Roundup: IRT, ISO reveal season lineups; theatrical name change; dogs at IU
Indiana Repertory Theatre will open season with “Curious Incident.” The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra schedule includes Audra McDonald, Joshua Bell and Renee Fleming.
Indiana University
Articles
Many public universities now using private planes
At Ohio State University, football coach Urban Meyer and members of his family took 11 personal trips last school year at a cost to the university of $120,000. Purdue University flew an alumnus from Rhode Island for $15,000.
Purdue considering new names for Fort Wayne campus
The boards of both universities approved plans in December for splitting up programs starting in July 2018 at what is now Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne.
Daniels calls Trump’s immigration order ‘bad idea,’ urges him to revoke it
The Purdue University president said in a written statement that "if the idea is to strengthen the protection of Americans against terrorism, there are many far better ways to achieve it.”
Realignment at IPFW campus one step closer with trustee OK
Indiana University trustees have voted to approve splitting the Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne campus.
IUPUI to lead $4.8M statewide effort to help minorities obtain STEM degrees
The National Science Foundation awarded the grant to IUPUI, which will work with Indiana University, Ball State University and other institutions.
Philanthropy school races toward $50M fundraising goal
The Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy is in the midst of practicing one of the skills it teaches—fundraising for a capital campaign&mdash.
IU’s new data science degree taps into hot health care market
The new degree blends such disciplines as biostatistics, computer science and informatics to better understand issues related to health care cost and quality.
IU plans two new degrees
Indiana University could offer the nation’s first bachelor’s degree in health data science.
Dental school launches $21.6M expansion project
The school, on the IUPUI campus, broke ground Sept. 23 on the 45,000-square-foot addition. It will house 125 new patient treatment rooms, spread over three floors, that will provide more elbow room for dentists, faculty and patients.
IU School of Dentistry moves ahead on $21M expansion
It’s the first significant addition in four decades to the 136-year-old institution, the only dental school in Indiana.
The Interview Issue: Nasser Paydar
IUPUI Chancellor Nasser Paydar doesn’t just talk about the importance of a diverse campus. He taken action—boosting black enrollment in this year’s freshman class by 44 percent. But he’s concerned about Indianapolis too and recently convened a group of young professionals to talk about the city’s future.
Purdue University reports main campus enrollment record
Purdue's announcement comes after Indiana University reported a record mark of some 43,200 students enrolled at its Bloomington campus for the fall semester.
Indiana University sets new enrollment record
Elsewhere in Indiana, universities are seeing mixed results with their enrollment.
Indiana University freshmen set record GPA, test scores
Data from Indiana University’s enrollment office show that this year’s freshman class might not be the largest, but they could be the smartest.
IU lands record amount of research, philanthropy funds
Indiana University has brought in more money during the previous fiscal year than ever before—nearly $944 million.
HOOSIER BEACON: Herman Wells dedicated his life to IU
Wells sought to internationalize IU, strongly supporting education in foreign languages and cultures. Yet he never forgot that IU is Indiana’s University.
Indiana University to return $440,000 to USAID after audit
The money involved a $65 million agreement between IU and USAID for a medical training facility in Kenya.
IU to hire 40 faculty, spend up to $120M on new initiative
The money will be awarded from IU’s Grand Challenges Program, a new push that is designed to tackle “major and large-scale problems facing humanity” that can only be addressed by multidisciplinary research teams.
IU trustees to consider $53M in upgrades to Memorial Stadium
The plan calls for a more than 66,000-square-foot addition to the football stadium.