Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training is being overhauled for IU Health's 20,000 frontline caregivers in Indiana. IU Health team members will now be trained once a quarter through online simulations and hands-on practice using mannequins....

The Jennings County School Corp. will Thursday break ground on a more than $4.5 million addition to Jennings County High School. The 24,000-square-foot facility will be dedicated to the district's wrestling program. 

Indiana University broke ground Wednesday on the new 40,000-square-foot Ferguson International Center, which the university says will serve as the hub of international engagement. It’s funded in part by a $5 million gift from IU alumni Steve and...

The Indiana State Board of Education has approved the A-F letter grades earned by public schools for the 2018-19 school year. The grades take into account the “hold harmless” legislation signed by Governor Eric Holcomb last month. The measure...

The DePauw University Board of Trustees has voted unanimously to appoint a vice chancellor at Washington University in St. Louis as the next president of DePauw. Lori White will succeed D. Mark McCoy, who held the post since 2016. White takes the helm...

Thousands of students in three states will benefit from SAE International's "A World In Motion" program, which provides STEM education to classrooms.

As part of the Indiana University Bicentennial, the Musical Arts Center auditorium at the Jacobs School of Music will be refurbished for the first time this summer. The 1971-built facility is the home to IU Opera and Ballet Theater along with dozens...

Earlham College has announced plans to launch three new academic programs this fall which the school says will prepare graduates for in-demand jobs in growing industries. Beginning in fall 2020, students at the institution in Richmond will be able to...

State leaders are urging Hoosier high school students to apply for the 2020 Governor's STEM team. Governor Eric Holcomb, Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick and State Treasurer Kelly Mitchell have joined together to spur the....

An interim emergency manager for the Gary Community School Corp. is in place, following the recent and unexpected departure of Peter Morikis, who held the position for 18 months. The school corporation says former East Chicago Schools Superintendent...

BP America Inc. (NYSE: BP), which employs approximately 1,800 workers at its oil refinery in Whiting, is underwriting a scholarship for engineering students who attend Purdue University Northwest. PNW announced the establishment of the BP scholarship...

A first-of-its-kind pilot program will allow some Purdue University Global graduates to participate virtually in commencement ceremonies. Over 400 students will be involved in graduation ceremonies in Los Angeles on February 27, but 75 others will don Pur

The man who won the "Greatest of All Time" title on the long-running television game show Jeopardy! will be in Indiana on Tuesday. Ken Jennings will speak at DePauw University as part of the Timothy and Sharon Ubben Lecture Series.

The Franklin College Board of Trustees has suspended its search for a new president and named Kerry Prather to the role. Prather has been serving as acting president since January, when the board fired former president Thomas Minar amid...

Ball State University and the George and Frances Ball Foundation have teamed up to create an endowed scholarship program to help undergraduate students from Indiana with financial aid.

Purdue University has announced an innovative program that will help Indiana high school students earn up to a year’s worth of college credit for free through a vast digital library of college courses, saving the students and their families thousands...

Purdue University President Mitch Daniels is set to announce Tuesday morning what the university calls a “new cost-saving initiative for Indiana families.” While the institution is not revealing many details ahead of the announcement, it does say the...

Construction on Purdue University’s new $20 million facilities for the bands and orchestra programs won’t begin until September, but it has a name: Marc and Sharon Hagle Hall. President Mitch Daniels on Saturday announced the name during an annual...

Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded a $15 million, three-year grant to the nonprofit Early Learning Indiana. The organization’s mission is to increase access to high-quality early childhood education across the state, regardless of a...

Tuition at Purdue University's West Lafayette campus will continue at the current rate through the 2021-2022 school year, which will mark the ninth straight year of tuition stability.

The lone public school system in Crawford County will now offer telehealth services to its over 1,500 students. The county's five schools serve the largest geographical footprint of any public school system in the state....

Governor Eric Holcomb has signed legislation to hold schools harmless for the 2019 and 2020 ILEARN exam results. The bill would prevent the test results from negatively affecting schools' accountability grades and teacher evaluations. The move for the...

Preliminary approval has been given by the Indianapolis Public Library Board to close the Fountain Square Branch in May, with services relocated to the new West Perry Branch set to open in 2021. The branch, at 1066 Virginia Avenue, has been...

The Indiana Commission for Higher Education has unveiled its fourth strategic plan. During her State of Higher Education address Tuesday, Commissioner Teresa Lubbers said the plan, Reaching Higher in a State of Change, provides the vision for the...

