State links university funding to lifting graduation rates
The
Indiana Commission for Higher Education late last month slashed college budgets based on key performance
measures.
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College cuts will favor some schools over others
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education says state colleges and universities should find new ways to be efficient—without
raising tuition—to meet spending cuts ordered by Gov. Mitch Daniels.
Facing cuts, Indiana colleges put everything on table
Universities searching for ways to cut $150 million say they’re looking at all options, including eliminating some sports
or even academic majors.
Lumina awards $831,000 to state chamber, commission
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce and the Indiana Commission for Higher Education announced Monday afternoon that the Lumina Foundation for Education has awarded them $831,000 to help fund an initiative designed to increase the number of college graduates.
State’s college graduation rates bedevil education experts
Just over half of students at state-supported, four-year institutions in Indiana graduate within six years—a tremendous
waste of resources by both students and taxpayers. The number of citizens with bachelor’s degrees is one of the surest
indicators of economic success in a 21st century economy driven less by workers’ hands
and more by their heads.
State colleges waiving application fees this week
Indiana high school seniors who apply for admission this week to 38 colleges and universities in the state won’t have to
pay admission application fees.
Steady as he goes at Purdue’s Krannert School
As Rick Cosier’s tenure as dean of Purdue University’s MBA program nears an end, expect the program to continue turning
out top "Quant Jock" operations managers–people who relentlessly figure out how to manufacture
things better and cheaper.
Brand did more at IU than just fire Bob Knight
Myles Brand was best known as the man who fired Bob Knight and as president of the NCAA, but he left a legacy at Indiana University
much broader than the world of athletics.
Ivy Tech sees 27-percent enrollment jump
Ivy Tech Community College says a record of nearly 110,000 students were enrolled before fall semester classes started this
week.
State education officials urge greater emphasis on two-year degrees
Only one in 12 Hoosiers has an associate’s degree. That’s a big problem because nearly half of all jobs expected
to be offered in the next decade and beyond will be middle-skill jobs—which require at least some post-secondary credential,
like an associate’s degree, but not a four-year bachelor’s degree.
HICKS: As classes begin, students have fresh opportunity
Classes start this week at Ball State University, and other colleges and universities across the country. For many, it is
a bittersweet moment, as parents say goodbye to their now young adults, handing them over to professors and scarily youthful
resident hall assistants for safekeeping.
New higher-ed chief takes aim at dropout rates
Teresa Lubbers became Indiana commissioner for higher education on July 7 after serving 17 years as a Republican state
senator from Indianapolis. She says every Hoosier needs some college-level training. Lubbers got a running start on her new
job, having served as chairwoman of the senate education committee
for years. She also worked frequently at the commission’s downtown offices during May and June—after her predecessor
had
left but before the Legislature returned for a special session to pass a budget. Her new staff dubbed her SenComm.
Franklin College sues like-named competitor over marketing push
Franklin College filed a lawsuit today alleging trademark infringement against Ohio-based Franklin
University, which will open a campus in Castleton this fall. The liberal arts college south of Indianapolis
said the newcomer’s marketing blitz has been too close to Franklin College’s own branding.
Despite what you might think, lawyers are compartatively scarce in Indiana
Only North and South Dakota, Tennessee and Wisconsin have smaller proportions of lawyers within their working populations.
Experts point to the state’s shrinking base of corporate HQs, the exodus of law school graduates, and a less litigious climate
overall.
KINDELSPERGER: Historical advantages of endowments dive with market
Life has changed in higher education and changed very rapidly. The value of most endowments, just like our portfolios and
401(k)s, has plummeted. Today, institutions with the strongest bottom lines are likely to be those with strong management
and business plans that work in today’s economy.
KATTERJOHN: Leaders in education primed for success
There’s reason to believe serious progress is coming, due to the people in leadership positions for the state in three key
areas: the Department of Education, the Commission for Higher Education and Ivy Tech Community College.
Some laid-off workers qualify for lucrative benefits
A little-known federal program provides support for retraining to workers whose employers were hurt by foreign trade. The
Trade Adjustment Assistance Act also offers income replacement and health insurance benefits.
Grads, career-changers surge into teaching
Folks from all sorts of professions are trying on teaching, to survive the recession or to give back to the community. Or
both.
More high schoolers enrolling in college
Fall Creek Academy is among a growing number of high schools that enroll their students to take classes at colleges, earning
credit toward both a high school and a college degree.
College-affordability debate focusing on wrong issues
College affordability has gained a lot of attention over the past few years, but I am not sure that the simple focus on costs
is the right way to think about the
problem.