New Jersey-based J.M. Huber Corp. has awarded $500,000 in grants to Project Lead The Way, an education nonprofit headquartered in Indianapolis. The organization says the funding will be used to expand access to STEM curriculum among elementary students.... Read More
If Indianapolis Public Schools declines to change its position about how much potential referendum money to share with charter schools, state legislators might just push the district to reconsider that view.... Read More
Purdue University on Tuesday announced several changes to its leadership team. Among them is Patrick Wolfe, who will become the university's next provost, as well as Karen Plaut, who has been promoted to executive vice president for research.... Read More
Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne and Warsaw has named Deb Pitzer as the dean of the School of Manufacturing, Engineering, and Applied Sciences. The school says Pitzer has worked with Ivy Tech full-time since 2006.... Read More
Manchester University has launched a nationwide search for its next president, succeeding current President Dave McFadden who announced his retirement in October. The 21-person search committee says it anticipates recommending the next president to the board of trustees next spring.... Read More
The faculty senate of Purdue University Northwest is demanding the resignation of Chancellor Thomas Keon after he mocked Asian languages during commencement. The open letter was signed by eight members of the senate's executive committee.... Read More
Ivy Tech Community College has initiated a three-year research study with RAND Corp. to examine the school’s Achieve Your Degree (AYD) program. Launched six years, AYD is a partnership between Ivy Tech and community businesses and institutions to offer employees the opportunity to receive a community college education at minimal up-front cost.... Read More
The University of Notre Dame is donating more than eight tons of surplus food from its 2022 home football season to be repurposed for people in need.... Read More
Indiana University South Bend has received a nearly $340,000 grant from the Indiana Department of Education to cultivate a new generation of teachers. The APR grant helps IUSB collaborate with local high schools to recruit students who have an interest in pursuing careers in education.... Read More
Indianapolis-based technology company VisionThree is partnering with the city of Crawfordsville to launch its first V3CONNECT lab at the Fusion 54 coworking space next month. The VR career lab is part of an $80 million effort announced earlier this year.... Read More
Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded a $675,000 grant to Community-Engaged Alliance, formerly known as Indiana Campus Compact. The organization says the funding will support programs to "prepare college students as the next generation of civic leaders." ... Read More
Purdue University Northwest has named Rachel Clapp-Smith dean of the College of Business. Clapp-Smith, a professor of leadership and academic director of PNW's Leadership Institute, has been serving as interim dean of the College of Business since February.... Read More
The Indiana Department of Education has launched a digital dashboard that provides current and historical data on student performance.... Read More
Purdue University Northwest is receiving $5.9 million in renewed federal funding to support students partaking in one of its TRIO programs, which support first-generation, low-income and underrepresented students.... Read More
Kenzie Academy, an Indianapolis-based technology apprenticeship and coding school founded in 2017, has been acquired by Southern New Hampshire University, SNHU announced Tuesday.... Read More
Manchester University President Dave McFadden says the $20 million expansion of the university's health sciences hub in Fort Wayne is a simple matter of space. Manchester said Monday the project would bring the facility to more than 110,000 square feet.... Read More
Manchester University is investing more than $20 million in its health science hub in Fort Wayne, the university announced Monday. President Dave McFadden said the 32,000-square-foot expansion will meet demand for more space for its healthcare offerings in the city.... Read More
Indiana State University on Friday announced the largest individual donation in the school’s 157-year history after the board of trustees approved the naming of the Bailey College of Engineering and Technology on the Terre Haute campus.... Read More
The Lacy School of Business at Butler University will next month host its annual Crossroads Classic Analytics Challenge. The competition features student teams from four Indiana universities working to solve real-world analytic problems.... Read More
Eleven Fifty Academy, the Indianapolis-based computer coding school that is in financial distress, is negotiating with Indiana Wesleyan University about a potential deal that, among other things, could lead to the university acquiring the coding school’s curriculum.... Read More
