The survey asked 600 Indiana residents about a wide variety of topics, including what they thought about Indiana as a place to live, taxes, tariffs, redistricting and data centers.
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Mark Hardwick’s journey as a distinguished Ball State alum continues. He was a key player during the Cardinals’ run of NCAA and NIT appearances, and now he’s CEO of fast-growing First Merchants Bank after nearly 20 years as CFO.
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Brent Marty and Amy Rafa discuss developing “The Carpenters Project” in the Indy area, getting gigs in New York and using their connections to classic pop tunes to explore themes of love, artistry and second chances.
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Commissioner Adam Silver said Tuesday in a televised interview on ESPN that changes are coming to the All-Star Game.
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The ACLU filed two lawsuits Monday against multiple members of university leadership on behalf of nearly a dozen students involved in a late November 2025 incident.
But international student enrollment dropped more than 14% at Indiana and Purdue universities—the state’s two largest public university systems.
The suit, filed Monday in an Indianapolis federal court, claims Suzanne Swierc’s firing was a violation of her First Amendment rights.
Rob Mathews, executive director of Ball State University’s Entrepreneurship Center, views leadership and innovation as inseparable attributes for a startup.
Purdue is in the Midwest Regional of the NCAA men’s basketball tourney, meaning the team will play in Indianapolis if it reaches the Sweet 16. Meanwhile, three schools from Indiana will play in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament.
Experts say it will likely take a few years before the impacts of the Supreme Court decision fully shake out, especially given other factors that could have affected enrollment this year, like the shaky rollout of a new federal aid platform.
Uremovich, who led the Bulldogs to three straight winning seasons, replaces Mike Neu, who was fired 10 games into his ninth season at his alma mater.
Neu spent nine seasons coaching the Cardinals, but only produced one winning season.
The grants range from $5.8 million to $35 million each, with Ball State University in Muncie landing the largest grant.
The Ball State University study shows no Indiana counties in “Tier 1,” meaning communities that are “most likely” to attract a semiconductor plant and are in larger metropolitan areas.
The two gifts totaling $7.5 million from longtime supporters will be put toward development and construction of a performing arts center proposed for The Village, a business and culture district adjacent to campus.
The class-action lawsuit against Ball State University was filed by a student at the school last year. The legal challenge claims Ball State has refused to reimburse students for tuition and fees that were paid for in-person classes and services.
Across the state, enthusiasm for sustainable energy is growing. And the state’s universities are leading the way with cutting-edge research and development projects related to solar, autonomous vehicles, nuclear power and more.
Lawsuits filed by students at Indiana and Purdue universities alleging breaches of contract when the schools moved to online learning because of the COVID-19 pandemic will continue, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled.
The university hopes to bolster the declining business-and-culture district by creating a center for theater and dance and green-lighting an Ohio firm to develop a hotel, apartments, retail spots, and spaces for office and research work.
Shondell, who coached the Ball State University men’s volleyball team to 13 NCAA tournament appearances, was frequently referred to as the father of Indiana volleyball. He coached the Ball State team for 34 years and saw dozens of his players go into the coaching ranks.
During the pandemic, online learning options have exploded at Indiana colleges, as have the numbers of non-traditional students. And most experts agree the revolution is just getting started, with more new takes on the college experience to come.
Indiana’s economy should start to recover this year from the damage of COVID-19, but the economy likely won’t fully rebound until late 2022 or early 2023, a Ball State University economist says.
The worst part for the hundreds of Hoosier small-business owners whose livelihood is linked to universities is the uncertainty.
Ball State Federal Credit Union is set to join Indianapolis-based Financial Center First Credit Union in a merger effective Nov. 1.
