A revised revenue-sharing plan from Indianapolis Public Schools to increase the amount of funding affiliated charter schools would receive from a potential tax hike is still inadequate, charter friendly groups say. ... Read More
Columbus-based Cummins will Monday mark the opening of its first Technical Education for Communities location in Indiana. The global program targets technical skills gaps through local vocational educational training.... Read More
Fueling Indiana’s workforce pipeline is becoming more of a team sport for higher education. Partnerships between one-time competitors for students are now becoming more commonplace as they look to produce trained talent for growing high-tech industries. ... Read More
Vincennes University has hired Mark Zimmerman to the role of dean of students. VU says Zimmerman, who most recently served as a master sergeant for the Illinois State Police, brings a variety of experience in higher education to the position.... Read More
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has received a $3.5 million grant from Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. that will allow the school to expand offerings of its AskRose Homework Help program. RHIT says the funding will allow it to add more resources to help middle and high school students, including historically underserved students, with their math and science homework.... Read More
Marian University’s Ancilla College has appointed Dr. Natalie Tucker, current department head of agriculture, as the new MUAC dean of academics. Tucker will succeed current dean of academics, Dr. Gay Lynn Crossley, who will return to the university’s Indianapolis campus to serve in the office of the provost.... Read More
It has no employees, no higher-education accreditation and only about $40,000 in the bank. But a group of physicians and business leaders, many with ties to DePauw University in Greencastle, is quietly drawing up plans to establish a medical school in Indiana with a focus on global health.... Read More
The University of Notre Dame has appointed mechanical engineering researcher Jeffrey Rhoads to the position of vice president for research.... Read More
Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne has named the winners of its annual European Competition for its study abroad program. The college says seven students were selected for scholarships that will allow them to travel to Italy this spring.... Read More
The School of Business at Purdue University has received a major gift. The university announced Tuesday that Raytheon Technologies Corp. (NYSE: RTX) has committed $4 million for a named chair position in the reimagined business school.... Read More
Students in northeast Indiana interested in a nursing career have a new path to take that would help them earn a degree in 13 months. Parkview Health, Indiana Tech and Huntington University have partnered to launch a new accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.... Read More
The Indiana Department of Education is awarding nearly $2.2 million in STEM Integration Grant funds to 48 school districts and charter schools throughout the Hoosier State. The grant will help schools integrate STEM opportunities within the classroom, improving access and support for students.... Read More
A new bill in Indiana would establish accounts for students to pay for career training outside their schools, as part of House Republicans’ campaign to “reinvent” high school and align it more closely to the workforce.... Read More
The University of Southern Indiana has established a partnership with Chengdu Sport University in Chengdu, China, for students studying sport economics and management. The schools aligned curriculum to meet both institutions’ academic standards.... Read More
The IU School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI has a new name. Indiana University says the newly-renamed IU Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering gives its schools in Bloomington and Indianapolis a singular identity.... Read More
The president of Franklin College says the institution is taking steps to be a leader among liberal arts schools in the digital sphere. Kerry Prather says the college is responding to the marketplace by producing tech talent.... Read More
Revisions promised by U.S. News and World Report to how it calculates law school rankings do not appear to have reduced the animosity toward the rankings, with one Indiana professor claiming the changes do nothing to improve the annual evaluation.... Read More
The new president of Purdue University says Indianapolis will be an extension of Purdue's main campus following the planned realignment of the IUPUI campus. Mung Chiang this month began his tenure as the university's 13th president, succeeding Mitch Daniels.... Read More
The University of Notre Dame is collaborating with Ireland-based Accenture (NYSE: ACN), as well as campus and community partners, to develop a holistic approach to health equity data.... Read More
The state's early learning infrastructure is getting a major boost thanks to a $42 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.... Read More
