Butler leaving Horizon League for Atlantic 10
Butler University formally announced its departure from the Horizon League Wednesday. It will begin playing in the Atlantic 10 in the 2013-14 season.
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Performance considered in Indianapolis teacher layoffs
The planned layoff of about 80 teachers by Indianapolis Public Schools will be among the first under a new state law that allows teacher performance to be considered in deciding who will be let go.
IUPUI to close University Place hotel and event center
In a stunning move, IUPUI has decided to close the University Place Conference Center and Hotel on West Michigan Street and will use the space for student housing, dining and classrooms.
Purdue gets $10 million gift for leadership center
Purdue University will use a $10 million anonymous gift to help build a facility dedicated to encouraging student excellence and leadership.
Purdue ends $100M deal with research foundation
Purdue University has ended its dealings with a foundation that pledged a $100 million donation five years ago to help the school find commercial uses for its research.
Reference librarians solve ‘little mysteries’ for patrons
Thirty-one reference librarians at Indianapolis-Marion County’s Central Library downtown, stationed at four buzzing reference desks, provide the personal touch even the best Internet search engine can’t duplicate.
Zionsville might pass on full-day kindergarten funds
Superintendent Scott Robison informally recommended in March that the school system take a pass on the new funding because it still does not fully cover the costs required to expand its kindergarten program from half days to full days.
Broker tied to ISTA insurance woes still tangling with state
David Karandos failed to make fine payments due March 1 and April 1, and Securities Commissioner Chris Naylor has ordered him to appear at a May hearing to make the case why “additional consequences” aren’t warranted.
Profit plummets at ITT Educational, but tops analyst expectations
First-quarter profit and revenue plunged at Carmel-based ITT Educational Services Inc. as enrollment of new students declined for the seventh straight quarter.
IUPUI Honors College goes from dreary to dazzling
Renovation of library space creates academic attraction.
Ball State planning 100-room campus hotel
Ball State University plans to build a $25 million hotel in a building that will also have student-housing space, conference rooms and two restaurants.
IU Health to give $75 million to IU medical researchers
Indiana University Health announced Tuesday that it will give $75 million in additional funding over the next five years to ramp up research at the Indiana University School of Medicine and launch more clinical trials around the state.
Indiana’s Manchester College changing its name
Manchester College in northern Indiana is changing its name to Manchester University this summer. The school is expected to open its new School of Pharmacy in Fort Wayne in August.
Judge taps special prosecutor for Martinsville Schools probe
The exact nature of the probe is not clear. The appointment comes after the school district placed Jeff McGown, a Martinsville second-grade teacher and High School girls tennis coach, on administrative leave last week.
Rose-Hulman names interim president
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology's trustees have named Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer Robert Coons the school's interim president following the death of late President Matt Branam.
Rose-Hulman president dies suddenly
Matt Branam, 58, died Friday morning after being transported from his office to a hospital. The 1979 graduate of the school returned in 2009 to serve as president.
Ball State gives new life to Fountain Square charter
Fountain Square Academy, a charter middle and high school with about 270 students, will remain open after Ball State University decided to grant it a charter to continue operating after this school year.
Ball State leader: Raising faculty pay a hard sell
Ball State University's president is blaming "incredibly unsympathetic" state legislators for the school's low ranking on faculty salaries.
Indiana Tech law school plan receives go-ahead
Indiana Tech officials expect the law school to have 100 students when it opens in the fall of 2013 and grow to about 360 students when it's in full operation. It will be the fifth one in the state.
IPS reform advocates seek school board shakeup
Some proponents of the Mind Trust plan to restructure Indianapolis Public Schools are looking to advance its key principles the old-fashioned way: by electing pro-reform members to the IPS board.