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Penn State close to hiring former IU coach Tom Allen as defensive coordinator, sources say
Penn State coach James Franklin is looking for a replacement for Manny Diaz, who spent the last two seasons as defensive coordinator before leaving earlier this month to become head coach at Duke.
Indiana basketball legend George McGinnis dies at 73
McGinnis’ rose from Indianapolis prep star into an unstoppable force in his one and only college season at Indiana University before eventually taking the Indiana Pacers to two ABA titles.
IU names University of Missouri vice chancellor to lead Indianapolis campus
Latha Ramchand was selected following a national search and will oversee more than 400 undergraduate, graduate, certificate and professional programs, growing research focal areas and an evolving urban campus that serves more than 20,000 students.
Mark Montieth: What’s fate got to do with it? Maybe everything for these Indiana sports legends
Fickle fate can lead people almost anywhere.
UPDATE: IU hires James Madison’s Cignetti as new football coach
Curt Cignetti, 62, has spent the past five seasons at James Madison University, which plays in the Sun Belt Conference.
UPDATE: Tom Allen out as IU football coach after Big Ten record buyout
Three consecutive losing seasons and a three-year conference record of 3-24 cost Allen his dream job on Sunday, when the two sides reached a financial settlement of $15.5 million to part ways.
Kinsey Institute faculty, students express confusion, concern over institute’s future
Kinsey Institute supporters say the proposal to move much of the administration of the institute into a not-for-profit is rushed, unnecessary and underdeveloped. Indiana University trustees have delayed a decision on the plan to gather more input.
IU trustees delay decision about Kinsey Institute split
The decision to table a proposal to move much of the administration of the Kinsey Institute into a not-for-profit came after significant faculty and staff pushback, a petition of opposition with nearly 8,000 signatures and a campus protest.
IU trustees to ponder Kinsey Institute spinoff as faculty raise concerns
The potential move is scheduled to be considered at a trustee meeting in Indianapolis and comes after state lawmakers earlier this year banned state funding from going to the sometimes-controversial sexual research entity.
Derek Schultz: Slipping away
Following Saturday’s surprisingly competitive but expected loss in Happy Valley, Allen’s Hoosiers are now 2-21 in Big Ten games over the past three seasons.
Mark Montieth: A word to describe the late Bob Knight? Complex.
He’ll ultimately be remembered for his coaching acumen, of course. His teams featured what for his era was the ultimate brand of basketball. Controlled pace, crisp ball movement, careful shot selection and stout defense.
IU to spend $250M on new life-science institutes in Indy, faculty, labs, research
IU’s newest plans are intended to bolster enrollment and establish Indiana University Indianapolis as one of the country’s premier urban research universities.
IU Kelley School of Business launches co-op program in Indianapolis
The new program is one of several ways that IU Indianapolis is working to increase the number of job-ready graduates in Indianapolis and make higher education more accessible to Hoosiers.
UPDATE: Feds pick Indiana as biotech hub, putting it in running for millions in funding
The technology hub designation makes Indiana eligible to compete against 30 other designated hubs in hopes of landing up to $70 million in federal funding to implement its program.
Indiana University to host academic conference on Taylor Swift
The conference comes one year before Swift brings her immensely popular Eras Tour to Indianapolis for two performances at Lucas Oil Stadium.
IU, Purdue to study impact of READI economic development program
The Indiana READI program has provided funding for more than 360 economic development projects since it was launched in 2021.
Indiana University, Purdue leaders share goals for Indy campuses
During a forum Thursday hosted by the not-for-profit Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute, officials from IU and Purdue emphasized continuing opportunities for collaboration even as both schools create two independent urban campuses in Indianapolis.
With $111M investment, Indiana University betting big on microelectronics
Indiana University is partnering with the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division, to boost the growth of the microelectronics industry in Indiana.
Indiana University Indianapolis to offer automatic admission to IPS students with 3.0 GPA
The major initiative announced Wednesday aims to make higher education more accessible for Indianapolis Public Schools students.