Mounting student loan debt vexing for Indiana
More college degrees wanted, but large borrowing amounts present obstacle.
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HETRICK: Parental responsibility and the high cost of higher ed
I’m old-fashion on this one: It’s parents who choose to bring children into the world.
Indiana panel sets new college degree goals
The resolution looks to increase on-time graduation rates at both two- and four-year campuses and double the number of college graduates produced in the state by 2025. The plan also aims to have 60 percent of Indiana adults with college degrees by 2025.
Daniels approves limits on Indiana college credits
The governor included the measure as part of his final legislative agenda saying that he was concerned that college degrees were becoming too expensive.
Next Purdue chief must cut costs but boost research
The successor to France Cordova, who is stepping down this summer when her contract expires, will have to tip-toe between two almost contradictory demands: Cut costs for students yet spend more to ramp up Purdue’s research enterprise.
HICKS: Value proposition should drive higher ed debate
Even with higher tuition, college students are still flocking to campus. The real problem isn’t increasing costs, but uncertain benefits.
Commission outlines goals for Indiana universities
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education revealed a plan Friday to get more Indiana students college degrees while keeping tuition affordable.
Ivy Tech absorbs avalanche of new students
For the past four years, Ivy Tech Community College has soaked up 60,000 extra students displaced by the recession even though the funding for new staff and facilities has not kept pace. But now Ivy Tech President Tom Snyder says the sponge is waterlogged.
Report: ISU struggling to retain key students
Indiana State University officials concerned about low freshman retention rates, especially among African-American students, are looking at ways to keep more students in college to get their degrees.
University education schools inflate grades, critics charge
Nearly four of five students received A’s in Indiana University education classes in 2010-2011, but education deans at IU and other universities say grading is approached differently than in other schools, such as math.
Purdue, IU rank high in international students
The Institute of International Education says Purdue University has 7,500 international students at its West Lafayette campus, while Indiana University has 5,400 in Bloomington.
Building services staffer endows IUPUI scholarship
Employee’s entire estate will go toward university’s goal of raising $1.3 billion.
Purdue panel wants online input for president hunt
Purdue is opening up the search for a successor to France Cordova through an online survey.
Report: Completion rates woefully low at public colleges
Of every 100 Hoosiers who enter two- or four-year public colleges in Indiana, only 39 graduate, even when given four years to complete a two-year degree and eight years to complete a four-year degree.
Foreign student enrollment hits record at Purdue
The university had 7,934 international students enrolled this month. That’s up 17.3 percent from last year and nearly 45 percent from 2008.
Indiana lawmakers say tuition hikes hard on families
Republican and Democratic budget leaders bemoaned that in-state tuition jumped from an average of 12 percent of Hoosiers' incomes in 2000 to expectations it will account for 19 percent of average income by 2013.
Indiana University system reaches record enrollment
School officials say that 108,041 students enrolled for the first day of fall semester classes at its eight campuses around the state.
Banker appointed chairman of Indiana higher education commission
The commission has drawn national attention for its performance-based funding plans.
Indiana edges toward education guarantees
The state is moving to adopt a system that ensures more high school graduates can perform in college or on the job.
Online education college moving to Indianapolis
American College of Education, once affiliated with DePaul University, is moving its main campus from Chicago to Indianapolis and expects to create up to 40 jobs by 2014. Hiring will begin once the move is complete in August.