Purdue University Fort Wayne and Ivy Tech Fort Wayne have worked together to establish the Titan to Mastodon Connection, a new dual-enrollment program.

Girls Inc. of Greater Indianapolis will this evening celebrate its 50th anniversary. The organization, which aims to help the development of girls from age 6-18, first opened its doors in October of 1959 and will mark the milestone with an...

Illinois-based Durham School Services has detailed plans to lay off more than 500 employees in Indianapolis. In a notice to the state, the company says the layoffs are due to the loss of its contract to provide transportation services for...

Valparaiso University has received what it calls the single largest gift for student scholarships in the school’s 161-year history. Valpo says anonymous donors have given the university a $15 million deferred gift commitment.
University President...

A nationwide program honoring young people who volunteer has named Indiana's top two volunteers and several finalists. Emily Graves, 17, of LaPorte and Margaret Dimmett, 13, of Zionsville were named the top volunteers......

Vincennes-based Good Samaritan has been chosen to participate in the largest international clinical study to date, Magnet4Europe.

Indiana University's Ostrom Workshop in Bloomington has named Scott Shackelford executive director. Shackelford has served as the workshop's acting director since August and is currently director of the Ostrom Workshop Program on Cybersecurity and...

Indianapolis-based Purdue Polytechnic High School says it still intends to place a school in South Bend, even though the public school system will not be a part of it. The South Bend Community School Corp. Board of Trustees this week voted unanimously...

Purdue Professor John Sheffield has discussed the role of hydrogen as a means for a sustainable energy future with students and colleagues, and now he'll have a difference audience this week: Pope Francis.

The new Quantum Science and Engineering Center on the Indiana University Bloomington campus will study possibilities created by quantum theory, focusing on quantum entanglement.

The Indiana University Kelley School of Business has received a $16 million gift from the Brian and Sheila Jellison Family Foundation. The university says the gift aims to support free enterprise, financial literacy and lifelong learning.

Indiana University’s Center for Rural Engagement is partnering with Washington County to connect faculty and students with quality of life initiatives in the communities. The Sustaining Hoosier Communities program uses resources from the university

Traders Point Christian Schools in Whitestown has announced plans to build a new junior high school, investing $1.5 million. TPCS says it intends to break ground in late February on the 14,000-square-foot facility, which will connect to the current...

Four finalists being considered as the next Indiana University Northwest chancellor will, starting Monday, meet with campus groups. Three are from university systems outside of Indiana and while is an internal candidate. The successful candidate will...

Purdue University Fort Wayne students will soon be able to enroll in classes concentrating on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Current students expressed interest in the concentrations, which will be integrated into a four-year program with physics courses.

Junior Achievement of Central Indiana has been awarded two grants through the Lilly Endowment's latest round of contributions to charitable organizations.

A new survey out says nearly nine out of every 10 Hoosiers values education beyond high school. But with one major caveat: Cost. The average college graduate in Indiana leaves school with $29,000 in student loan debt. A high price for higher education.

Indianapolis-based Lumina Foundation, in conjunction with The Kresge Foundation, has designated northeast Indiana a talent hub and awarded the region a $125,000 grant to help it increase educational opportunities. To receive that designation, the...

An expanded and improved wildlife lab is coming to Purdue University's Department of Forestry and Natural Resources in the spring.

A business incubator at the University of Notre Dame doubled in 2019 the number of startup businesses it helped launch in all of 2017 and 2018. The IDEA Center says 32 young companies were put in motion last year, bringing the total number of startups...

The Indiana Rural School Clinic Network says Green County is now the first Indiana county to offer telemedicine at all of its public school districts. Officials cut the ribbon today on new telehealth school clinics at...

Students at Purdue Polytechnic Institute have a new high-level flight simulator to use in the School of Aviation and Transportation Technology.

A gift from one Indiana University alumna is going to help restore a historic building on the Bloomington Campus. Gayle Cook, a historical preservationist, has donated $500,000 to fund renovations to Maxwell Hall which will house the new...

Seniors at Gibson County high schools will get a chance to earn money and learn a trade starting next school year through a new initiative at the Toyota automotive factory in Princeton. Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana has announced a $1 million...

Indiana University will Monday dedicate its new artificial intelligence supercomputer as part of the university's bicentennial celebration. IU acquired the supercomputer, now known as Big Red 200, last summer to replace its existing system, which...

