NCAA president urges change to basketball to restore trust
Basketball is critically important to the NCAA because it gets most of its annual revenue—roughly $800 million—from television rights fees for its men’s basketball tournament.
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Indiana University ups bicentennial fundraising goal to $3B
The university said the campaign involving all its campuses has already raised more than $2 billion in donations with more than two years to go before the drive's planned completion.
State board member resigns as leader of online charter schools
Byron Ernest worked for K12 Inc., one of the nation’s largest online school providers. Hoosier Academies contracts with K12 to manage its schools.
Education Department might only partly forgive some student loans
The Department of Education is considering only partially forgiving federal loans for students defrauded by for-profit colleges, according to department officials, abandoning the Obama administration's policy of erasing that debt.
IU’s first couple act as ‘stewards’ of presidential home
IU President Michael McRobbie and his wife, Laurie Burns McRobbie, don’t live at Bryan House but it’s still a busy place.
Thirteen Ball State fraternities to go alcohol-free until 2018
Interfraternity Council President Trevor Holland said the decision was made with the university for the safety of their members and the community.
Survey: Indiana school districts seeing teacher shortages
Almost 70 percent reported having a shortage in special education teachers while 57 percent reported having shortages in science and math.
Education agency blasted amid student loan scam crackdown
Federal and state agencies are cracking down nationally for the first time on scams that gouge student loan borrowers, but critics say the U.S. Department of Education isn't helping.
IU to add 5 basketball statues inside Assembly Hall
The athletic department announced Tuesday it will add five statues to the remodeled Assembly Hall this week as a tribute to the Hoosiers' five national championships and its tradition-laden program.
UIndy building spree continues with $20M dormitory project
As enrollment swells, the south-side university is working with a local developer to construct two four-story buildings with capacity for 300 students.
Pitino out at Louisville as expected amid federal probe
The University of Louisville's Athletic Association, or ULAA, officially fired coach Rick Pitino on Monday, nearly three weeks after the school acknowledged that the program is being investigated as part of a federal corruption probe.
Corruption probe prompts reviews of NCAA teams
At stake is the future of a business that, over the span of 22 years ending in 2032, will produce $19.6 billion in TV money for the NCAA men's basketball tournament, known to the public, simply, as March Madness.
Daniels makes $769K as Purdue president
The former Indiana governor was hired by the university in 2013 at an initial salary of $546,000.
His 3D-printing summer camps failed, but this tech veteran still thinks kids need to tinker
Kim Brand’s venture into the 3D-printing world has led him deep into the education world, and he has some strong opinions about how it works and what it needs.
Google to launch 6-city tour in Indy for improving digital skills
The “Grow with Google” tour will offer free workshops and one-on-one coaching for job seekers, students, teachers and entrepreneurs.
Sigma Nu suspends IU chapter over hazing, alcohol
The fraternity announced the suspension by its board of directors Wednesday following a joint investigation and consultation with IU officials.
NCAA to form commission in response to bribery scandal
The Indianapolis-based NCAA announced the commission Wednesday and said former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will lead the committee.
SEC asked to probe trades of student loan giant Navient
The AFL-CIO is asking regulators for a review of possible insider trading involving shares in Navient Corp., which has major operations in Fishers.
Losing bidder says conflict should disqualify vendor picked for ILEARN
Indiana was set to move ahead with a new company to create a test to replace ISTEP, but a rejected competitor threw a wrench into the process.
Indiana’s A-F rules create system that benefits innovation schools
Innovation schools are receiving higher marks in general because Indiana lawmakers decided to judge those schools by a more generous yardstick than others. But the two-tiered system could be short-lived.