Education & Workforce Development

Hoops success helps Butler avoid enrollment decline

August 15, 2012
J.K. Wall
Butler University has seen applications spike 43 percent over the last two years even though its 2009 strategic plan warned against a coming enrollment decline. The big difference? March Madness.
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Ivy Tech planning new central Indiana site

August 14, 2012
Associated Press
Indianapolis-based Ivy Tech Community College is planning to open a new classroom site in the central Indiana city of Frankfort.
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Ethics rulings say Daniels can lobby for Purdue

August 11, 2012
Associated Press
Two state ethics rulings have concluded that Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels can lobby the state Legislature for university funding and other matters once he becomes Purdue University's president next year.
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In-house lawyers gain more respectRestricted Content

August 11, 2012
Scott Olson
Prestige rising along with greater workload, national study shows.
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New student-loan effort adding to ITT backlashRestricted Content

August 11, 2012
Greg Andrews
For-profit school operator ITT Educational Services Inc. told investors late last month that it had worked out a tentative deal with an outside party that would provide $100 million in loans to its students.
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Brater to retire as dean of IU medical school

August 8, 2012
J.K. Wall
Dr. Craig Brater, 66, has worked at the Indianapolis-based school for 26 years, including the past 12 as dean. The school is the second largest medical school in the nation and the only one in Indiana.
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Temple University names IU's CFO as president

August 7, 2012
Associated Press
Neil Theobald, chief financial officer at Indiana University, will officially take the helm of the Philadelphia institution Jan. 1.
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USA Funds CEO announces retirement

August 7, 2012
Carl C. Dalstrom says he will leave the student-loan guarantor on June 30, 2013. He has led the locally based not-for-profit since July 2000.
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Persian Gulf country wants Purdue aviation program

August 6, 2012
Associated Press
Purdue University is considering offering its aviation management classes through a school in Qatar that has partnered with several other U.S. universities.
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Daniels still waiting on lobbying decision

August 4, 2012
Associated Press
Questions remain whether Indiana's governor will be covered by the state's "revolving door" law when he becomes president of Purdue University. State ethics rules require a one year cool-down period for public officials after leaving office, preventing them from working as lobbyists.
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IU's CFO poised to take top job at Temple University

August 3, 2012
Associated Press
Indiana University senior vice president Neil Theobald is the sole finalist to be the next president of Temple University in Philadelphia. Theobald is chief financial officer at IU, overseeing a budget of about $3.1 billion.
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NCAA committee endorses new penalty structure

August 2, 2012
Associated Press
Nearly a year after promising to impose harsher sanctions on the most egregious rule-breakers, NCAA leaders endorsed a proposal Thursday that would make schools subject to the same crippling penalties just handed to Penn State.
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Judge backs mayor’s decision to revoke school’s charter

August 1, 2012
Scott Olson
The Project School in Indianapolis has lost a court battle to remain open after a judge denied an injunction challenging Mayor Greg Ballard's decision to revoke the school’s charter.
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Democratic report blasts for-profit colleges; ITT stock sinks

July 30, 2012
Bloomberg News, Associated Press
For-profit colleges put revenues above education, and charge students high tuition and loan rates that could leave them in debt for years, a Senate Democratic report said Monday. Stock in for-profit colleges tumbled after the report.
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Ivy Tech revs up for new automotive program

July 29, 2012
Associated Press
An Indiana college is revving up an intense new automotive program designed to increase graduation rates and help students earn technical certificates in less time.
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Indiana life sciences companies rethink innovationRestricted Content

July 28, 2012
J.K. Wall
Research and development comes under pressure in an age of austerity.
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Firm gives college kids the opportunity to run a painting businessRestricted Content

July 28, 2012
Ellen Kobe
Student Development Co. helps college students run Textbook Painting businesses, to learn the ins and outs of entrepreneurship. Thirty students in seven states are participating this summer, including 10 student entrepreneurs in Indiana.
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Bennett rakes in record cash in education raceRestricted Content

July 28, 2012
Reform-minded Superintendent of Public Instruction draws contributions from across the country.
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Sallie Mae plans to add 200 jobs in Muncie

July 27, 2012
The jobs are part of a $5 million expansion in which the company will add 20,200 square feet of space to its offices in Muncie. When finished next summer, the 75,000-square-foot facility will house 900 employees.
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ITT stock sinks after profit plunges 42 percent

July 26, 2012
J.K. Wall
ITT Educational Services Inc.'s stock took a licking Thursday after its quarterly earnings report badly missed expectations of Wall Street analysts.
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Charter school lands more time in fight against closure

July 25, 2012
Scott Olson
The Project School was granted a court hearing and restraining order Tuesday in its fight against Mayor Greg Ballard's plan to revoke its charter. Ballard, though, emphasized his decision by issuing a "final notice of charter revocation."
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Indiana lawmaker seeks to close voucher law loophole

July 24, 2012
Associated Press
A state lawmaker plans to sponsor a bill seeking to close a loophole that bars the children of some military families from taking part in Indiana's school voucher program.
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Penn State sanctions 'watershed moment' for NCAA

July 23, 2012
Cory Schouten
The National Collegiate Athletic Association's swift and severe punishment of Penn State University over a sexual abuse scandal is a bold departure from its normal operating procedure.
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NCAA hammers Penn State with major sanctions

July 23, 2012
Bloomberg News, Associated Press
The NCAA on Monday morning slammed Penn State with an unprecedented series of penalties, including a $60 million fine and the loss of all coach Joe Paterno's victories from 1998-2011, in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.
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Ball State OKs $4.6M planetarium, largest in state

July 23, 2012
Associated Press
Ball State University's trustees have approved plans for a $4.6 million planetarium that school officials say will become the largest in Indiana.
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