Daniels to promote online college WGU until taking over Purdue
Gov. Mitch Daniels is still promoting the online college known as Western Governors University just months before he becomes Purdue University's new president.
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Opposition grows to IU proposal to lease parking
A petition drive is circulating among IU employees who oppose the idea of leasing the university's Bloomington and Indianapolis parking operations to a private operator.
DePauw gets $25M for dining hall, scholarships
A Colorado couple who both graduated from DePauw University have donated $25 million to the private liberal arts college to build a new dining hall and to endow need-based scholarships.
Couple donates $25M for DePauw dining hall, scholarships
R. David and Suzanne Hoover, both 1967 graduates of DePauw University, will contribute $9 million to need-based scholarships, with the rest providing the lead gift for Hoover Hall.
Keystone Group picked for Butler mixed-use project
The university chose Keystone over Kite Realty Group and Lauth Property Group to build housing, retail and parking worth up to $45 million.
Tempel picked as dean for IU’s new philanthropy school
Gene Tempel, president and CEO of the Indiana University Foundation since 2008, has been appointed the first dean of IU’s new School of Philanthropy, the university announced Friday.
IU names new public health school in Indianapolis
The Fairbanks Foundation last year gave IU $20 million to help establish the Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health, which evolved from the Department of Public Health in the IU School of Medicine.
HARVEY: Dearth of faculty leading to nurse shortage
The looming shortage of nurses and the faculty to educate nurses threatens Americans’ access to quality health care. As our population ages and health care becomes more extensive and complex, an increasing demand for highly educated nurses persists. This need directly influences the necessity for nursing faculty.
Big names competing for Butler project
Butler University is finalizing plans for a mixed-use parking garage project near Clowes Hall that would include neighborhood retail and housing and might cost as much as $45 million.
Indiana schools chief wants district accountability
The accountability measures that have been introduced for individual Indiana schools should be extended to entire school districts, Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett said Tuesday night in his State of Education speech.
Judge throws out Indiana teacher contract forms
A judge has ruled that a standard teacher contract form that would have allowed Indiana school districts to change the hours or days that teachers work without adjusting their pay is illegal.
Locally based Synovia merging to create new company
Synovia and Everyday Solutions Inc. in Massachusetts are combining to form Synovia Solutions, which will be based in Indianapolis. Both companies provide GPS-driven products to help manage school transportation services.
Daniels tackles skeptics, prepares for Purdue job
Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is meeting skeptics head-on as he educates himself about the challenges he'll face as the next president of Purdue University.
Charity watchdogs at odds with IUPUI professor
IUPUI economics professor Richard Steinberg stands by his philanthropic theory, despite seeing his fundraising principles speared by a charity watchdog group and then by a cable news network. At issue is his belief that charities are justified in spending heavily on fundraising, because doing so positions them for long-term success.
Ivy Tech battles enrollment dip by promoting its lower tuition
This summer, Ivy Tech Community College rolled out a nearly $1 million marketing campaign that stressed the school’s affordability versus other higher education options. The message appears to have hit home. What looked like an impending 15-percent reduction in fall enrollment ended up at just under 5 percent.
Indiana Supreme Court to hear voucher arguments
The Indiana Supreme Court will decide whether the nation's largest school voucher program violates the state constitution.
Fort Wayne school district surges by IPS in enrollment
Enrollment in Fort Wayne Community Schools is projected to surpass enrollment in Indianapolis Public Schools, making it Indiana's largest school district.
Space issues grow at Johnson County work-release site
A program that allows dozens of convicted offenders to work while completing their prison sentences could be expanded, but it needs a new building and faces a limited budget.
Big-time college sports leadership still a man’s world
Forty years after the U.S. government’s Title IX law required equal athletic opportunities for men and women, just four women are in charge at the 120 sports departments in NCAA football’s top tier.
Higher ed commission OKs IU philanthropy school
The university believes its School of Philanthropy will be the first in the world. The school will offer bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees.