HOOSIER BEACON: Herman Wells dedicated his life to IU
Wells sought to internationalize IU, strongly supporting education in foreign languages and cultures. Yet he never forgot that IU is Indiana’s University.
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Rare Knute Rockne auction items could bring a fortune
They sat inside an Indiana safe deposit box for more than two decades—two prized possessions that legendary Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne carried with him when he died in a 1931 plane crash.
Colleges brace for investment losses as scrutiny over tuition mounts
Schools are reducing annual payouts from their endowments as they brace for investment losses. With less money to spend on financial aid, faculty and other costs, colleges may have to search for other revenue.
Bike-share program to expand at Purdue, to cities
Less than a year after it began, a bike-share system at Purdue University is set to expand on campus and to downtown Lafayette. And a pending agreement with West Lafayette could add more bikes within the city.
More buildings set to fall on IUPUI campus
The planned demolitions of the old IUPUI Psychiatric Research Building and the Wishard Helipad site are the next projects sparked by the land swap between IUPUI and Eskenazi Health’s parent.
Indiana University to return $440,000 to USAID after audit
The money involved a $65 million agreement between IU and USAID for a medical training facility in Kenya.
Purdue University launches program to combat student debt
Students who opt to participate in the program, called "Back-a-Boiler," enter into income-share agreements rather than taking out a traditional college loan.
For-profit college watchdog fighting to stay alive
The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, a group that oversees about 900 campuses, is under scrutiny for lax oversight of its schools.
IU to hire 40 faculty, spend up to $120M on new initiative
The money will be awarded from IU’s Grand Challenges Program, a new push that is designed to tackle “major and large-scale problems facing humanity” that can only be addressed by multidisciplinary research teams.
Louisville president resigning amid shakeup at scandal-plagued school
University of Louisville president James Ramsey is stepping down after 14 years in a massive shakeup of school leadership stemming from recent scandals, including one brought to light by an IBJ sister company.
IU trustees to consider $53M in upgrades to Memorial Stadium
The plan calls for a more than 66,000-square-foot addition to the football stadium.
Education department seeks to shut down ITT Educational’s accreditor
Without the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges & Schools, Carmel-based ITT Educational, one of the largest publicly traded for-profit colleges in the country, could lose access to federal funding for student loans.
Grave in central Indiana road turns out to be family plot
A 185-year-old gravesite in the middle of a rural central Indiana road contains the remains of at least seven people, the archaeologist who led an exhumation of the site said Tuesday.
Purdue, Browning partnering on $1.2 billion project
The area, called the Purdue Innovation District, will be developed by the Purdue Research Foundation and Indianapolis-based Browning Investments. Plans call for up to 7 million square feet of new developments.
ITT Educational terminates chief legal officer
ITT Educational Services, the embattled Carmel-based operator of for-profit colleges, has fired its chief administrative and legal officer after less than two years on the job.
College hoops coaches to examine NCAA tournament selection
The National Association of Basketball Coaches announced an ad hoc committee that will work with the Indianapolis-based NCAA to discuss selection, seeding and bracketing processes.
High Alpha Studio launches education-tech startup
ClearScholar Inc. is the first portfolio company High Alpha built from scratch. It plans to make student-engagement software for colleges and universities, starting with Butler University this fall.
Ivy Tech’s new president eyes plan to boost skilled workers
Sue Ellspermann said that aside from working to boost graduation rates, she'll be focusing on what employers need in skilled workers, and work toward a system that prepares students for those jobs.
Brown Mackie to close Indianapolis campus in nationwide retreat
The for-profit educator has struggled with demand at 22 of its 26 locations nationwide. The college also just emerged from deep legal trouble as the result of its recruiting practices.
Notre Dame opens turbomachinery lab expected to create jobs
The University of Notre Dame held an open house Tuesday for its new $36 million off-campus turbomachinery laboratory that officials hope will raise the university's research profile.