Butler to announce new president
The private, 4,600-student Indianapolis university scheduled an event Wednesday afternoon to introduce its new president.
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Butler’s Mack to test NBA waters without agent
Butler University junior guard Shelvin Mack will declare for the NBA draft, but not hire an agent, keeping his college eligibility as he considers his options.
Six faces behind Indianapolis business Twitter handles
Meet the people who tweet for Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, AAA, Butler University and other local businesses.
Bulldogs fall in title game, but leave big impression
Butler University lost 53-41 to the University of Connecticut on Monday night in the NCAA men's basketball title game. But now, thanks to two straight runs to the final, every mid-major thinks they've got a shot. And a blueprint for how to do it.
Hinkle Fieldhouse slated for $25 million restoration
A capital campaign is under way to fund improvements to the historic arena on the campus of Butler University. Upgrades will include more seating for season-ticket holders and a new scoreboard with video capabilities.
BENNER: Butler players succeed at more than winning games
The best part of this Butler University run to another Final Four isn’t that the Bulldogs put themselves in position for a second straight year to win a national championship. It’s that they already have won one. Well, kinda, sorta.
Butler University to close 102-year-old dance academy
Butler University said Thursday that it plans to close its Jordan Academy of Dance due to economic reasons. The academy, which has more than 200 students, ages 3-17, will shut down May 31.
Butler still getting big bounce from 2010 NCAA run
The number of applications to Butler University is up 41 percent—to a total of 9,357—compared with applications received by the same time last year, according to school officials. Requests for information and campus visits by prospective students are both up 35 percent for the year.
BENNER: Who might be this year’s Butler? Maybe Butler
A year ago this week, the Butler men’s basketball team was preparing to play the University of Texas-El Paso in the opening round of the NCAA tournament. Who knew what was about to unfold?
Butler hires ex-IU coach Lynch as assistant AD
Butler has hired former Indiana University football coach Bill Lynch as associate athletic director for development.
Ex-Emmis exec uses estate toolkit to fund Butler venue
Howard Schrott will provide $6.5 million toward the $13 million performing-arts building.
Former Butler president to lead Hawaii university
Geoffrey Bannister, who served as president of Butler University from 1988 to 2000, has been named president of Hawaii Pacific University, the school announced Monday.
LOU’S VIEWS: Book takes kaleidoscopic look at Butler hysteria
Thanks to Susan S. Neville’s new book, “Butler’s Big Dance,” I have a better idea of what the campus hysteria was like.
2010 NEWSMAKER: Butler’s Stevens scored along with team
In April, Butler University men’s basketball coach Brad Stevens coached the Bulldogs to the NCAA Final Four, where Butler lost to heavy favorite Duke University by two points in the championship game at Lucas Oil Stadium.
BENNER: Sports moments to remember–and forget
Butler basketball leads list of top sports stories of the year.
UPDATE: Butler’s Fong leaving for new job
Butler University President Bobby Fong will leave at the end of the current academic year to take the helm of private Ursinus College outside Philadelphia, the Indianapolis school confirmed Friday afternoon.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Butler’s Fong talks sports, Stevens
The university president likens his role to that of a major-league manager, but retaining talent like Brad Stevens is just the start.
Butler basketball hires play-by-play announcer
Brandon Gaudin will be the new radio voice of Butler University men’s basketball.
Marian University hires former Butler professor to head business school
Russell Kershaw is the new dean of its Clark H. Byrum School
of Business.
BENNER: From Boehm to Hayward to a New York Super Bowl
Retiring Indiana Supreme Court judge Ted Boehm played a leading role in the city’s emergence as an amateur sports
capital.