Indiana Commissioner for Higher Education Teresa Lubbers says she plans to leave her post next March, following the conclusion of the 2022 legislative session. She has served in the role for more than 12 years and is currently the longest-serving higher education executive officer in the country. Lubbers was chosen by the 14-member commission in […]... Read More
A study conducted by researchers at Earlham College suggests the removal of the Weir Dam in Richmond "should not release significant contamination" into the Whitewater River. The researchers sought to determine if there were...... Read More
Esports is big business and Ball State University is upping its game to prepare the esports workforce of the future. A new, state-of-the-art esports center has opened on the Muncie campus and the univ... Read More
Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College has signed a memorandum of understanding with Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador. The college says the agreement will "promote a partnership for ongoing comm... Read More
The Indiana Department of Education has presented a draft set of dashboard indicators it says will help track school performance in terms of preparing Hoosier students to graduate. The indicators, whi... Read More
Indianapolis-based Strada Education Network has selected Stephen Moret as its next president and chief executive officer. Moret most recently served in the same role at the Virginia Economic Developme... Read More
Nearly 100 high school marching bands from 18 states will descend upon Lucas Oil Stadium beginning Thursday for the 2021 Bands of America Grand National Championships. The championships are returning... Read More
As the nation prepares to celebrate Veteran’s Day Thursday, the Indiana Department of Education has named 35 Purple Star schools. The designation is awarded to schools for their commitment to current... Read More
The Indiana Department of Education is partnering with the University of Indianapolis to strengthen the state’s special education teacher pipeline. The partners say goal is to support educators as the... Read More
Anderson Community Schools and the Anderson Federation of Teachers have reached a tentative collective bargaining agreement. Our partners at The Herald Bulletin report the proposed agreement would giv... Read More
One year after grabbing the nation’s top spot for its online MBA program by business education news website Poets&Quants, the Indiana University Kelley Direct program fell this year. However, it is st... Read More
The executive director of the Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute at Ball State University says the new Menard Training Facility creates a space for students, faculty and members of the community ded... Read More
A new public-private partnership hopes to address a shortage of science, technology, engineering, and math teachers in Indiana by creating a new academy to support and mentor new educators. Butler Uni... Read More
A gift from alumnus Randal Sadler and his wife, Melissa, will enable Earlham College to return men's and women's NCAA Division III tennis to the Richmond campus. The college says it will renovate six... Read More
Ball State University will Monday cut the ribbon on the new Menard Training Facility at its Entrepreneurial Leadership Institute. The university says the facility will help produce the next generation... Read More
The Indiana Department of Education has released results from the spring and summer 2021 IREAD-3 assessment. The results of the test, which is designed to measure the development of foundational readi... Read More
A new economic impact study commissioned by Purdue University Northwest reveals the school adds nearly $750 million in total income annually in the region and supports more than 10,000 direct jobs. Th... Read More
Indiana University will Thursday inaugurate Pamela Whitten as its 19th president. Whitten was named the university's first female president in April and officially began her new role in July.... Read More
Fall enrollment at Indiana's public colleges has declined again statewide, with only Indiana and Purdue universities’ flagship campuses and some Ivy Tech Community College sites reporting gains. The I... Read More
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education has awarded Bloomington-based Regional Opportunity Initiatives an $85,000 grant from its STEM Teacher Recruitment Fund. Vice President Michi McClaine says ROI will use the funding to enhance its STEM Fellows program to include middle school teachers. ROI plans to extend the program to focus on middle school STEM in the fall of […]... Read More
