NCAA rejects mandatory 2-year commitment to grad transfers
A proposal to require a graduate transfer to count against a team's scholarship total for two years in football and basketball has been rejected by the NCAA.
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Salesforce.org, IU to bring higher ed conference to Indy in 2020
The three-day event at the JW Marriott downtown is expected to bring together more than 2,500 leaders from colleges, universities and technology firms.
IU gets approval for $56M plan to overhaul mold-plagued dorms
The State Budget Committee signed off Wednesday on IU's plan to accelerate the overhaul of the Foster and McNutt complexes.
To slow flow of grad transfers, NCAA could constrain schools
College football and basketball coaches may be less likely to add graduate transfers to their teams under a change being considered by the Indianapolis-based NCAA.
IU’s art, design school to be renamed after $20M gift from Eskenazis
The school will be called the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design following the record donation.
International Business College closing Fort Wayne campus
School officials said they plan to invest in renovations and staffing at the only other International Business College campus, in Indianapolis. They said that campus is growing.
Purdue’s Edwards plans to hire agent, enter NBA draft
In four tournament games, Carsen Edwards averaged 34.8 points, with a range that seemed to have no bounds as he almost carried the Boilermakers to the Final Four.
Holcomb to deliver Ball State commencement address
Gov. Eric Holcomb is set to become the first Indiana governor to deliver a spring commencement speech at Ball State University while in office.
Knight makes first return trip to IU campus since firing
After resisting overtures from the school for nearly two decades, legendary basketball coach Bobby Knight returned Saturday to watch the Hoosiers’ baseball game against Penn State from the press box.
Report: Percentage of college-bound students in Indiana declining
The 2019 College Readiness Report shows that 63% of 2017 graduates went immediately to college, dropping from 64% in 2016 and 65% in 2015.
Lilly Library set for renovation after $10.9M grant from Lilly Endowment
The Lilly Library at Indiana University—home to more than 450,000 rare books, 8.5 million manuscripts and 150,000 sheets of music—hasn’t had a significant interior renovation since it opened in 1960.
Delta Chi fraternity chapter suspended at Indiana University
The suspension became effective Friday and means the fraternity must cease all activities and disband.
Analysis shows growing gap in NCAA basketball tourney payouts
The hoops showcase is the centerpiece of the NCAA’s revenue. And, in recent years, the portion of those funds going to the five most powerful conferences in college sports has increased, according to an AP analysis of more than $3 billion in payments distributed from 1997 to 2018.
Dozen college-scam defendants plead not guilty, while test taker makes deal
Six former college coaches, an athletic director, the head of a tennis academy and two test administrators pleaded not guilty Monday in the U.S. college-admissions scandal.
Study: Graduation rates for men’s NCAA teams trail women’s squads
The study also found a significant but shrinking gap in graduation rates between black and white men's players.
For mastermind of vast college scam, fat fees weren’t enough
The same cutthroat competition and parental anxieties that drive affluent Americans to hire tutors, editors and strategists helped William Rick Singer build a profitable—and highly illegal—business.
College scams with a twist: Rich parents use sports ‘side door’
There’s another type of recruiting fraud occurring at elite institutions, where the money flows the other way, from wealthy families to coaches.
SAT, ACT college test makers defend integrity amid scandal
A college entrance exam policy aimed at helping students with disabilities was exploited to enable cheating in what is being described as the biggest school admissions scandal ever prosecuted by federal authorities, according to court papers made public Tuesday.
Two Indiana law schools slip, one climbs in latest U.S. News rankings
The magazine’s report also found that at least 65 percent of graduates at Indiana’s top three law schools leave with debt, and that the average debt is greater than $90,000.
UPDATE: Parents, coaches, celebrities charged in vast college-entrance scheme
Parents, coaches and test administrators were charged Tuesday in a sweeping criminal conspiracy that sought to help applicants win admission to elite universities including Yale, Stanford, UCLA and Georgetown.