Purdue freezes room, board rates for fifth year in a row
Campus housing costs will range from about $2,500 to $9,500 per academic year depending on what kind of facilities students choose.
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Indiana’s online schools fall short but are allowed to carry on
Since their start in 2009, Indiana’s online schools have grown tremendously, and enrollment now tops 11,000. But every online school in the state that tested students in 2016—including four charter schools—received an F grade.
After Kentucky test drive, Eleven Fifty mulls bigger expansion
Eleven Fifty Academy is wrapping up a program in Kentucky that involves teaching former coal miners how to code. Its president is considering replicating the classes elsewhere.
Court revives claims in concussion suit against NCAA, Notre Dame
A state appeals court has ruled that the widow of a former Notre Dame football player can proceed with claims in a lawsuit that said her husband was disabled by and ultimately died from concussion-related head injuries suffered during his college career.
Tech entrepreneur Don Brown donating $30M to IU School of Medicine
The gift is the largest to the IU School of Medicine by an alumnus. The medical school will use the money to establish the Brown Center for Immunotherapy to fight some of the world’s toughest diseases.
USA Funds to shed role as student loan guarantor
The Fishers-based not-for-profit announced Wednesday that it will transfer ownership of two affiliates—United Student Aid Funds and Northwest Education Loan Association—to Madison, Wisconsin-based Great Lakes Higher Education Corp. on Jan. 1.
IU treasurer: School could operate at net loss by 2020
Indiana University is on a trajectory to be operating at a net loss of about $70 million by 2021, the school's treasurer told the board of trustees.
Purdue University employees in flux amid overtime suspension
Purdue University will hold off on raising employees' salaries and changing job classifications in the wake of a last-minute suspension on a federal rule that would have expanded the pool of workers eligible for overtime pay.
Realignment at IPFW campus one step closer with trustee OK
Indiana University trustees have voted to approve splitting the Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne campus.
Ivy Tech tops associate’s degree list—again
Ivy Tech awarded 9,954 associate’s degrees—a 5 percent increase over the previous year and nearly twice as many as the second-highest school on the list of two-year colleges.
UPDATE: NCAA orders Notre Dame to vacate 21 football victories
The school on Tuesday ripped the Indianapolis-based NCAA for its decision to vacate the wins and immediately said it would appeal. It marked the fourth time in history the NCAA has cited Notre Dame for a major rules violation.
Pharmacy grads still finding jobs, but it’s getting tougher
Pharmacy grads used to have their pick of six-figure jobs. But competition stiffened after dozens of new schools opened, sharply increasing the supply of newly minted pharmacists.
Purdue renames chemical engineering school after $20M gift
Purdue University is renaming its School of Chemical Engineering after an alumnus and his wife who donated $20 million to the school.
Marian to capitalize on state scholarship, improve teacher training program
Marian University hopes to attract high-achieving students to its education program by sweetening the pot for those who earn a new state scholarship aimed at retaining teachers in Indiana.
Marian University facing suit over professor’s alleged sexual misconduct
Marian University is facing a lawsuit alleging the school acted with deliberate indifference while one of its professors sexually harassed a male student.
PAC spends big on a local election, but no one quite knows why
A big influx of money is shaking up a school board race in Indianapolis, with tens of thousands of dollars coming from out-of-state school reform advocates.
Ivy Tech president gets better feel for students by teaching class
Drawing on her own life experiences and diverse employment history, Ivy Tech Community College President Sue Ellspermann shared her story with about 20 students during a Student Success class focused on career exploration.
IUPUI to lead $4.8M statewide effort to help minorities obtain STEM degrees
The National Science Foundation awarded the grant to IUPUI, which will work with Indiana University, Ball State University and other institutions.
Indiana Tech Law School to close, citing low enrollment
Of its inaugural class of 2016, just three of 13 people who took the bar exam in Indiana and another state passed.
NCAA to distribute millions for academic performance
The Knight Commission, a watchdog group that promotes reforms in college athletics, said it applauded the NCAA’s decision to reward academic performance with revenue. The commission first called for a similar policy 15 years ago.