Gora to retire in June as Ball State president
During Gora’s 10 years leading the university, Ball State raised its academic standards and completed more than $520 million in construction and renovation projects.
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National runners-up come up winners in grad rates
Of the 10 teams that reached the BCS football championship game and the men's and women's basketball Final Four, only one finished with a graduation rate lower than 70 percent in the NCAA's latest report.
Taylor University plans $20M campus center
The plans announced Wednesday call for a building that will more than triple the size of the northeastern Indiana school's current student union in Upland.
ITT tops expectations despite falloff in profit, revenue
ITT Educational Services Inc. said new-student enrollment rose 5.2 percent in the third quarter, to 20,307. However, total student enrollment was down 7 percent from a year ago, to 60,997.
Evansville suburb making pitch for IU medical center
A proposal calls for a medical education center that’s being developed by IU, the University of Evansville, the University of Southern Indiana and Ivy Tech Community College.
State medical institute snares $30M grant from feds
A consortium of Indiana University, Purdue University and University of Notre Dame can operate for another five years with the grant funds.
Ivy Tech trustee resigns over raunchy emails
V. Bruce Walkup resigned Monday night, saying he didn’t want his “actions to overshadow the tremendous work of the faculty, staff and students at Ivy Tech.”
New president says Wabash College staying all-male
The new president of Indiana’s 181-year-old Wabash College expects the school to remain one of three all-male colleges left in the country.
IU puts Bloomington, Indy parking privatization on hold
A university official said a 50-year lease involving the two campuses would probably bring in about $275 million. That's far less than the $483 million deal that Ohio State University got last year.
Simon daughter honors father with $1.5M to IU school of philanthropy
Cynthia Simon Skjodt, the daughter of late shopping mall magnate Melvin Simon, is donating $1.5 million to the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy in honor of her father, the school announced Wednesday morning.
DePauw to revamp music programs with $15M gift
Alumni Judson and Joyce Green earmarked the funds for helping develop professional musicians.
Daniels admits judgment error in think tank speech
Purdue University President Mitch Daniels admitted Thursday he made an error in judgment by delivering a paid speech at a fundraiser for a conservative Minnesota think tank after promising to avoid partisan politics while at the helm of the university.
IU lands $6M contract to manage data network
IU’s Global Research Network Operations Center now handles N-Wave, a nationwide computer network used for transporting research data.
NFL free-agent lawyer sets sights on NCAA
Jeff Kessler, an attorney who helped bring free agency to the National Football League, is about to focus on the unpaid athletes who generate more than $16 billion in college sports television contracts.
Ball State president rewarded with pay raise
Jo Ann Gora is getting a 3.5-percent pay hike months after her salary drew attention when deferred compensation and incentives pushed it to nearly $1 million.
NCAA restoring some of Penn State’s football scholarships
The Indianapolis-based National Collegiate Athletic Association said in a statement Tuesday that the university had made “continued progress toward ensuring athletics integrity” in the aftermath of the Sandusky case.
Purdue set to pay students who’ll study abroad
Fewer than 20 percent of Purdue students participate in international study programs before graduating, and one of university President Mitch Daniels' new initiatives is to increase that to one-third of some 30,000 undergrads.
Butler’s $2.9M grant to create new kind of science museum
The university's Center for Urban Ecology will use the federal money to create sites along six Indianapolis waterways that will educate the public about the city’s water system.
Former IPS chief White takes reins at Martin University
Eugene White will assume the post of interim president after the departure of George Miller, who left just 18 months after accepting the top job.
Purdue advancing $150M in building projects
Purdue University officials are moving ahead with plans for spending about $150 million to renovate several engineering buildings and construct a new classroom and library building in West Lafayette.