Christian Theological Seminary hires leader with social justice background
The Rev. David Mellott comes to the seminary at a time of change for the ecumenical graduate school on Butler University’s campus.
The Rev. David Mellott comes to the seminary at a time of change for the ecumenical graduate school on Butler University’s campus.
Dan Elsener has served in the role since 2001, and has presided over a period of intense growth for the private Catholic university.
After conducting a national search, the black liberal arts college on Indianapolis’ east side has hired a diversity and inclusion officer at UIndy to replace outgoing leader Eugene White.
Business and political leaders at the annual Engage Indiana event stressed the importance of public and private collaborations in helping improve communities and retain workers.
Birmingham, Alabama-based Education Corp. of America said it was closing campuses in more than 70 locations in 21 states.
The effort, which has been in pilot mode, is expanding by enlisting more corporate partners and schools to beef up the state’s talent pipeline.
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology President Jim Conwell resigned because of a “need to focus on a family health issue that is requiring more of his time and attention,” the school said Wednesday.
A Carmel-based church plans to close on its $1.8 million purchase of the building near Interstate 465 and Michigan Road on November 5.
Valparaiso University and Middle Tennessee State University had approved transferring the struggling law school to the Volunteer State, but higher-education officials objected.
The college will open adjacent to the Marian campus in Indianapolis, but the institutions will study whether it makes sense to expand to other areas of the state. One location that will be studied is Saint Joseph’s closed campus in Rensselaer.
The college will aim to attract students by offering small class sizes and the opportunity to work part-time while attending school at employers who are working in partnership with Marian.
White, a former superintendent of Indianapolis Public Schools, was hired in 2013 to put the university on surer footing. The black liberal arts college on the city’s east side had seen a string of presidents come and go since the retirement of its co-founder in 2007.
Pretty much every school of note, including Indiana University, Purdue University, the University of Notre Dame, Ball State University and Ivy Tech Community College (which offers a well-regarded two-year associate’s degree certified by the National Security Agency) offers advanced education for students interested in cybersecurity.
Ball State University does not plan to change the name of the John H. Schnatter Institute for Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise. Purdue, however, is following the lead of several other colleges that have distanced themselves from the controversial Papa John’s Pizza chain founder.
It was the first time gifts to the university exceeded $400 million in one year. Purdue brought in another $454.5 million for sponsored research, an increase of about $36 million from the prior year.
Parent organization Dream Center Education Holdings said it has been “undergoing an ongoing process of evaluating the viability of certain campus-based programs.”
Indiana higher education officials are aware that the owner of The Art Institute of Indianapolis “may close Art Institute campuses in multiple states.” They are monitoring the situation.
Members of the City-County Council on Monday voted overwhelmingly in favor of appropriating $560,000 to get Indy Achieves off the ground, but they also expressed concern about its ongoing cost amid many city needs.
A lawsuit filed by ITT Educational Services’ bankruptcy trustee seeks $250 million from the firm’s former CEO and board members, whom she alleges were disengaged as the business melted down.
The lawsuit alleges that ITT Educational’s bankruptcy and the closure of its 130-school chain could have been avoided or minimized if the board of directors had fulfilled its duties instead of focusing on keeping former CEO Kevin Modany happy.