Indiana House OKs youth social media bill, college degree cuts
The measure directs state officials to scrutinize and potentially eliminate certain low-wage college degree programs offered at Indiana’s public institutions.
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Indianapolis-based Horizon League names next commissioner
A Valparaiso native, Jill Bodensteiner was named the Nike Division I Executive of the Year by Women Leaders in Sports in 2024.
How Indiana’s push to cut degrees with low earnings impacts colleges and universities
Graduates of bachelor programs must have earnings above those of a typical high school graduate, or around $33,000 in Indiana, for the program to keep operating and to receive federal student loan funding.
More Indiana college degree programs in jeopardy
Indiana lawmakers on Monday revisited a controversial provision in Senate Bill 199 that would require state officials to scrutinize and potentially eliminate certain low-wage college degree programs offered at Indiana’s public institutions.
IU, Purdue campus investments will reshape downtown
Since IUPUI split in July 2024, Indiana University and Purdue University have poured hundreds of millions of dollars into their respective downtown campuses to grow programs and attract students.
Whitten: Football is just one of the areas where IU is excelling
“Applications at IU Bloomington have gone up 60% since I started in 2021,” IU President Pam Whitten said. And the “biggest increase was before we were good at football.”
Curt Cignetti has brought Indiana to national championship game in just 2 years
It has been a winding road for the 64-year-old coach. But he had a pretty clear vision from the jump of what he wanted his future to look like, thanks to an early exposure to the game from a coaches’ point of view.
Big gifts bring in $472.9M for Hoosier schools, nonprofits in 2025
Higher education continues to benefit from both quantity and amount when it comes to Indiana donations, according to data submitted to IBJ. Only two of the 13 gifts of $10 million or more did not go to universities and college.
It’s Indiana and Miami in a college-football title matchup that once seemed impossible
Against the odds, Miami and Indiana have a date in the College Football Playoff final—a first-of-its-kind matchup on Jan. 19 in the second national title game of the expanded-playoff era.
Indiana’s Cignetti and Alabama’s DeBoer reflect on stints as assistants at each other’s schools
The IU coach believes his four seasons working with Nick Saban helped him learn how to prioritize organization, avoid complacency and maintain high standards.
Wage garnishment for defaulted student loans to resume early next year
There were about 5.3 million borrowers who had not made a payment on their federal student loans for at least 360 days as of June 30.
With $2M gift, UIndy to establish endowed professorship in engineering
The R.B. Annis Distinguished Professor of Engineering is the namesake of Hoosier inventor Robert B. Annis, who died in 1999 and is remembered as an expert in magnetics and balancing instruments.
Martin University’s abrupt shutdown disrupts student plans, angers alumni
The move to cease operations comes after a tumultuous year for Martin University. The east-side college is Indiana’s only predominantly Black institution.
Martin University to pause operations
The Indianapolis-based university cited “financial and student enrollment challenges that has the board exploring ways to continue Martin’s mission of providing a quality education to its students.”
Butler names Hoosier doctor, military officer as second-in-command
The new executive vice president and provost replaces Brooke Barnett, who left Butler in June to become president of Rollins College in Florida.
Foreign enrollment at US colleges holds steady overall
Some universities are seeing backslides that have punched big holes in tuition revenue, but overall the falloff is less severe than some industry groups had forecast.
Lilly Endowment offers up to $500M to Indiana colleges, universities for AI study, strategies
The initiative is expected to “support Indiana colleges and universities in their ongoing efforts to address the implications of a rapidly evolving technology in their institutions and the lives of their students,” Lilly Endowment said.
Former student news adviser sues IU trustees, alleges firing was unconstitutional
James Rodenbush’s complaint says he was fired after refusing to “censor the students’ work.” But an IU official wrote that the school has “never attempted to censor editorial content, period.”
Indiana University and its student paper are at odds on press freedom
On Thursday, the front page of the Daily Student, which ran online only, was topped with huge letters in red: “CENSORED.”
Retired IU faculty sue to restore involvement in university government
Recent changes to state law specify that only members of a faculty governance organization who are employed by a state educational institution can vote on pending matters and that these organizations are advisory only.