The vice president of intercollegiate athletics at the University of Indianapolis will retire at the end of the academic year following a 45-year career at the school. Sue Willey has spent the last 17 years as the university's athletic director and...

The chancellor of WGU Indiana says a new initiative from the university will help students find ways to do more with the degree they earn. WGU is partnering with Idaho-based labor market analytics firm Emsi to connect the skills and competencies...

The new career and employer connections initiative by Ivy Tech has received new funding in the form of a grant from the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation.

The State Board of Education on Wednesday voted 6-2 to return control of Donnan Elementary and Middle School, Manual High School and Howe High School to Indianapolis Public Schools. The board had voted in December to deny the nonprofit...

Vincennes University is expanding its global reach with the signing of an articulation agreement with Nanjing Technical Vocation College in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
The agreement, signed this week, allows Nanjing students to pursue a baccalaureate...

Nursing School Almanac has released a ranking of the 100 best public nursing schools in the country, and three Indiana schools are among them. The Almanac's research team compiled data on over 3,000 schools and campuses, including...

Undergraduate students applying for fall 2020 classes at Saint-Mary-of-the-Woods College will be the first to experience a fully test-optional admissions process.

The Indiana University Kelley School of Business is No. 1 for best online MBA programs in the country, according to a new ranking from U.S. News and World Report.
It’s tied with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for that distinction. The...

Bedford-based Radius Indiana and Eleven Fifty Academy, headquartered in Fishers, have announced a joint effort to increase cybersecurity training in southwest Indiana.
Non-profit Eleven Fifty Academy will begin offering its cybersecurity courses at...

The Indiana House and Senate each passed bills Monday to hold schools harmless for the 2019 and 2020 ILEARN exam results. The bills would prevent the test results from negatively affecting schools' accountability grades and teacher evaluations.

The Franklin College Board of Trustees has terminated President Thomas Minar following allegations of what it calls a "deeply disturbing incident." The school says Minar was arrested in Wisconsin over the weekend for...

Wabash College in Crawfordsville has announced it is launching an Army ROTC program in partnership with Purdue University. The college says it will provide up to three scholarships for entering Wabash freshmen who are chosen by the Army to participate...

Indiana Senate Democratic Caucus members have announced plans to address teacher salaries this year. Two proposals have been put together by Senate Democratic Leader Tim Lanane (D-Anderson), Senate Democratic Chair Karen Tallian (D-Ogden Dunes...

With a growing risk of cybersecurity threats, Vincennes University and Fishers-based Eleven Fifty Academy hope to address a growing need for cybersecurity talent. The two organizations have announced a joint effort to develop the talent base in...

Trine University in Angola says it will be launching what it calls the first Montessori teacher education degree program in the state of Indiana. The university says Trine’s program is one of only a few undergraduate programs in the nation offered at...

A top researcher at the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis is leaving. Anantha Shekhar, associate vice president of research and university clinical affairs, has been named the senior vice chancellor for the health sciences at...

Signature School held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday to commemorate the opening of the Robert L. Koch II Center for the Arts and Sciences in Evansville.

DePauw University has named offensive coordinator Brett Dietz as the Tigers new head football coach. Dietz has served in the position since 2010 and will now lead the Tigers after Bill Lynch announced his retirement in November.

The state of Indiana saw a slight decrease in the percentage of high school students who graduated last year. The Indiana Department of Education has released the 2019 state graduation rate that shows 87.29% of students graduated in 2019. In 2018...

A program to train nursing home staff in advance care planning for residents with Alzheimer's disease is expanding to over 170 locations across the country. The pilot program was a success at the Regenstrief Institute in Indianapolis and was led by...

University of Evansville head men’s basketball coach Walter McCarty has been placed on administrative leave amid a Title IX investigation, the school announced.
McCarty is being investigated for alleged violations of the university’s Title IX policy.

The College of Veterinary Medicine at Purdue University is getting a boost for its mobile surgery unit. The Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust in Indianapolis has awarded the school a $150,000 grant for its Priority 4 Paws shelter medicine program.

The State Budget Committee has approved the release of funds for Indiana State University's Dreiser Hall renovation project.

Indianapolis-based EdChoice has announced the former owner of Klipsch Audio Technologies as the new chair of its board of directors. Fred Klipsch has been an EdChoice board member since 2011 and takes over for the founder of Overstock.com...

