Indiana University reaches $1 billion in campaign
Indiana University officials say the school has passed the $1 billion mark in a fund-raising campaign and is looking to raise
$100 million more.
Indiana University officials say the school has passed the $1 billion mark in a fund-raising campaign and is looking to raise
$100 million more.
How rich that Elinor Ostrom, the Indiana University professor who won a Nobel prize for economics yesterday, got her nails
dirty researching how people in pockets of forests in undeveloped nations allocate their natural resources.
The Leon Jett Minority Family Admission Fund has raised money to allow admissions at the Eiteljorg Museum
of American Indians and Western Art for families enrolled in Hoosier Works or Hoosier Healthwise.
As Rick Cosier’s tenure as dean of Purdue University’s MBA program nears an end, expect the program to continue turning
out top "Quant Jock" operations managers–people who relentlessly figure out how to manufacture
things better and cheaper.
Marian University has received an anonymous $5 million gift to support student scholarships, the Indianapolis-based school
announced Wednesday.
Purdue University says it will use a $10 million donation from a 1959 graduate to help build a new facility for its Department
of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences.
John Mutz, former lieutenant governor and chairman of the Lumina Foundation, is digging in for extended hard times.
College Mentors for Kids won $80,000 in products and services from a host of local companies in the Indy Business Makeover
Competition. The winner was selected from among 10 finalists through online voting.
Erin Slater might be considered an over-achiever. The 32-year-old CEO of College Mentors for Kids boasts
a laundry list of accomplishments in her relatively short life.
Independent Colleges of Indiana has launched a national search for its next CEO after Hans Giesecke left
to lead a college in Greece.
Two local organizations are trying to outfit thousands of kids before Indianapolis-area schools begin classes in August.
Tony Bennett, the stateâ??s new education chief, has said children who canâ??t read or write before reaching
middle school years are all but doomed to struggle through the rest of their academic careers.
So, IBJ reporter J.K. Wall notes…
Life has changed in higher education and changed very rapidly. The value of most endowments, just like our portfolios and
401(k)s, has plummeted. Today, institutions with the strongest bottom lines are likely to be those with strong management
and business plans that work in today’s economy.
Ivy Tech Community College canâ??t hire adjunct faculty fast enough to teach its ballooning number of students.
The system is scouring locales where its campuses are located for people with masterâ??s degrees who could
teach part time: The going…
Teachers in private schools are happier â?? much happier â?? than their public school counterparts, according
to a new study by the Friedman Foundation for Educational Choice.
The Indianapolis foundation, created by one of the 20th Centuryâ??s most influential…
This summer, Starfish Initiative will welcome a new class of scholars to its freshly painted offices with all new furniture, spacious meeting rooms and an inviting lounge.
A new poll shows college grads are worried about finding jobs â?? no surprise there, considering the sorry
state of the economy.
But the poll, taken by Edison Media Research, also shows a third of them fretting about their…
School on Wheels provides a continuum of academic care for homeless children by tackling one of the leading causes of homelessness:
lack of education.
For an interesting take on how mass transit could help revitalize Indianapolis, see IBJ reporter Chris Oâ??Malleyâ??s
story this week on the topic. Ball State grad students dreamed up several concepts for plunking new rail
stations along existing…
Tony Bennett has been state superintendent of public instruction for just three months, but heâ??s making plenty
of waves.
Bennett, who replaced longtime chief Suellen Reed after she decided not to run for re-election, has not abandoned
his campaign…