Purdue seeks OK for $60M football performance complex
The renovated Mollenkopf Athletic Center would house a locker room, players' lounge, meeting rooms, a sports performance training area, a sports medicine facility and coaches' offices.
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Purdue nears deal for income-sharing pilot program
The Purdue Research Foundation and a partner firm are planning a pilot program with 100 to 300 students, who could get tuition funding in exchange for a cut of their future incomes.
IUPUI lures new athletic director from Wright State
Roderick Perry, senior associate director of athletics for Wright State University, will assume his new role with IUPUI on Jan. 1. He succeeds Michael Moore, who held the job for 19 years.
Feds hit ITT Educational with more restrictions
The Obama administration on Monday placed additional restrictions on how ITT Educational Services Inc. uses federal student loans, moving the Carmel-based operator of for-profit colleges one step closer to losing access to federal funds.
Escort: How could Pitino not know of recruit sex parties?
ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” which aired an interview with Katina Powell on Tuesday, said it received confirmation of her story from five former Louisville basketball players and recruits.
Supreme Court could weigh in on student debt battle
The lawsuit asks the court to clarify 1970s-era rules that prevent borrowers from getting rid of education debt in bankruptcy, except in cases in which repaying it would constitute an “undue hardship.”
Purdue to break ground on $8.8M equine center in Shelbyville
The state-of-the-art Centaur Regional Equine Diagnostic and Surgical Center will provide health services to horses and serve as a working laboratory to support the College of Veterinary Medicine.
Appeals court weighing lawsuit filed by ex-IPFW chancellor
An attorney for the former top administrator of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne pressed arguments that a businessman defamed him in a letter shortly before he was forced to retire.
NCAA ex-athletes seek court rematch over no-pay rule
Former National Collegiate Athletic Association student athletes have asked a U.S. appeals court to reconsider its ruling that schools don’t have to pay them beyond covering the cost of their education.
Purdue to become home to Indiana cybersecurity center
The center will be the first hub of the Indiana Information Sharing and Analysis Center in Indianapolis. It is expected to monitor and defend state systems and networks from cyberattacks.
Purdue announces $2 billion fundraising campaign
The goal is to raise the money by the time Purdue celebrates its 150th anniversary on 2019.
Purdue extends Daniels’ contract with bonuses, ‘at risk’ pay boost
Purdue has extended Mitch Daniels’ contract as president through 2020, keeping his base salary at the same level but adding bonuses for years served and increasing potential pay for meeting goals.
Pence boosts school safety spending after drastic cuts
The Indiana governor said Friday that after the recent deadly shooting at a community college in Oregon he would make an additional $3.5 million in safety grants available.
UIndy to offer two engineering degrees in 2016
Students will choose between undergraduate degrees in industrial engineering and software engineering, specialties that are not as widely available in central Indiana.
Louisville campus police reviewing escort allegations
University of Louisville campus police now say they are reviewing allegations that a former men's basketball staffer hired escorts to dance and have sex with recruits and players in a dormitory.
DePauw University starting search for new president
The university in Greencastle said an 18-member committee has been named to work with a national executive search firm to seek a replacement for President Brian Casey.
Lilly Endowment commits $50M to UNCF initiative
The Lilly Endowment has pledged $50 million to the United Negro College Fund to launch the UNCF Career Pathways Initiative—an effort to improve employment rates and wages for African-American college graduates.
Former Louisville escort says she was rebuffed by NCAA
Katina Powell claims she contacted the NCAA alleging sex-related recruiting violations by the University of Louisville basketball program before approaching an Indianapolis publisher about writing a book.
Butler called lone exception to ‘Field of Dreams’ approach
Building or investing in sports facilities in order to boost finances at a university is nearly always a losing play, according to financial experts.
UIndy announces $50 million fundraising effort
The private phase of the "UIndy Starts with You" campaign, which will focus on issues like student opportunities and faculty and academic excellence, has raised $34 million.