The Indiana Office of Technology has become the first state agency to be certified to off a State Earn and Learn program. The designation comes from the state's Office of Word-Based Learning and Apprenticeship, which aims to help skill-up the...

Three universities in the Hoosier State made the list of Bloomberg Businessweek magazine’s Best “B-Schools” to get an MBA; No. 25 Indiana University, No. 28 the University of Notre Dame and No. 78 Purdue University.
The ranking is based on four...

The Purdue Polytechnic High School is making plans to open its third campus, and the first outside of Marion county, now that the Indiana Charter School Board has approved the project. PPHS said it intends to open the new STEM-focused school in South...

The University of Notre Dame has received a $25 million gift from an alumnus to establish the Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society. Notre Dame says the institute will focus on emerging trends in data science and business analytics.

Indianapolis-based 1st Maker Space LLC is helping schools push innovative thinking to a new level by creating specific areas where students can gather to create, discover and innovate for 21st century learning.
The company, now in its fifth year...

Trine University will use a $200,000 pledge from the Wilson Foundation to expand health science programs in Fort Wayne.

Ivy Tech gifts South Instructional Building to Muncie Schools to be used to expand the Muncie Area Career Center and to offers students expanded opportunities.

The University of Evansville has strengthened its partnership with the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation's Medical Professions Academy to offer scholarships to students. Students who successfully complete the MPA program, and who are admitted to U

A new initiative from Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. aims to help the state's higher education institutions improve their effectiveness and sustainability. Charting the Future for Indiana's Colleges and Universities, the organization says, to...

Several Hoosier cities are included in WalletHub's list of 2020's Best College Towns & Cities in America. The website says the rankings were determined by comparing more than 400 cities of varying sizes based on more than 30 indicators of...

Students who intend to apply to any Indiana University campus might not have to fret over their scores from ACT or SAT exams. The IU Board of Trustees on Friday approved a change in policy allowing the schools to opt-out of using the standardized test...

Bethel University to add esports team in the fall of 2020.

The Indiana Department of Education has awarded nearly $300,000 in grants, allowing ten elementary schools to continue their Dual Language Immersion Programs. The DLI program is an instructional model that begins in either kindergarten or first grade.

A charter school in Indianapolis is using data on visits to the school nurse to improve student academic performance. Paramount Schools of Excellence, which has three campuses on the city's east side, found students who visited the school nurse more...

Purdue’s College of Agriculture has launched a new online graduate certificate for students who want to explore spatial data science. That field allows for deeper analysis of data, helping the user to uncover hidden patterns and improve predictive...

A group of Valparaiso University alumni has sent an open letter to university leadership regarding the decision to cut the school's men's soccer program. The authors say they and other current and former student-athletes, coaches, and supporters are...

Hamilton County has been named as the state’s fourth 21 Century Talent Region.

SMWC to add men's basketball to the school's roster of varsity sports.

Christel House Indianapolis is looking to relocate two of its educational institutions on the city's south side. The nonprofit says it is negotiating with Indianapolis Public Schools to move Christel House Academy South and the...

Purdue University Fort Wayne is working to expand a partnership with the Fort Wayne Sister Cities International Inc. The partners have signed a memorandum of understanding to form a consortium of universities located in Fort Wayne's...

Manchester University says it is adjusting its course offerings to better suit enrollment trends. Public relations, economics, physics, engineering science, modern languages and secondary education mathematics will be the first majors to phase out.

TechPoint, Indiana's technology initiative, has opened the application process for its Sales Bootcamp, an intensive program for career changers seeking a position in tech sales. The nonprofit says the four-year-old program has a job placement rate of 90%.

University of Evansville announces Nancy McFadin Mueller Chair in Nursing Fund.

The state of Indiana has launched a new initiative to help adults, who didn’t graduate high school, earn a diploma. The Indiana Workforce Diploma Program also helps the students earn certain skilled trade certification for free.

Project Lead The Way partners with Amazon's AWS Educate to provide computer science education.

Purdue University Northwest secures NSF grant for Research Experience for Teachers site.

Trine University receives pledge to help with facility expansion.

The Indiana Department of Education has announced the recipients of the 2018-2019 Title I Distinguished Schools Award.

The University of Evansville has announced the completion of the sale of its radio station, WUEV, to WAY-FM. The Federal Communications Commission has approved the transfer of the 91.5 radio broadcast frequency and programming has already been switched...

Marian University adding a fourth doctorate program.

Purdue University is celebrating a milestone for its Back a Boiler income share agreement program.

