West Lafayette is encouraging residents to rent their extra bedrooms to Purdue University students in an effort to curb a major housing shortage while the student population grows. The city council unanimously passed a resolution March 4 meant to...... Read More
West Lafayette will annex about 60 acres of farmland owned by the Purdue Research Foundation. The move aligns with the foundation's plans to develop the land into the Purdue Research Park as office and research space.... Read More
Indiana State University on Thursday announced three finalists being considered to serve as the university's next president. The person selected for the job will succeed Deborah Curtis, who is retiring at the end of the current academic year.... Read More
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is partnering with the Indiana Joint Replacement Institute (IJRI) and Union Health to establish a $30 million outpatient surgery center at the planned Innovation Grove district on the Terre Haute campus.... Read More
The director of public education and CEO at Muncie Community Schools will step down at the end of the academic year. Lee Ann Kwiatkowski is leaving to become vice president of Klipsch Educators College and Innovation in K-12 Education at Marian University.... Read More
Ball State University is extending its enrollment confirmation deadline in response to significant disruptions and delays with the Free Application for Student Aid, the university announced Tuesday. The Muncie university's deadline was pushed to June 1.... Read More
Indiana students will need to put their phones away during class starting next school year, under a new law that requires districts to ban communication devices from classrooms. Senate Enrolled Act 185 bans “any portable wireless device.”... Read More
An IU School of Medicine alumnus and neurosurgeon widely recognized in his field has donated $1 million to help the university recruit a leader in neuroscience innovation. Joseph Maroon, who is now a professor at the University of Pittsburgh, said...... Read More
On its way to the Indiana governor is a broad higher education bill that seeks to make college credits and degrees easier for students to earn. Senate Bill 8, authored by Sen. Jean Leising, R-Oldenburg, will require Indiana College Core courses to be...... Read More
Greater Fort Wayne Inc. on Thursday announced Park Ginder as the new executive director of Grow Allen, an organization focused on student career development. Ginder currently serves as superintendent of Southwest Allen County Schools and will begin...... Read More
Indiana lawmakers have cut a proposal that would have permitted chaplains to work in public schools — part of a compromise on a bill allowing students to leave school for religious instruction at their parents’ request. They returned House Bill 1137 to its...... Read More
A physical therapy provider with clinics throughout Indiana and the U.S. will give nearly $278,000 to Indiana University to establish a host of new scholarships. Atlanta-based PT Solutions is teaming with the IU School of Health & Human Sciences in...... Read More
The renovations come as part of a major renovation plan OK'd by the board last June and funded by the state through capital appropriations in the biannual budget. ... Read More
John Paxson is going back to his University of Notre Dame roots. The three-time NBA champion player and former Notre Dame standout was announced Wednesday as the newest member of the board of directors for Golden Minds.... Read More
Huntington University has received a gift to establish an investment fund in which business students can obtain real-world financial management experience. The gift from the estate of Huntington businessman J.T. Brennan will establish the Forester Acorn Fund.... Read More
The South Bend Regional Chamber of Commerce is among more than two dozen organizations sharing in $5 million in funding from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education to bolster efforts to connect students and schools with employers and...... Read More
Valparaiso University is considering discontinuing nearly 30 academic programs, according to a memo sent to faculty last week. Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Eric Johnson cited low current enrollment as a key reason for the move.... Read More
State senators on Tuesday approved a bill that would define and ban antisemitism at Indiana’s public education institutions despite pushback from many in the state’s Jewish community.... Read More
A University of Notre Dame assistant professor has received funding from a St. Joseph County Health Department initiative to pilot a novel “one-stop shop” of health resources available to new mothers. Yenupini Joyce Adams received $65,000 from...... Read More
Though she's served in the role since last July, Indiana University formally recognized its new chancellor of its southeast campus. Deborah Ford was celebrated with an installation ceremony last Wednesday ahead of the IU Board of Trustees meeting. ... Read More
