Ball State sees sharp drop in teacher candidates
Teaching isn't making the grade as a career path for many students due to a string of recent trends.
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UPDATE: NCAA player graduation rates on the rise
College athletes are graduating at record numbers and with better rates than non-athletes, according to new statistics released Tuesday by the Indianapolis-based NCAA. Critics are balking at the interpretation of those numbers.
TSA chief caught off guard by Anderson University offer
John Pistole says he has a lot to learn as president of the college, having never worked in education.
Taylor University gets $4.26 million donation
A group of Taylor University alumni celebrating their 50-year reunion has donated $4.26 million to the school in eastern Indiana, the largest gift in its history.
Data deluge prompts teacher colleges to extend training after graduation
Rattled by new state teacher ratings, the colleges hope to avoid black eyes, themselves.
Former Butler President Bobby Fong dies at 64
Fong, who presided over a period of enrollment growth and national renown at the Indianapolis university, died Monday morning of natural causes.
Indiana Excise Police arrest 134 in college towns
Police say the arrests occurred over the weekend while officers patrol near college campuses as students return for the start of the new school year.
Daniels clarifies remarks about regional campuses
President Mitch Daniels said Purdue University's regional campuses should conduct research specific to their missions, clarifying recent remarks on the topic in a letter to four Fort Wayne faculty members Monday.
State campaign pushes students to finish college on time
The statewide effort is designed to push more Indiana students to graduate from college on time by completing at least 15 credits each semester.
IUPUI takes control of journalism program
The journalism program on the IUPUI campus will on July 1, for the first time, become managed by IUPUI.
Ivy Tech’s Corporate College picks up steam
The community college’s subsidiary has served 750 companies so far this year and thinks it can double or triple that total in five years.
Can Ball State University keep its vibrancy?
Incoming President Paul W. Ferguson must escape harsh realities to continue the university’s impressive gains.
Ivy Tech to debut new academic model in 2014
Ivy Tech Community College is moving to an automated system to advise students about what classes they need each semester and eliminating their ability to enroll as “undecided.”
UIndy receives $3M to launch MBA for school leaders
The goal of the education MBA programs is to equip school leaders with business-type skills to lead well-funded schools to compete better internationally and to help the impoverished students in urban and rural schools catch up with their suburban peers.
Endowment pledges $63M toward fight against brain drain
The Lilly Endowment will give nearly $63 million in grants to 39 Indiana colleges and universities to boost job prospects for their graduates, pushing the endowment’s anti-brain-drain campaign to $120 million over the past decade.
Study: IU, Purdue rank best in return on investment
Big budgets used to rule in college rankings. But that could be changing. A new report from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education is the latest effort among several nationally to score universities on their bang for the buck.
Record number of foreign students hit U.S., Indiana
Purdue finished second in international enrollment among public universities, with 9,509 students in the 2012-13 academic year. IU finished 13th, with 6,547.
DePauw to revamp music programs with $15M gift
Alumni Judson and Joyce Green earmarked the funds for helping develop professional musicians.
Former IPS chief White takes reins at Martin University
Eugene White will assume the post of interim president after the departure of George Miller, who left just 18 months after accepting the top job.
Daniels’ push to cut costs, create metrics faces skepticism at Purdue
The former governor wants to change the rules of higher education. But first he must convince skeptical professors that his plans aren’t just politics, but actually good for Purdue.