Procedural hurdles, delays and the NCAA’s struggle to settle on charges have a multi-year academic scandal at the University of North Carolina crawling through the governing body’s infractions system. In the meantime, the Tar Heels basketball program keeps rolling along.
The Senate Education Committee finished its work for the year Wednesday by killing two bills and passing four, including an amended version of a bill to overhaul the state testing system.
A House education bill knocked by critics as reducing accountability for Indiana voucher schools cleared a Senate committee Wednesday.
The company, which develops student-engagement applications for universities, more than doubled its office space this month by moving operations across Monument Circle, from Circle Tower into the Lacy Building.
The local company considered buying its current home before hitting the drawing board and launching plans to build its own space.
Archie Miller said he wants the Hoosiers to be aggressive on offense, nasty on defense and, of course, win the in-state recruiting battles. He's all for playing Kentucky and maybe Arizona, too.
The Indiana Senate is set to consider a bill that makes the state superintendent of public instruction an official appointed by the governor instead of elected by voters—despite voting against a similar bill earlier this session.
An Indiana Senate committee is set to consider a measure that makes the state superintendent of public instruction a person appointed by the governor instead of elected by voters.
Enrollment in Ball State University’s Teachers College has hit a record high due to demand for analysis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder.
Over six years, the state has spent more than a half billion dollars on vouchers. During that time, Indiana’s program has expanded, giving more students access to vouchers than in any other state—despite mixed evidence from researchers that vouchers help students achieve.
Glass has transformed the culture of IU’s athletic department for the better, IU sources said, but that legacy could be obscured by whom he hires to replace Tom Crean as men’s basketball coach.
The Eli Lilly Federal Credit lost a bundle on loans to ITT Technical Institute students a few years ago. Now the credit union, which adopted the Elements Financial moniker two years ago, may get hit with a lawsuit from the bankruptcy trustee for the now-defunct for-profit school operator.
The university is one of only a few big-time sports schools that still manages its own commercial rights, which generate tens of millions from television and media deals and from companies that want to advertise alongside the Notre Dame brand.
Indiana lawmakers are considering a measure that requires state officials to publicize the percentage of teachers who are union members and, in some cases, inform them that they can get rid of or change that representation.
Imagine a future when solar cells can be sprayed or printed onto the windows of skyscrapers or atop sports utility vehicles—and at prices potentially far cheaper than today’s silicon-based panels. It’s not as far-fetched it sounds.
The university said the frozen costs have helped lead to a decrease of 30 percent in Purdue student borrowing since 2012.
The university said the gift from the R.B. Annis Educational Foundation “will advance the university’s strategy to address Indiana’s increasing demand for skilled engineers and STEM-related professions.”
The museum is expected to close to the public for the $30 million renovation May 14. The target for reopening is the fall semester of 2019.
Chicago-based Rippleshot, co-founded by IU alumnus Yueyu Fu, raised a total of $2.6 million in a funding round in February.
Of the top five contributions from Indianapolis-area donors, four set records as the largest the organization had ever received from an individual.
