Ball State kicks off fundraising drive for sports facilities
The Division I university wants to invest $20 million for new and improved complexes for baseball, basketball, football and golf, among other sports.
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Charges flew after IU-Kokomo chancellor’s sudden exit
When Michael Harris resigned abruptly last September as chancellor of Indiana University’s Kokomo campus, he did not go quietly, according to a series of emails he exchanged with IU administrators.
HETRICK: One-size higher-ed funding formulas do not fit all students
Graduating college in four years isn’t always the ideal scenario.
IU reclaims distinction of owning fastest university computer
The Big Red II supercomputer is capable of operating at a peak rate of 1,000 trillion calculations per second, 25 times faster than the university's original Big Red supercomputer.
Daniels revises Purdue wage-freeze plan amid input
Purdue University administrators earning more than $50,000 will be eligible for merit raises under a change to a plan President Mitch Daniels proposed last month to compensate for a two-year tuition freeze.
Lower tuition OK’d for some illegal immigrants
Persons who entered the country illegally and were attending Indiana public colleges when a state immigration law passed two years ago would again be eligible for in-state tuition rates under a bill approved by the Indiana House.
Pay rises faster at Indiana public universities than national peers
The campus with the highest-paid faculty was Purdue at West Lafayette, where the average salary was $101,000, followed closely by IU-Bloomington, where salaries averaged $98,400.
Applications to Indiana law schools wither
Applications to three of the four law schools in the state are in free fall as prospective students think twice about taking on mountains of debt at a time job prospects are dim.
2 agency heads already leaving Pence administration
The heads of the Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Administration have asked the Indiana Ethics Commission for formal opinions on whether they can accept positions in higher education.
DeVoe gift helps Indiana Wesleyan create business school
The $5 million donation from the family of late Indianapolis businessman James F. DeVoe will help found a new school of business on the university’s Marion campus.
Kelley School launching MBA for midcareer physicians
The idea behind the program, which starts in September, is that doctors can no longer leave the business aspect of their jobs to the finance guys while maintaining their integrity as healers.
Butler lands $10M grant for sciences expansion
Butler University has received a $10 million grant from the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation to help the school expand its sciences efforts, Butler announced Wednesday morning.
Former university chancellor alleges gender bias
The former chancellor of Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne says in a federal lawsuit that the trustees of Purdue University forced him into retirement because former President France Cordova wished to hire more female administrators.
College coaches find way back to hoops after NCAA bans
Of the 44 former men’s basketball coaches given so-called “show-cause” orders since 2000—such as IU’s Kelvin Sampson—at least 25 found other basketball jobs, usually after the orders expired.
Group seeks changes in Purdue discipline policies
The American Association of University Professors has sent a string of letters in the past year criticizing the university's due process and asking university President Mitch Daniels to institute changes to policies they say often make administrators judge and jury.
Schools use IU basketball team as classroom tool
Elementary school teachers in Bloomington are incorporating Indiana University basketball players into their lesson plans, including No. 4 Victor Oladipo. The top-seeded Hoosiers play their opening round NCAA tournament game Friday afternoon.
Company taps sports market with bacteria-stalking chemical
Anderson-based Coeus Technology has invented a chemical that kills dangerous bacteria, including potentially deadly staph, by forming a germ-killing barrier that lasts two weeks to six months.
State ties higher ed funding to results
With fewer state dollars coming with more strings, Indiana’s public universities are altering their strategies in big and small ways to receive as much money as possible from the state.
NCAA titles don’t guarantee windfalls for universities
While supporters of big-time college athletics say basketball championships increase sports revenue, stimulate fundraising and encourage student applications, data compiled by Bloomberg News show that not all of that is true, and there’s no guarantee of a lasting effect.
Purdue moving to trim its federal lobbying costs
Purdue University is planning to trim its federal lobbying costs and downsize its Washington, D.C., office by cutting ties with an outside lobbying firm.