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Diversity scholarships decline after legal complaints, federal crackdown

July 7, 2026

College scholarships aimed at students of color, women and others are becoming less common, according to findings from the National Scholarship Providers Association.

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Big changes for NCAA likely to upend scholarship limits, roster sizes

May 29, 2024

Associated Press

Scholarships are not going away in college athletics, but how many there are and which sports they will apply to in coming years are among the many questions stemming from a mammoth antitrust settlement and athlete revenue-sharing plan proposed by the Indianapolis-based NCAA and its five largest conferences.

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IUPUI lands $3.7M grant for cybersecurity degree programs

February 11, 2022 |

Susan Orr

IUPUI is among eight universities to receive the latest round of funding from the National Science Foundation’s CyberCorps Scholarship for Service program, which aims to increase the nation’s supply of trained cybersecurity professionals.

Notre Dame to pay millions under tax reform bill

December 20, 2017

A university spokesman says the sweeping overhaul of the nation’s tax laws that Congress approved Wednesday would cost the university up to $9 million per year.

State push leads thousands to re-enroll in college

June 15, 2017

Officials want to boost Indiana’s college attainment rate from 41 percent to 60 percent by 2025 and think targeting people who have shown an interest in school but never finished may be the fastest way to get there.

Preschool advocates urge ‘aggressive’ action from lukewarm lawmakers

January 6, 2017

Preschool advocates want the Indiana Legislature to spend $50 million a year to expand the state’s pilot program. So far, lawmakers seem cool to that idea.

Advocates launch lobbying effort to expand state preschool

August 12, 2016

Advocates want to see Indiana children from families earning up to at least 200 percent of the federal poverty line have access to high-quality pre-kindergarten programs.

Bill would expand voucher program with mid-year school switch

January 25, 2016

Supporters say the bill would help students who have been expelled or dropped out of school get back on track, while critics contend it’s too broad.

Ballard proposes $50M preschool program as part of crime initiative

July 30, 2014

Mayor Greg Ballard on Wednesday proposed a 5-year program to pay for preschool for 4-year-olds from low-income families. He also floated hiring another 280 police officers. The cost to the average household would be $86 per year.

Study: IU, Purdue rank best in return on investment

November 14, 2013

Big budgets used to rule in college rankings. But that could be changing. A new report from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education is the latest effort among several nationally to score universities on their bang for the buck.

Bill would add rules for Indiana financial aid

March 12, 2013

A bill making its way through Indiana's General Assembly would change the laws governing need-based state financial aid to add more requirements for students.

Indiana liberal arts colleges strategize to survive perfect storm

January 9, 2013

Colleges are experimenting with business models at a time when the ability of students and their families to pay are dropping dramatically, and endowments and scholarship funds remain depressed.

Couple donates $25M for DePauw dining hall, scholarships

October 5, 2012

R. David and Suzanne Hoover, both 1967 graduates of DePauw University, will contribute $9 million to need-based scholarships, with the rest providing the lead gift for Hoover Hall.

Building services staffer endows IUPUI scholarship

November 3, 2011

Employee’s entire estate will go toward university’s goal of raising $1.3 billion.

House committee nixes changes to Indiana scholarships

April 5, 2011

A proposal to tighten requirements for Indiana's popular 21st Century Scholars program for low-income students is in limbo after a legislative committee removed it from a package of revisions to college financial aid programs.

Indiana panel OKs early-graduation scholarship

February 10, 2011

A proposal to give Indiana high school seniors a $3,500 college scholarship if they graduate a year early has cleared its first legislative hurdle.

Indiana’s promised scholarships caught in budget bind

February 6, 2011

The growing popularity of the 21st Century Scholars program and the state’s recession-driven budget bind has state officials looking to tighten up both the academic and financial requirements.

Scholarship bill raises questions about minors on campus

January 26, 2011

As Indiana lawmakers ponder a bill that would give high school students an incentive to graduate early, state university leaders are bracing for the possible impact—an influx of minors onto their campuses.

UIndy rolls out new Lugar Center scholarship program

December 3, 2010

The program will award $10,000 per school year to each of 10 incoming students who attend the annual Richard G. Lugar Symposium for Tomorrow’s Leaders.

State unveils $31M tuition-funding program

July 30, 2009

Gov. Mitch Daniels failed to get the legislature to bite on his plan to lease out the Hoosier
Lottery in order to pay for two-year college scholarships. So he’s now he’s using $31 million in federal stimulus funds
to create a similar program for about 9,000 Hoosiers.

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