IU trustees approve Bloomington tuition freeze
Tuition increases at IUPUI and IU's five regional campuses will increase by an average of 1.65 percent.
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Anthem offers free college degrees for employees
The Indianapolis-based health insurer announced Tuesday that it will pay upfront the $2,500 annual cost of a business or health care degree from College for America, which provides online programs for adults.
ITT Educational shares soar after surprisingly strong profit
Shares of ITT Educational Services nearly doubled in value Friday morning after the company reported a 2014 profit more than three times higher than analysts expected and said its CEO would stay on for another three months.
Presidents of two Indiana universities stepping down
The presidents of universities in the southwest and northeast part of the state are heading into retirement after more than a decade on the job.
NCAA: Athletes continue improvement in classroom
Academic Progress Rate numbers are showing record highs, but disparity remains between the richest athletic departments and those with limited resources.
Purdue to freeze tuition for fourth consecutive year
Tuition at Purdue's West Lafayette campus will remain at $10,002 for in-state residents and $28,804 for non-residents.
Universities roll out your-way MBAs
Enrollment declines in traditional programs spark specializations for doctors, engineers, lawyers and others.
Ivy Tech offers tuition freeze if students stay enrolled
Ivy Tech is trying to keep more students continuously enrolled because its enrollment has fallen 25 percent in the past three years and because students that stay enrolled are more likely to finish their studies.
IU may freeze in-state tuition at main campus
Tuition at IUPUI and IU's five regional campuses would increase an average of 1.65 percent under a recommendation by President Michael McRobbie.
St. Mary-of-the-Woods College to admit first male undergrads
The private western Indiana liberal arts college open to women only for 175 years will enroll its first male undergraduates on campus this fall.
Brakes put on Ivy Tech construction amid questions
Ivy Tech Community College's construction plans have been put on hold and it will face a state review of its programs over concerns about low graduation rates and declining enrollment.
Purdue to build $8.8 million equine center in Shelbyville
The center, to be located near Indiana Downs, will provide health services to horses and serve as a working laboratory for veterinary school learning and research.
Purdue University trustees to consider fourth tuition freeze
Purdue University officials are considering whether to endorse a tuition freeze for the fourth consecutive year and increase merit pay by 3.5 percent for employees at the West Lafayette campus.
Tensions spawn exodus of IU eye doctors
Since 2008, the Indiana University School of Medicine’s Department of Ophthalmology has seen nine physicians depart—nearly half its clinicians who care for adult patients.
Business, philanthropy leader Danielson dies at 95
Donald “Danny” C. Danielson, named a Living Legend last year for his lifelong contributions to business, education and philanthropy in Indiana, died Thursday morning in his New Castle home at age 95.
Purdue programs moving to Switch development in Fishers
Two Purdue University programs have announced intentions to occupy the second floor of the Fishers Switch development.
$32M student housing project proposed near White River
Annex Student Living LLC wants to build a six-story, 248-unit apartment building along West 10th Street on a four-acre parcel the company has agreed to buy.
New workforce thrust aims to boost Indy tech expertise
Businesses and other employers can anticipate more technologically literate college graduates—and see their existing employees raise their tech game—if a new program pans out.
Corinthian students steered to other schools under investigation
Corinthian Colleges students, whose schools closed this week amid fraud allegations, are being steered by the U.S. Education Department to other for-profit chains also under investigation for similar misbehavior, including Carmel-based ITT Educational.
For-profit college operator Corinthian calls it quits
Corinthian Colleges Inc.—which once competed with the country’s biggest for-profit education companies, including Carmel-based ITT Educational Services—shut down its remaining 28 schools Monday, essentially completing the biggest collapse in U.S. higher education.