October 13, 2012
The Atlantic 10 is wasting little time marketing its newest member—the Butler Bulldogs.
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October 13, 2012
Anthony SchoettleThe Indianapolis-based Horizon League says it is "energized" about its future, despite losing its most famous member—Butler
University.
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October 13, 2012
J.K. WallUniversities are the hubs of the world’s knowledge economy, but they typically aren’t the smartest business operators
in the world. Brad Wheeler, chief information officer at Indiana University in Bloomington, is working to change that.
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October 13, 2012
J.K. WallBoth Marian and Teach for America say not enough people are prepared to lead schools in Indianapolis and around the state
in areas of low income, high crime and broken homes.
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October 12, 2012
Bloomberg NewsNotre Dame’s football squad is undefeated after five games for the first time in a decade. That’s good news for
their opponents: The team is even more of a draw on the road for fans and sponsors.
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October 10, 2012
Chris O'MalleyTechPoint Foundation for Youth is seeking a site and support for a new program intended to get students interested in careers
involving science, technology, engineering and math.
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October 7, 2012
Associated PressGov. Mitch Daniels is still promoting the online college known as Western Governors University just months before he becomes
Purdue University's new president.
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October 6, 2012
The university chose Keystone over Kite Realty Group and Lauth Property Group to build housing, retail and parking worth up
to $45 million.
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October 4, 2012
Associated PressA Colorado couple who both graduated from DePauw University have donated $25 million to the private liberal arts college to
build a new dining hall and to endow need-based scholarships.
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September 29, 2012
Cory SchoutenButler University is finalizing plans for a mixed-use parking garage project near Clowes Hall that would include neighborhood
retail and housing and might cost as much as $45 million.
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September 29, 2012
Margaret Harvey / Special to IBJThe looming shortage of nurses and the faculty to educate nurses threatens Americans’ access to quality health care.
As our population ages and health care becomes more extensive and complex, an increasing demand for highly educated nurses
persists. This need directly influences the necessity for nursing faculty.
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September 28, 2012
Dan HumanGene Tempel, president and CEO of the Indiana University Foundation since 2008, has been appointed the first dean of IU’s
new School of Philanthropy, the university announced Friday.
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September 25, 2012
Associated PressThe accountability measures that have been introduced for individual Indiana schools should be extended to entire school districts,
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett said Tuesday night in his State of Education speech.
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September 25, 2012
Associated PressA judge has ruled that a standard teacher contract form that would have allowed Indiana school districts to change the hours
or days that teachers work without adjusting their pay is illegal.
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September 24, 2012
Synovia and Everyday Solutions Inc. in Massachusetts are combining to form Synovia Solutions, which will be based in Indianapolis.
Both companies provide GPS-driven products to help manage school transportation services.
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September 22, 2012
Associated PressIndiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is meeting skeptics head-on as he educates himself about the challenges he'll face as the next
president of Purdue University.
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September 22, 2012
J.K. WallThis summer, Ivy Tech Community College rolled out a nearly $1 million marketing campaign that stressed the school's affordability
versus other higher education options. The message appears to have hit home. What looked like an impending 15-percent reduction
in fall enrollment ended up at just under 5 percent.
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September 22, 2012
Dan HumanIUPUI economics professor Richard Steinberg stands by his philanthropic theory, despite seeing his fundraising principles
speared by a charity watchdog group and then by a cable news network. At issue is his belief that charities are justified
in spending heavily on fundraising, because doing so positions them for long-term success.
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September 20, 2012
Associated PressThe Indiana Supreme Court will decide whether the nation's largest school voucher program violates the state constitution.
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September 19, 2012
Associated PressEnrollment in Fort Wayne Community Schools is projected to surpass enrollment in Indianapolis Public Schools, making it Indiana's
largest school district.
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September 18, 2012
Associated PressA program that allows dozens of convicted offenders to work while completing their prison sentences could be expanded, but
it needs a new building and faces a limited budget.
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September 18, 2012
Bloomberg NewsForty 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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September 15, 2012
Anthony SchoettleMarian 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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September 14, 2012
Kathleen McLaughlinThe 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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September 13, 2012
Associated PressFor 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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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.