Butler University in Indianapolis is the latest Hoosier institution to bring esports to its campus. The university is creating a dedicated gaming space that will be available to not just students, but gamers throughout Indianapolis as well.

The Smithsonian Institute and Indiana Humanities bring rural America exhibit to Hoosier towns.

Valparaiso University is discontinuing its men’s soccer and men’s tennis programs.

University of Indianapolis introduces new live mascot.

The Indianapolis-based Simon Youth Foundation is celebrating its 20th anniversary. The nonprofit, which helps at-risk students graduate high school, last week passed the 20,000 mark for graduates from its approximately three dozen...

A former Indiana University student and his wife have donated $1 million to benefit veteran and military-connected students. Larry and Brenda McDaniel's gift will create a more permanent space for those students on the Bloomington campus. Larry McDaniel attended IU Bloomington after serving in the U.S. Navy and graduated in 1976 before a career with Marathon Petroleum. He returned last year on a campus visit with his granddaughter, which gave him inspiration. 

A gift from an Illinois couple will allow the University of Notre Dame to endow an associate provost for innovation position. John and Cathy Martin contributed $5 million to allow Vice President Bryan Ritchie to also hold the title of John and Cathy Martin Associate Provost for Innovation.  

The Bethel University Board of Trustees has approved a new $3.9 million campus athletic training facility. Construction is set to begin in the spring and be done by end the of 2020. Funding for the facility was fueled by Bethel's GROW campaign, with $284,000 still being sought for equipment and furniture.  

MUNCIE, Ind. – Students with an entrepreneurial spirit don’t have to leave Indiana to get an education to help them pursue that business drive.  The Princeton Review ranks two in-state universities on its list of Top 50 Undergraduate Schools for Entrepreneurship Studies for 2020.  Ball State University ranks at No. 25 and Purdue University comes in at No. 50. 

MUNCIE, Ind. -- The Muncie-based Ball Brothers Foundation has approved grants for two endowments related to Muncie Community Schools. The funding will support the Director of Public Education/Chief Executive Officer position with the school...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Ivy Tech Community College’s Fort Wayne Campus will today host an Apprenticeship Fair during National Apprenticeship Week. Attendees can watch live demonstrations on skilled trades, meet industry representatives and learn how to become an apprentice.

Indiana State Superintendent Dr. Jennifer McCormick is releasing her 2020 legislative priorities for the Indiana Department of Education. Focus areas include student learning, school improvement and operational effectiveness.

College Consensus has released its ranking of the "Best Online MBA Programs by State."  The Romain College of Business at the University of Southern Indiana, Ball State University’s Miller College of Business and the Doermer School of Business at Purdue University Fort Wayne took the top three spots for the Hoosier state. 

INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indianapolis Public Schools Board of School Commissioners has approved what it says is the largest teacher pay increase in the district's history. The board approved two, two-year contracts which covers not only teachers, but also service workers such as custodians, and food service and transportation employees.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue University has unveiled a "Degree in 3" program intended to get aviation students in the air sooner to help alleviate a global pilot shortage. The Purdue Polytechnic Institute degree also includes new simulator technology and is expected to save students up to $30,000 in tuition and expenses. 

Indiana Wesleyan University is launching an accredited Master of Social Work program at the IWU-Marion campus. Officials say IWU is the only Council for Christian Colleges & Universities school in the state with an accredited residential MSW program. 

A $1.45 million renovation project officially opened last week as the Whelan Innovation Center. Our partners at The Times of Northwest Indiana report the center, which was funded through the support of community donors and the Gary Diocese, will house the new Bishop Noll Institute STREAM Lab.

The University of Southern Indiana Board of Trustees has approved a new Master degree in the College of Liberal Arts beginning next year. The Master of Arts in Criminal Justice program now moves to the Indiana Commission for Higher Education for approval. 

Purdue University Fort Wayne is partnering with Michigan-based Macomb Community College.  The agreement will allow Macomb students to completely transfer their Associate of Applied Science degree in the areas of business, IT, and health toward a Bachelor of Applied Science degree from Purdue Fort Wayne. 

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Energy Systems Network in Indy have announced a $1 million prize competition surrounding autonomous vehicles. The Indy Autonomous Challenge will feature universities from around the world creating software for self-driving Indy Lights race cars. The speedway says the two-year competition will culminate in a head-to-head, high-speed autonomous vehicle race at the famed oval track in October 2021. In an interview with Inside INdiana Business...

