Federal building to become ISU business school
The State Budget Committee has approved Indiana State University's plans to turn the former Terre Haute federal building into a business school.
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Purdue adding medical research buildings
University will spend nearly $70 million to construct health and life science research facilities, including a drug-discovery lab, in West Lafayette.
New IU program lets students invest $100,000
Kelley School of Business Dean Dan Smith said a $100,000 donation from two IU alumni will provide a hands-on learning opportunity
for students.
Purdue University trustees OK early-retirement offer
Officials are expecting up to 500 total professors and staff members who are at least 60 to leave their jobs.
Daniels says colleges should focus on efficiencies
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels says he doesn't want to see trustees of the state's public colleges and universities asking
for more money at the Statehouse.
Ivy Tech sees first drop after enrollment explosion
Ivy Tech counted 111,452 students statewide, up about 4 percent from a year ago, but down from the nearly 120,000 students
the college had for the spring semester.
IU center gets $5 million for neutron research
The grant provides close to $1 million a year for five years to support cooperative research activities between the Low Energy
Neutron Source facility at IU Bloomington and the National Center for Neutron Research in Maryland.
Indiana universities nearly double research spending
In the last 10 years, Indiana’s major research universities—Indiana and Purdue—have nearly doubled their
science-based research budgets, to a total of $895 million. Yet Indiana’s public universities still run in the middle
of the pack nationally.
Marian University goes on fundraising tear
Marian University pulled in a whopping $54.2 million in pledges for the fiscal year ended June 30, largely related to its
effort to launch Indiana’s first college of osteopathic medicine. The year before, the Catholic institution raised $14.4
million, an in-house record.
HICKS: Most majors pay off, but some a lot more than others
There is clearly something important about the totality
of what is learned in college, but, if you want to apply all those upper-level classes in your major, you’d better study
hard or pick the right field.
Dean named for planned osteopathic school at Marian
Marian University in Indianapolis has named the founding dean of an Atlanta-area medical school to head up the school for
osteopathic doctors it plans to open in 2012.
IU enrollment at all-time high
Indiana University says the statewide fall enrollment at its eight campuses should set a new record with
about 109,000 students
in the IU system.
More Indiana students enroll in dual credit classes
More than 21,000 Indiana high school students earned college credits through Ivy Tech Community College
last year, marking
a growing trend officials say saved parents more than $10 million in tuition bills.
Purdue University staff could get early-retirement offer
A university committee said an early-retirement offer could reduce salary and benefit costs, and eliminate the need for layoffs.
Indiana seeing education progress despite lean times
Indiana's top school official says more students are graduating high school and many schools have closed the achievement
gap between white students and their black peers despite lean funding.
Herff Jones buys globe maker Replogle
Replogle is one of the world’s largest globe manufacturers and dates to the 1930s. The company as of 2004 had 225 employees
and sales of $18 million.
IUPUI launches undergrad program in philanthropic studies
Indiana University's Center on Philanthropy says its program is the only one in the country that focuses on philanthropy,
as opposed to the more technical not-for-profit management offered by other universities.
Ball State gets Wall Street-like training center
School officials expect the 1,300-square-foot Center for Capital Markets and Investing to become a major hub at the college
by creating an atmosphere that closely simulates Wall Street.
Indiana University board approves pay-raise plan
The plan raises pay an average of 3 percent for most of the school’s 17,000 employees.
Lending overhaul could be trouble for ITT
New student-lending rules proposed by the Obama administration could wipe out as much as two-thirds of profits at Carmel-based
ITT Educational Services Inc., some analysts believe.