For-profit university eyes College Park office space
South Dakota-based National American University wants to turn 35,000 square feet on the second floor of a building in the College Park office complex into its latest campus.
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Following turnaround, charter school shoots for 4 more sites
After a near-death experience, the KIPP Indianapolis College Preparatory School is back on its feet and looking to spawn a mini-district of charter schools. KIPP-Indy leaders have drawn up plans to launch four additional schools from 2014 to 2020.
Digital textbook firm Courseload raises millions
The Indianapolis-based digital textbook company Courseload completed a new round of fundraising in April that its CEO says gives the company the cash it needs to keep landing new university customers in what has become a fast-growing but hyper-competitive field.
Purdue’s Indy tech incubator nearing capacity
Officials consider expanding facility that got off to a slow start but began filling up last fall.
SCHREIBER: Innovation will drive health care industry
Entrepreneurship needs broader encouragement, and is targeted in a new plan.
More physicians using social media to find jobs
But major Indianapolis-area hospitals still prefer personal referrals
Companies adopting unlimited time-off policies
Proponents of such policies say they are the future of work—even as they acknowledge that it may take a generation for them to be widely accepted. Some workers, however, are fearful.
Butler University directed to spend more on male athletes
Butler University has learned that it is violating U.S. civil rights laws because it isn’t spending enough money on its male athletes. It also was directed to get more women involved in intercollegiate sports.
Zionsville voters face lone area school-funding referendum
Zionsville’s school district is asking taxpayers to address a $2.5 million budget shortfall. Meanwhile, in Johnson County, voters will consider whether to help finance a $30 million project that includes the construction of a 70,000-square-foot library.
Ball State approves pay raises for professors
Ball State University trustees have approved a 3.5-percent increase in salary funding for faculty and professional staff.
Indiana guidance on evaluations worries schools
A piece of legislative guidance from the Indiana Department of Education has local districts worrying over whether their local control of teacher evaluations is being stripped away.
New charter school proposed for North Meridian Street
An Arizona charter school operator serving middle and high school students has filed plans to build a two-story school at Meridian and 22nd streets.
NCAA making itself a target for criticism
The NCAA—the association governing a large swath of college athletics in the United States—has, over the last year, been called hypocritical, authoritarian and flat-out deceptive. Accusations of cronyism and favoritism have come from all corners.
Butler University arts dean aims to link campus, city
Ronald Caltabiano says the Butler arts festival would feature talent from the university, affiliated organizations like Dance Kaleidoscope and Indianapolis Opera, and “extraordinary” guest artists.
IU losing journalism dean to Northwestern
Brad Hamm is stepping down as dean of the Indiana University School of Journalism to take the same position at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.
Butler leaving Horizon League for Atlantic 10
Butler University formally announced its departure from the Horizon League Wednesday. It will begin playing in the Atlantic 10 in the 2013-14 season.
Performance considered in Indianapolis teacher layoffs
The planned layoff of about 80 teachers by Indianapolis Public Schools will be among the first under a new state law that allows teacher performance to be considered in deciding who will be let go.
IUPUI to close University Place hotel and event center
In a stunning move, IUPUI has decided to close the University Place Conference Center and Hotel on West Michigan Street and will use the space for student housing, dining and classrooms.
Purdue gets $10 million gift for leadership center
Purdue University will use a $10 million anonymous gift to help build a facility dedicated to encouraging student excellence and leadership.
Purdue ends $100M deal with research foundation
Purdue University has ended its dealings with a foundation that pledged a $100 million donation five years ago to help the school find commercial uses for its research.