Butler University is ready to do battle in the esports arena.  A billion-dollar industry, esports has exploded in popularity at the high school, collegiate and professional levels. The university has dedicated space on campus to the video-gaming sport.

Ivy Tech Community College is one of two recipients of grants to support a program aimed at helping veterans. Ivy Tech received $1.5 million for the Veterans Accelerated Learning for Licensed Occupations (VALLO) project. Ivy Tech was the only private non-profit awarded under the program, which is fully funded by the U.S. Department of Labor. 

Visitors to West Lafayette and Purdue University have new options to find lodging at the recently-opened Aspire at Discovery Park complex. The Purdue Research Foundation has made studio apartments available at the complex through Airbnb.

A new study from consumer financial website LendEDU says Indiana ranks among the worst states in the country for student loan default rates. The study used data from the U.S. Department of Education, which shows the Hoosier state ranked at No. 47 with a default rate of 14.24%.

Marian University in Indianapolis has announced a major gift from a family of alumni. The university says as a result of the estate gift from the Huntington family, owners of AAA Roofing in Indy, it will rename the home of Saint Joseph's College of Marian University-Indianapolis to Huntington Family Hall. A spokesman for the university says the undisclosed amount of the gift is in excess of $1 million. The family made the gift in honor of Mary Ann Busemeyer Huntington...

Indiana has two institutions of higher learning, with intentionally small enrollments, that rank in the top 30 in the nation for an overall experience.  The personal finance website, WalletHub, conducted a survey of what it calls the 2020 Best College Ranking. 

Nine Indiana schools and organizations have been named winners of the Strong Start for Kindergarten Prize. Early Learning Indiana conducted the program to focus on finding ways to ensure children effectively transition to kndergarten. The new initiative was funded by an Indiana's Preschool Development Grant.  Early Learning Indiana received 55 entries from school districts, early-learning centers and non-profits in 24 Hoosier counties. 

An Indiana University alumnus who founded the information technology firm, ServiceNow, has given his alma mater $60 million to establish an artificial intelligence center. The university says the gift from cloud-computing pioneer Fred Luddy is the second largest in the history of the IU.

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology will today hold a "topping out" ceremony for its $29 million academic building currently under construction. Crews will attach a steel beam to mark the highest point of the project, which is slated for completion ahead of the 2021-2022 academic year.

The Town of Plainfield could become home to a new multi-use higher education center to help support Indiana’s workforce needs.  The proposed project is a collaboration between the Plainfield Community School Corp. and area colleges. 

The Butler University Board of Trustees has extended the contract of President James Danko. Danko's contract now runs through August 2024. 

Indiana Black Expo Inc. is teaming up with the Indianapolis-based GEO Foundation to open its first school next year. The foundation says the school will be located at IBE's new headquarters on the east side of Indianapolis and  use the same college immersion model as the foundation's 21st Century Charter School in Gary. Kevin Teasley, founder and president of the GEO Foundation, says the model provides low-income, minority students the opportunity to attend and...

For the first time in its 176-year history, the University of Notre Dame will host a U.S. presidential debate. Set for September of next year, the debate will be the first for the 2020 general election and take place at the Joyce Center on the South Bend campus. 

An elementary school teacher with a penchant for art has been named the 2020 Teacher of the Year by the Indiana Department of Education. Katie Pourcho of Danville Community School Corporation teaches art to students in kindergarten through second grade at North Elementary School. 

Franklin College has announced its 2018-2019 fundraising efforts were the most successful in recent years. The liberal arts college, with an enrollment of about 1,000 students, received gifts totaling nearly $5 million. 

The Purdue Research Foundation says a record number of Purdue University students are taking advantage of the Back a Boiler income share agreement program. The program is an alternative way to pay for college and forego relying on Federal Parent PLUS and private student loans. 

DePauw University is celebrating its capital campaign as the most successful campaign in the school’s history. The Campaign for DePauw, which launched in 2014 and officially ended this week, has raised nearly $384 million, which exceeds the university’s goal by more than $83 million. The campaign in May broke the university's previous record of $376.6 million, which was set in 2000.  The university says the funds raised through the campaign will support a variety of...

The Indiana Communities Institute at Ball State University has launched a training program designed to boost the skills of regional economic development leaders. The program, which will begin later this year, is tailored for people working at regional planning organizations and federally-designated economic development districts, who can earn a regional leadership certificate. The institute says the certificate demonstrates the participants have "completed courses and have...

