State and corporate leaders believe a tech park taking shape on the western edge of downtown could be a launchpad for health sciences innovation and commercialization as part of the state’s ambitious economic development portfolio.... Read More
Marian University has received a $29 million donation from Julie Wood—on behalf of the Tom & Julie Wood Family Foundation—to support the university's College of Osteopathic Medicine. The donation is the largest individual gift in Marian's history.... Read More
The court, in the latest challenge to the NCAA's long-held notion of “amateurism” in college sports, said that a test should be developed to differentiate between students who play college sports for fun and those whose effort “crosses the legal line into work."... Read More
The Southwest Indiana Area Health Education Center has received $1.49 million in federal funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration to be distributed over the next three years to continue the Indiana SANE Training Project.... Read More
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum has announced that Jake Apollos has been hired as the museum's first director of education. The museum is currently undergoing major renovations, which will include the addition of a new STEAM classroom.... Read More
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has announced Renee Rogge as the new dean of faculty. A professor of biomedical engineering and a member of the Rose-Hulman faculty since 2004, Rogge has worked on research projects related to...... Read More
The University of Southern Indiana has hired Lenoir-Rhyne University coach Chris Ramirez to lead its baseball program. As head coach at the North Carolina school, he led the Bears to their most successful five seasons in program history with a 152-80 record.... Read More
The split of the former IUPUI went into effect on July 1. Indiana University Indianapolis became a standalone campus in the IU system, while Purdue University in Indianapolis is considered an extension of Purdue’s main campus in West Lafayette.... Read More
Purdue University this week announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of the Dominican Republic to help the country build its semiconductor ecosystem. The university said the partnership will also bolster joint research and...... Read More
The Purdue Global Law School has added a full-time Juris Doctor program to its current part-time program, thanks to a unanimous vote by the State Bar of California’s Committee of Bar Examiners. The program allows students to graduate in as little as 32 months.... Read More
John Shannon began his tenure as president of Trine University on June 1, 2023. Just over a year later, The university's board of trustees announced it has accepted Shannon's resignation, though a reason for the move was not provided.... Read More
The number of Hoosier families using an Indiana Education Scholarship Account (ESA)—meant to help students who require special education services—is up 200% for the upcoming school year, the Indiana Treasurer of State announced Monday.... Read More
Vincennes University has received a nearly $735,000 grant from the Indiana Commission for Higher Education to help high school students make informed decisions about college choices and career paths. The Career Coaching Grant was among $25 million given to...... Read More
Starting Monday, IUPUI will be history as Indiana University and Purdue University officially launch separate campuses in Indiana’s capital city. IUPUI—otherwise known as Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis—will formally break into...... Read More
Earlham College on Friday announced it has raised $118 million in its "For Good: The Campaign for Earlham College," marking what it said is the most successful fundraising effort in the college's 177-year history. The campaign received 11,000 donations.... Read More
The Distressed Unit Appeal Board (DUAB) has unanimously approved a resolution to dissolve state oversight of the Gary Community School Corporation, effective July 1. This marks the end of the district’s seven-year designation as a distressed political subdivision. Under Senate Enrolled Act 567, the school district was designated as a distressed unit due to an operating budget deficit that exceeded $20 million in 2017.... Read More
The federal Health Resources and Services Administration has awarded $5 million to the University of Southern Indiana to continue its Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program for an additional five years. The university said that the funding is the...... Read More
The Muncie-based Ball Brothers Foundation has awarded more than $4 million in grants to nearly three dozen projects in the region. Among them is a $2.5 million grant to support the construction of the new Performing Arts Center at Ball State University.... Read More
Purdue University and Indiana University each announced initiatives Wednesday to help bolster the workforce in semiconductors. The United States is expected to triple its semiconductor manufacturing capacity from 2022 to 2032.... Read More
More than $60 million in state tuition funding went to Indiana’s virtual schools during the 2022-23 academic year, according to a new report. In all, those dollars covered 8,500 students—a majority of those attending a handful of virtual charter schools.... Read More
