President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department, advancing a campaign promise to take apart an agency that’s been a longtime target of conservatives.... Read More
Indiana University Northwest on Thursday announced Arrick Jackson as the next chancellor of the Gary campus. Jackson currently serves as provost and senior vice president for academic and student affairs at Minnesota State University Moorhead.... Read More
A new documentary titled "North Putnam," produced by Purdue University Professor and Putnam County resident Beth Benedix, takes viewers inside the classroom to see the challenges facing students, parents, teachers and administrators.... Read More
Ideas to raise awareness about substance abuse disorder, alleviate menopausal hot flashes and grow plants in small spaces were among the winners of the latest round of Purdue Innovates Incubator’s Moonshot Pitch Challenge.... Read More
The facility, which the IU Foundation recently bought to lease to IU, will provide space for classrooms, student housing, research, business operations, and speakers and events, IU said in a news release.... Read More
Purdue said the goal of the collaboration is to enhance agricultural research, strengthen industry engagement, and build connections with corporate clients and industry partners in the world of agriculture and food.... Read More
Gov. Mike Braun signed an executive order Friday directing the state’s higher education commission to review Indiana colleges’ and universities’ policies regarding antisemitism and to review their responses to acts of antisemitism.... Read More
David Reingold will become the next executive vice president and chancellor of Indiana University Bloomington. Reingold was a former faculty member at IU before most recently serving as the dean of Purdue University's College of Liberal Arts.... Read More
A new ranking released by the National Academy of Inventors shows Purdue University remains in the top 10 in the world for U.S. utility patents. The university is ranked No. 7 with 213 patents from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office in 2024.... Read More
Indiana lawmakers could soon approve a big spending hike on students who attend virtual schools, giving them the same base funding as students who attend in-person classes.... Read More
Through a grant from Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc., UE is purchasing a Pure Produce Container from Evansville-based Anu and Ekō Solutions in Fishers. The container is a vertical garden system housed in an up-cycled, climate-controlled shipping container.... Read More
Indiana University has completed its first international repatriation of human remains to the Rapa Nui people of Easter Island.... Read More
The course changes, as well as some adjustments in academic program and course fees, were approved Feb. 28 by the board of trustees, according to a university news release.... Read More
The fund, administered by the Purdue Innovates Incubator, helps bridge the financial gap between the creation of an innovation and its adoption in the marketplace.... Read More
The University of Notre Dame announced a hiring freeze on Friday, as cuts to federal programs are affecting research universities around the country. Notre Dame says the hiring freeze is only affecting non-teaching positions. ... Read More
The Indianapolis-based private foundation’s new goal, announced Tuesday, is for 75% of adults in the U.S. labor force to achieve a college degree or another education credential that leads to economic prosperity by 2040.... Read More
A proposal to shrink thousands of state financial aid grants is likely to cut deepest at schools like Ivy Tech Community College, as well as Indiana, Purdue and Ball State universities. ... Read More
The Supreme Court said Monday it won't hear a challenge from conservative college students who say their freedom of speech is violated by an Indiana University program for reporting allegations of bias.... Read More
The plan includes the construction of 17 attached townhomes and eight single-family homes between North and Gilbert streets. The effort is part of the university's ongoing Village revitalization project.... Read More
The university this fall will launch a reimagined construction management technology program in the Circle City, which Marcus Rogers, interim department head in the School of Construction Management Technology, was born out of the split of IUPUI.... Read More
