against Bennett for state postRestricted Content

August 18, 2012
Scott Olson
Glenda Ritz' opposition to pass-fail tests is fueling her campaign to unseat Tony Bennett as Indiana's education czar.
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