Ball State trustees OK 2-percent tuition hike
The 20,000-student school says the increase approved Thursday is the lowest at Ball State in 37 years.
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Ivy Tech increases tuition more than 8 percent
The trustees of financially strapped Ivy Tech Community College have approved raising tuition by $5 per credit hour each semester for the next two years amid efforts to close a $68 million budget shortfall.
NCAA wins dismissal of lawsuit over Sandusky fine
The lawsuit brought by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett failed to show a violation of federal antitrust law, U.S. District Judge Yvette Kane said in her decision throwing out the case.
Indiana University board approves tuition increase
IU President Michael McRobbie told trustees meeting in Indianapolis that the 1.75-percent hike was the lowest tuition increase possible while ensuring world-class educational opportunities for students
Marian has waiting list for very first medical class
Marian University in Indianapolis has announced it has reached its self-imposed limit of 162 students for the incoming class of its new college of osteopathic medicine. It will be the first medical school to open in Indiana in more than 100 years.
IU summer enrollment flat despite tuition discount
The second year of a 25-percent tuition discount still hasn't boosted summer semester enrollment at Indiana University's main campus.
Deficit threatens one-fourth of Ivy Tech’s sites
Mounting budget woes and the need to deal with a $68 million deficit could force Ivy Tech Community College to close up to a quarter of its school sites around Indiana, school officials said.
Ball State proposing 2-percent tuition increase
The proposed increase will make Ball State's in-state tuition nearly $9,200 for 2013-14 and about $9,300 the following year.
NCAA overhauls bidding for championships
The NCAA is overhauling its event bidding format, and in June will bid out 500 championship events to be played over the next four years.
Sallie Mae expects split to have ‘limited’ effect in Indiana
The student lender wants to separate its education loan management and consumer bank businesses into two publicly traded entities. The firm is a major employer in Indiana, with more than 2,600 employees at offices in Indianapolis, Fishers and Muncie.
New institute aims to attract 100 research scientists to Indiana
The $360 million initiative will be formally launched on Thursday by Gov. Mike Pence, executives of five major life sciences companies and officials of the state’s research universities.
DeLaney vies to unseat incumbent IU trustee
The former chairwoman of the Indiana Democratic Party is running against MaryEllen Kiley Bishop, a former chairwoman of the IU Alumni Association. Both women are Indianapolis attorneys.
Beleaguered former IU-Kokomo chancellor lands new job
Michael Harris, who resigned from IU-Kokomo on Sept. 19, claimed he was the victim of a smear campaign by school administrators.
Group claims Ball State prof teaching creationism
The Freedom From Religion Foundation has filed a formal objection with university officials over an elective honors class called “Boundaries of Science,” which the foundation maintains teaches religion rather than science.
Purdue makes fast progress on tuition freeze
The school is nearly three-fourths of the way to reaching its goal of $40 million in savings or new revenue.
National fraternities face more legal risk after court ruling
An Indiana appeals court ruling regarding the death of a Wabash College freshman may force national fraternities to take more responsibility for misconduct at chapter houses.
Ball State: 5 revoked charter schools lose appeals
Ball State University has closed the books on its January decision to pull its sponsorship of seven academically struggling Indiana charter schools.
Michigan doctor named dean of IU School of Medicine
Dr. Jay Hess was picked to become the 10th dean in the school of medicine’s 110-year history and the first dean in the past five to come from outside IU.
Ball State president among nation’s highest paid
BSU’s Jo Ann Gora was the fifth-highest-paid public college president in the United States during the 2011-12 academic year, according to a new survey released Monday.
IU’s Kelley School of Business getting new dean
Idalene Kesner will be the first woman to lead the school, and one of only a small handful of female business school deans in the United States.