IU Treasurer McCourt slated to become interim CFO
MaryFrances McCourt would replace Neil Theobald, who is leaving IU at the end of the year to become president of Temple University.
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IU researchers help address software security issues
Researchers from Indiana University's Pervasive Technology Institute will serve as collaborating partners on a major grant from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to address vulnerabilities arising during the process of software development.
State universities gird for budget battles
Indiana's higher education leaders are bracing for more tough budget battles as state lawmakers prepare to write Indiana's next two-year budget.
IU online program getting big overhaul
University is opting to open more courses to the masses.
Indiana universities slow to embrace competency-based learning
Western Governors University allows students to complete courses as fast as they want and take as many courses as they want a semester, all for the same per-semester fee. But universities in Indiana believe the style isn’t for everyone.
U.S. colleges look to foreign students to help bottom line
New figures show international enrollment at U.S. colleges and universities grew nearly 6 percent last year, driven by a 23-percent increase from China. Growth is even higher at Midwest schools like Indiana University and Purdue.
Extension keeps Crean under contract for rest of decade
The IU coach's base salary will go from approximately $2.52 million per year to $3.16 million. The deal also includes performance bonuses based on Academic Progress Rate scores, Graduation Success Rate scores and the team's GPA.
Hoosier colleges discover patents aren’t just for faculty anymore
Universities that once focused on faculty inventions now are encouraging students to pursue patents. Last year, 355 Purdue University students filed a patent, a 62-percent jump from 218 student-filed patents the previous year.
Billionaire Cuban to visit Indiana alma mater
Dallas Mavericks owner and billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban will be visiting his alma mater Indiana University for a public talk next week.
IU hires Goldman Sachs to advise on parking leases
The university made the move after its Board of Trustees agreed to study the possibility of a 30- or 50-year lease. Some trustees and faculty representatives have questioned whether it would be a good move.
Sportswriter Moran to lead IU journalism center
The National Sports Journalism Center was launched in Indianapolis in 2009 by former Indianapolis Star editor Tim Franklin. It offers the nation's first master's degree in sports journalism.
IU medical school eyes Evansville expansion
A property housing a closed arena and a new facility on the University of Southern Indiana campus are being considered as options as the Indiana University School of Medicine expands its Evansville program from two years of study to four.
IU leaders question wisdom of parking lease plan
Indiana University leaders said they aren't certain about moving ahead with a proposal to seek a multimillion-dollar payout by turning over parking facilities on the Bloomington and Indianapolis campuses to a private operator.
IU’s tech chief using university’s clout to save millions on software
Universities are the hubs of the world’s knowledge economy, but they typically aren’t the smartest business operators in the world. Brad Wheeler, chief information officer at Indiana University in Bloomington, is working to change that.
IU offers tuition freeze for on-time graduation
Indiana University students who graduate within four years could pay less tuition than those who take longer under a plan unveiled by President Michael McRobbie.
Opposition grows to IU proposal to lease parking
A petition drive is circulating among IU employees who oppose the idea of leasing the university's Bloomington and Indianapolis parking operations to a private operator.
Tempel picked as dean for IU’s new philanthropy school
Gene Tempel, president and CEO of the Indiana University Foundation since 2008, has been appointed the first dean of IU’s new School of Philanthropy, the university announced Friday.
Higher ed commission OKs IU philanthropy school
The university believes its School of Philanthropy will be the first in the world. The school will offer bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees.
IU, Purdue, others see big dip in MBA applications
Applications to the MBA programs at Indiana University and Purdue University fell sharply this year, part of a nationwide trend among many of the nation's largest and most prominent business schools.
HETRICK: Lapsed entrepreneur finds higher education a class act
Early signs show that this teacher, this profession and—most important—these students are going to be just fine.