The University of Southern Indiana is adding to its offerings. The university is introducing a Bachelor of Science in Diagnostic Medical Sonography degree program, as well as three new certification programs.... Read More
A newly-formed nonprofit aims to raise awareness for charitable causes throughout the state in a unique way. Hoosiers For Good Inc. says it will raise funds for Indiana nonprofits by engaging student-athletes from Indiana University who want to use their names, image, and likenesses to shine a spotlight on philanthropic work being done in Hoosier communities. ... Read More
The Global Center for the Development of the Whole Child at the University of Notre Dame has received three grant awards totaling $3.4 million. The university says the grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the LEGO Foundation and USAID will fund its resilient education programming in Haiti.... Read More
A veteran teacher in Hendricks County has launched a new business to help ensure arts are part of a student’s well-rounded education... Read More
An Indianapolis school teacher is helping to build a school in his native country of Senegal and he is getting support from his employer, Indianapolis Public Schools. Massiga Seck, a special education teacher with IPS’s Newcomer Program, wants IPS to be a sister school to the Senegal project.... Read More
The Indiana Department of Workforce Development is launching a Technical Assistance project led by the National Skills Coalition in Washington D.C. The DWD says it is seeking input from essential workers and employers about worker skillsets and training opportunities as part of ongoing efforts to support the skills advancement of Hoosiers.... Read More
After more than three decades with the Indiana University system, including more than six years as chancellor of IUPUI, Nasser Paydar is now retired... Read More
An education proposal that drew criticism for originally placing broad restrictions on teaching about racism and political topics took a major blow Monday when Republican state senators did not advance the bill.... Read More
Bethel University is the recipient of a $1 million gift from the Mely and Rick Rey Foundation. Rick Rey owns Specialty Products and Polymers in Niles, Michigan and is a 1977 Bethel graduate.... Read More
Fort Wayne-based Indiana Tech has announced plans to launch this fall a new bachelor’s degree in mechatronics and robotic engineering. ... Read More
The Wabash Heartland Innovation Network has awarded $157,000 in e-learning funds to Community Schools of Frankfort. WHIN says the grant will substantially increase the district's WiFi capabilities and will help equip its school buses with hotspots.... Read More
Purdue University Global and Ivy Tech Community College have formed a partnership they say will offer more transfer options to students. Beginning next month, the schools say they will begin exchanging and accepting credits for prior learning.... Read More
Two Wabash College professors have been awarded a nearly $470,000 grant from the National Science Foundation. The college says the funding will be used to study the impacts of protein level control on human development and disease.... Read More
A bill that seeks to increase the number of Indiana students who complete the federal college financial aid application advanced to the Indiana House after lawmakers rolled back the measure Monday.... Read More
Earlham College has received a $5.4 million gift from Alan and Peg Kral Scantland, alumni from the class of 1974. The college says the funding will help expand its EPIC Journey program this fall.... Read More
Indiana State University trustee Cynthia Powers and her husband Mamon have donated $150,000 in honor of alumnus and Tuskegee Airman Quentin P. Smith Sr. ISU says the gift establishes the Quentin P. Smith Sr., Endowed Aviation Scholarship.... Read More
NCAA Division I's highest-ranking governing body called for a review Friday of how name, image and likeness compensation policies are impacting recruiting, transfers, academics and the mental health of athletes.... Read More
Indiana State University is projecting 1,800 freshmen this fall, up from 1,433 in 2021. During presentations on student affairs, enrollment and budget, university officials told the ISU Board of Trustees freshman applications are up 42% from last year.... Read More
The Indiana Department of Health is changing its COVID-19 guidance for K-12 schools and childcare programs throughout the state. Among the changes, schools will no longer have to report COVID-19 cases to the state or conduct contact tracing beginning February 23.... Read More
Ivy Tech Community College has established a new School of Entrepreneurship & Innovation. Ivy Tech says the school was launched in partnership with Regional Innovation and Startup Education to offer an Entrepreneurship Certificate program that can be completed in two semesters.... Read More
