James Weaver was selected for the role after a nationwide search. He is currently the director of performing arts and sports for the National Federation of State High School Associations, which is also based in Indianapolis. ... Read More
The former vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college at Centre College in Kentucky began her new role this as provost and vice president of academic affairs at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.... Read More
Ken Beckley never went to Harvard, but he has been wearing a crimson Harvard cap in a show of solidarity. As he sees it, the Trump administration's attacks on the school echo a case of government overreach at his own alma mater, Indiana University.... Read More
The president of Marian University says the planned $137 million renovation of the former Veterans Administration hospital property in Indianapolis is coming at just the right time for the school.... Read More
Union School Corp. in East Central Indiana sued the state in May, seeking to overturn a new law that mandates the district’s closure. ... Read More
A former Muncie woman has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for her part in defrauding the U.S. Department of Education out of nearly $1 million in financial aid.... Read More
A former University of Notre Dame vice president will join the executive team at Saint Mary’s College on Aug. 1. Erin Hoffmann Harding will serve as vice president for strategy and legal affairs and chief of staff.... Read More
Nominations will be sought next month for the Neil Armstrong Space Prize, named after the Purdue graduate who led the first team to land on the moon. Winners will be announced on or before July 20, 2026.... Read More
Dr. Jay Hess, dean of the Indiana University School of Medicine since 2013, plans to step down from the position in July 2026, the school announced late last week.... Read More
New SAT results showed more Hoosier students meeting college-readiness benchmarks in reading, but overall scores remain low — especially in math.... Read More
Walmart is coming to Vincennes University to help with training associates to get them more technical experience. ... Read More
The 16th and Chestnut Community Center in Terre Haute is at risk of closing due to funding being withheld by the Trump Administration's education cuts. The center is rallying community support to try and stay open, including mayor Brandon Sakbun.... Read More
Purdue University and the Los Alamos National Laboratory have signed an agreement that further develops joint research in national defense and global security, a commitment that includes establishing a federal lab near campus.... Read More
Hundreds of millions of dollars in federal education funding Indiana receives for teaching and learning could be rolled into block grants and distributed to schools to spend with minimal requirements, under a plan presented by officials Wednesday.... Read More
Purdue University says it has created the nation’s first comprehensive space engineering degree program to better meet a global demand for aerospace engineers.... Read More
Indiana students continued to make gains in math this spring, but statewide reading scores remained largely unchanged, according to new ILEARN assessment data released Wednesday.... Read More
The Grow Your Own Teacher Apprenticeship Program is designed to support current non-licensed school employees—instructional aides, paraprofessionals and support staff—in grades K-6 by giving them a pathway to become licensed teachers.... Read More
An undisclosed gift from an anonymous alumnus of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has provided high-powered supercomputer workstations for students to better research and apply nanoengineering.... Read More
A former Noble County athletic director previously charged with theft and official misconduct is now suing members of the school district for allegedly failed to notify him of his Garrity rights.... Read More
In partnership with Ivy Tech Community College and the Southwest Indiana Workforce Board, the program aims to provide apprentices with on-the-job and classroom training while earning a wage as they start their nursing careers.... Read More
