A controversial Indiana bill that Republican lawmakers contend would increase transparency around school curricula has drawn opposition from dozens of teachers who testified Monday at the Statehouse that the legislation would censor classroom instruction and place unnecessary additional workloads on educators.... Read More
An Indiana University Kelley School of Business professor has received the highest honor presented by the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. Donald Kuratko, who is also executive director of the Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, was awarded the Max S. Wortman/USASBE Lifetime Achievement Award for Entrepreneurship.... Read More
Purdue University has reopened the ground floor of the Purdue Memorial Union, now known as the Atlas Family Marketplace, for the start of the spring semester. The marketplace underwent a $47 million renovation that overhauled the 67,000-square-foot space with 12 dining venues.... Read More
IUPUC is taking the next step to bringing intercollegiate athletics to the school by hiring Zach McClellan as its first-ever athletic director. The school applied for membership into the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics in November, which was moved forward to the next step that includes a visit to campus and facilities.... Read More
Greater Lafayette Commerce says it plans to use a nearly $5 million grant from the Indiana Department of Education to create a new accelerator program. The nonprofit economic and workforce development organization says the program is designed to help students overcome hurdles caused by the pandemic and graduate from high school ready for a career and continued education.... Read More
The Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township will let its 2015 operational referendum expire. The MSD Wayne Board of Education, which finalized the decision at its meeting earlier this week, says the district was facing a number of financial difficulties when it passed the referendum.... Read More
Purdue University Global is partnering with the Kearney Regional Medical Center in Nebraska to offer discounted tuition rates for staff and their families. The university says it is offering 20% tuition reduction for undergraduate programs, 14% reduction for graduate programs and 10% reduction for doctoral programs.... Read More
Franklin College has received a $1.8 million real estate gift from Southpoint Farm LLC. The college says the 29-acre property, which is located near its campus on Forest Road in Franklin, will be a biological field station used for botany and field ecology research by students and faculty.... Read More
Trine University has made changes to its online information systems and organizational leadership degree programs it says will create more transfer options and learning opportunities. The university says its Bachelor of Science in information systems now includes concentrations in management and leadership, healthcare, marketing, cybersecurity, and game design and esports.... Read More
Grace College President Dr. Bill Katip has retired from his role at Grace College & Seminary. The college says Katip will continue in the role of senior advisor through the upcoming transition and the 2022-2023 school year.... Read More
The Indiana Department of Education has released the 2021 state graduation rates. The IDOE says data found that 86.7% of students in the class of 2021 graduated, down one percentage point from the previous year.... Read More
Lafayette-based manufacturer Wabash (NYSE: WNC) has inked a five-year research and development partnership with Purdue University. The company, which produces a variety of trailers, truck bodies and related components, says the goal to accelerate efforts to bring innovative products to market.... Read More
The Indiana Department of Education is awarding more than $35 million in state and federal grant funds to 123 community partners and schools around the state. The IDOE says the funding will support learning in literacy, mathematics and college and career readiness for students in 56 Indiana counties.... Read More
The Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County has awarded more than $475,000 to New Hope for Families. The foundation says the funding will support the nonprofit's Growing New Hope capital campaign.... Read More
A coalition of education-focused organizations, including the Indiana Department of Education, has launched the INLearning Partnership to provide comprehensive professional learning resources for Indiana teachers... Read More
An Indianapolis-based augmented analytics company focused on higher education has secured a $50,000 investment from Flywheel Fund, a capital fund run by The Mill in Bloomington. Invoke Learning says it will use the funding to fuel sales and marketing efforts.... Read More
Indiana University's Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering is teaming up with Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) to launch a program for graduate students. IU says the Salesforce Faculty Fellows program will pair Salesforce executives with faculty and students in the Luddy School's AI Development and Experience Lab, or LAIDEL.... Read More
Indiana Wesleyan University has announced President David Wright plans to retire at the end of the current school, after more than 25 years at the institution in Marion. ... Read More
Ivy Tech Community College has named Dr. Walter McCollum chancellor of the Richmond campus. The United States Air Force veteran will assume his duties on January 31. ... Read More
The Indiana State Board of Education has approved a set of indicators that will be used to measure school performance. The indicators will be incorporated into the Indiana Graduates Prepared to Succeed, or Indiana GPS, dashboard, which was established following the passage of a bill earlier this year by the state legislature.... Read More