As if teaching wasn’t a hard enough job, now some Hoosier educators are going through boot camp. But this first-of-its-kind training foregoes the military rigors. The Indiana Department of Education says this leadership course was offered to select teachers to engage in professional and leadership development.

Butler University is set to formally break ground Thursday on a $100 million science complex, the largest capital project in the school’s history. Work has already started on the campus in Indianapolis, but Butler says it is holding an official groundbreaking to celebrate this historic occasion. 

An executive with Pacer Sports & Entertainment and a Butler University alumnus will become the next chief of staff for the university.  Brent Rockwood has been named to the post where he will serve as a vice president and cabinet member for university President James Danko.

No tuition increases are on the horizon for Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College students. The college says it will keep its academic year 2020-21 tuition the same as the current rate and will guarantee undergraduate students pay the same rate for four years. The current tuition is set at $29,950 per year.  

The National Institutes of Health has awarded a $36 million grant to the IU School of Medicine to launch a drug discovery center focused on accelerating the development of treatments for Alzheimer's disease. The center is part of a strategic partnership with the Purdue Institute for Drug Discovery, and IU says the partnership is one of only two multi-institution teams in the country selected for a new federal program designed to grow the drug development pipeline for the disease.

Ball State Athletics has released a new strategic plan to guide the athletic department toward specific goals over the next few years. Director of Athletics Beth Goetz says the new plan, "Onward," will be in place to steer programs through 2024.

Indiana University has renamed buildings on the Bloomington campus after former President Myles Brand. The Informatics buildings at the corner of 10th Street and Woodlawn Avenue now bear the name Myles Brand Hall.

A new Little Giant Stadium will be built on the campus of Wabash College to begin its 2020 football season. Wabash President Gregory Hess has announced the $13 million Little Giant Stadium will include seating for 3,550 fans in the main grandstand, four second-level suites and the W Club Lounge.

IU Ventures has joined in a $3 million funding round for a tech company co-founded by an Indiana University alumnus. The nonprofit has invested $500,000 in Boston-based Mentor Collective as part of the round, which was led by Indianapolis-based Lumina Foundation.

The three individuals vying to become chancellor of the Ivy Tech Community College campus in Richmond will visit with the community this week. The campus will Tuesday host the first of three public forums featuring each of the finalists for the position.

An Indianapolis-based association representing 30 non-profit colleges and universities in the state says collectively they have a $5.4 billion impact on Indiana’s economy every year. Independent Colleges of Indiana has released an economic impact study to illustrate what role the institutions have. 

Ball State University’s Center for Civic Design has begun operating from its new location at the former Angie’s List campus. The center offers design, planning and visioning support to neighborhoods, community organizations, and civic leaders statewide.

Indianapolis-based Lumina Foundation has released a report focusing on the quality of postsecondary credentials. The report, Unlocking the Nation's Potential: A Model to Advance Quality and Equity in Education Beyond High School, is the result of a year of research by the foundation's Quality Credentials Task Force. Debra Humphreys, vice president of strategic engagement for Lumina and co-chair of the task force, says the group aimed to find clarity on what quality really looks...

The International School of Indiana has publicly launched a capital campaign to establish a unified campus in Indianapolis. As part of the ONE ISI campaign, the school is looking to raise $6.5 million to build a new school building for pre-elementary and elementary students at the site of its middle and high schools. The public launch follows a 10-month silent phase of the campaign, during which ISI raised $5 million from more than two dozen donors. Currently, ISI's operations are...

The School of Business at the University of Indianapolis will soon launch what it calls a first-of-its-kind initiative. The university says the John C. Adams Finance Institute will enhance opportunities for students to engage in research, competitions and internships as they prepare for the workforce.

Marian University plans to build a new campus residence hall following a seven-figure lead gift from Phil and Brigitt Caito. The gift will help facilitate Caito-Wagner Hall, with construction set for May 2020. The 57,000 square foot facility will include 112 rooms to house 210 students when it's scheduled to open in August 2021.

Indiana University is joining an initiative designed to help improve doctoral students' educational experience and to better promote diverse career paths. The university joins seven other higher education institutions in the AAU PhD Education Initiative.

