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Curt Cignetti has brought Indiana to national championship game in just 2 years

January 18, 2026 | Associated Press

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.

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Big gifts bring in $472.9M for Hoosier schools, nonprofits in 2025

January 16, 2026 | Mitzi S. Morris / Special to IBJ

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.

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It’s Indiana and Miami in a college-football title matchup that once seemed impossible

January 10, 2026 | Associated Press

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.

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Indiana’s Cignetti and Alabama’s DeBoer reflect on stints as assistants at each other’s schools

December 24, 2025 | Associated Press

The IU coach believes his four seasons working with Nick Saban helped him learn how to prioritize organization, avoid complacency and maintain high standards.

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Wage garnishment for defaulted student loans to resume early next year

December 22, 2025 | The Washington Post

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.

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With $2M gift, UIndy to establish endowed professorship in engineering

December 16, 2025 | Daniel Lee

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.

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Martin University’s abrupt shutdown disrupts student plans, angers alumni

December 11, 2025 | Associated Press

The move to cease operations comes after a tumultuous year for Martin University. The east-side college is Indiana’s only predominantly Black institution.

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Martin University to pause operations

December 9, 2025 | Alex Brown, Inside INdiana Business

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.”

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Butler names Hoosier doctor, military officer as second-in-command

November 20, 2025 | Daniel Lee

The new executive vice president and provost replaces Brooke Barnett, who left Butler in June to become president of Rollins College in Florida.

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Foreign enrollment at US colleges holds steady overall

November 17, 2025 | Associated Press

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.

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Lilly Endowment offers up to $500M to Indiana colleges, universities for AI study, strategies

November 4, 2025 | IBJ Staff

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.

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Former student news adviser sues IU trustees, alleges firing was unconstitutional

October 30, 2025 | Cameron Shaw, The Indiana Lawyer

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.”

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Indiana University and its student paper are at odds on press freedom

October 19, 2025 | The Washington Post

On Thursday, the front page of the Daily Student, which ran online only, was topped with huge letters in red: “CENSORED.”

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Retired IU faculty sue to restore involvement in university government

October 13, 2025 | Maura Johnson, Indiana Lawyer

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.

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Nonprofit law firms could help address Indiana’s lawyer shortage

October 9, 2025 | Maura Johnson, Indiana Lawyer

Students and faculty at the Indiana University Maurer School of Law and Kelley School of Business are testing a nonprofit law firm model that could help serve clients of modest means.

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No new incentive dollars for Indiana colleges, but performance tracking continues

October 8, 2025 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

But under Indiana’s latest budget, no new outcome-based dollars will be distributed until at least the next budget cycle.

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Indiana’s 21st Century Scholars program faces challenges along with growth

October 7, 2025 | Mitzi S. Morris, Chalkbeat Indiana

Backers of the program for students from low-income backgrounds say it can adapt to Indiana’s new emphasis on career and technical education, along with other shifts.

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Indiana’s public universities report fall enrollment gains

October 1, 2025 | Casey Smith, Indiana Capital Chronicle

But international student enrollment dropped more than 14% at Indiana and Purdue universities—the state’s two largest public university systems.

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Butler University unveils $325M fundraising campaign, largest in school history

September 26, 2025 | Daniel Lee

The “Boldly Butler” campaign and accompanying strategic plan aim to transform the Indianapolis campus and broaden Butler’s reach locally and beyond.

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ACLU sues ISU for terminating work-study funding for Pride Center employees

September 15, 2025 | Cameron Shaw, The Indiana Lawyer

Following a U.S. Department of Justice “Best Practices” statement for complying with new federal anti-discrimination laws, the school terminated the work-study funding.

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