Indiana University opening overseas offices
Indiana University officials are planning to open at least a half-dozen overseas offices to help raise the school's profile around the world.
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Purdue, Indiana State receive U.S. innovation grants
Purdue and Indiana State universities are among 24 colleges and universities receiving grants from the Education Department to foster innovation in college value and efficiency.
Purdue incentive compensation undecided for Daniels
The former Indiana governor's five-year contract with Purdue gives him a $420,000 annual base salary. He can also receive 30 percent more, or $126,000, based on bonuses.
Purdue: More students staying in, finishing school
Purdue says the increased success rates are due largely to efforts at recruiting and providing financial aid for students who are prepared for the school's academic challenges.
Purdue set to dedicate new engineering hall
Purdue University on Friday plans to dedicate a new $39 million engineering building the school hopes can help meet the nation's growing demand for engineers.
Data deluge prompts teacher colleges to extend training after graduation
Rattled by new state teacher ratings, the colleges hope to avoid black eyes, themselves.
Purdue introduces competency degree program
The College of Technology program allows students to progress at their own rate as they demonstrate mastery of specific skills, rather than performance measured only at fixed calendar intervals of classroom time.
Nuvo enters Bloomington market, eyes other college towns
Nuvo has entered a long-abandoned market, Bloomington, and is eyeing other Indiana college towns, particularly Muncie and West Lafayette, for expansion. The alternative free weekly newspaper has been working on the plan for six months.
Purdue still wants ex-chancellor report kept secret
Purdue University is continuing efforts to keep secret a report about the ouster of the Fort Wayne campus chancellor, even though federal and state judges have ruled it isn't protected by attorney-client privilege.
Purdue to mark expansion of Discovery Park
Purdue University is planning a ceremony to mark the opening of a nearly $29 million facility that will consolidate drug research centers at the school, as well as a $16 million expansion of a cancer research center.
LOU’S VIEWS: Contradictions key to ‘bad feminist’ author Roxane Gay
Her harrowing first novel “An Untamed State” and essay collection “Bad Feminist” together send a clear message that the new Purdue University assistant professor is one of Indiana’s leading literary lights.
Purdue balks at use of its brand in panned film
Purdue University officials are asking their legal counsel to look into a new movie that makes frequent references to the school despite its refusal to grant permission to use official trademarks and logos.
Purdue Research, Crane form innovation partnership
The Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center, Purdue Research Foundation and Purdue's Discovery Park have forged a partnership agreement aimed at showcasing their intellectual property and moving their innovations to the public.
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.
IPFW study recommends shift to Indiana University control
Indiana Purdue-Fort Wayne would better serve its region with a shift in governance to Indiana University and a change in the state's funding formula for university campuses, a study released Thursday recommended.
Purdue rolls out 3-year plan for communications majors
Purdue University has developed a three-year bachelor's program for communications students that it says will allow them to save more than $9,000.
Purdue reports big boost in research funding
Purdue University says its researchers obtained $389 million in outside funding in the past year, almost a 22-percent increase from the previous year and just short of a record.
New IU office aims to boost graduation rates
A state Commission for Higher Education report this year found that about 50 percent of students at IU's Bloomington campus were graduating on time, while the regional campuses were at 10 percent or less.
Anderson, Purdue look to create high-tech center
The Purdue Polytechnic Institute being planned in Anderson could have programs for 500 students and hundreds of entrepreneurs.