Indianapolis-based Early Learning Indiana is celebrating its inaugural Early Learning Day of Impact. The event features more than 200 volunteers from throughout the city working to give a boost to the organization's nine Day Early Learning centers. Jennifer Dzwonar, partner at Borshoff in Indianapolis and board member of Early Learning Indiana, is one of the volunteers and says the effort aims to shine a light on the importance of early learning. In an interview with...

The Kelley School of Business at IUPUI says recent changes to its evening MBA program are all about "continuous improvement." Kyle Anderson, faculty chair for the program, says the curriculum needs to match ongoing changes in the business community, including the needs of employers. Some of the changes include switching to an intensive, 24-month program and adding a new course in business innovation and disruptive technology. In an interview with Inside INdiana Business...

Dr. Phillip Downs has been named Superintendent of the Year for 2020 by the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents. Downs has led the MSD of Southwest Allen County in Fort Wayne since 2014. Prior to that, Downs served as assistant superintendent in the suburban school district. 

Ivy Tech Community College in Bloomington will this week launch a unique program aimed at supporting military veterans. Shakespeare + Vets is a conversation group the college says will give veterans the chance to talk about their experiences and tie them into Shakespeare's work. Paul Daily, artistic director of the Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center and producer of the program, says the goal is to help veterans gain confidence through the discussions and shared experiences.

Purdue University has announced a multi-million-dollar investment into its efforts to meet the growing demand for STEM graduates. The Purdue Research Foundation has received a $40 million grant from Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. to go towards the creation of Purdue’s Engineering and Polytechnic Gateway Complex. The building project has an estimated $140 million price tag. The complex will include two buildings designed to be an interdisciplinary hub.

Several Indiana colleges and universities are among the best in the country, according to annual rankings from U.S. News & World Report. The publication ranked the best national universities, along with regional universities and colleges. The rankings are based on several factors, including graduation and retention rates, graduation rate performance, faculty resources, social mobility and other criteria.

The Indiana Department of Education has released the results of the first ILEARN exam conducted in the spring. The results show only 37.1 percent of students in grades 3-8 passed the exam, a decrease of more than 13 percent from the previous year's ISTEP+ test. Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Jennifer McCormick says a drop in test scores was expected with the implementation of a new exam and the 2019 results "do not provide a true reflection of the performance...

Indiana University Northwest has opened registration for its new bachelor's degree program in neuroscience. Assistant Professor of Psychology Maureen Rutherford says IU Northwest is the first university in the region to offer a program in the field.

A northeast Indiana high school has landed a key designation from the state for its construction trades program. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development has awarded a State Earn and Learn certification to Garrett High School in DeKalb County.

A University of Notre Dame associate professor has been named a member of the Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas. Pope Francis appointed Therese Cory one of 50 total members, and one of only two women to be honored. Cory is an Aquinas specialist and studies Aristotle's thoughts as they pertain to Catholicism and the philosophies that connect Muslim, Jewish and Christian thinkers in the Middle Ages.  

A coding program targeting prison inmates has graduated its first class in Indiana. California-based nonprofit The Last Mile, which first announced it was coming to Indiana in January 2018, celebrated the graduation of inmates from the Indiana Women's Prison in Indianapolis. During the ceremony, officials announced the program would soon expand to more Hoosier correctional facilities. Governor Eric Holcomb was on hand to congratulate the graduates and told Inside INdiana Business...

Governor Eric Holcomb is looking to keep schools and teachers from being affected by the first year of the ILEARN exam. In a statement, the governor says the results of the first test, set to be released next week, will show a decrease from the previous academic year's ISTEP+ test.

The Governor’s Workforce Cabinet has announced grants of nearly $1 million to 14 education-related organizations. The Local Career Coaching Grant allows K-12 and post-secondary institutions, employers and community-based organizations to work together to improve communities. The goal is for students and adults to be able to participate in experiential learning and training to make better choices concerning their future employment. 

An interim director has been named at the Center for Health and Justice Research at the Indiana University Public Policy Institute. Eric Grommon, an associate professor at the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, will fill the position. 

The Kinsey Institute has established an endowed chair following a $2 million gift from donor Scott Schurz. The gift establishes the Kinsey Institute Bicentennial Endowed Chair and will be used to support the Institute's research and education initiatives. The support includes expansion of existing research projects, pilot studies of sexological research and partnership programs with Indiana University schools and departments. 

Indianapolis-based education nonprofit, The Mind Trust, has received a $4.6 million grant from the Walton Family Foundation. The grant will provide funding for the Relay Graduate School of Education Teaching Residency, School Leader Fellowships and general operations.