Education

Wabash College this week announced a $14.7 million gift that will be used to continue the work of the Stephenson Institute for Classical Liberalism.... Read More

National Engineers Week was founded in 1951, and this week two Indianapolis-based companies shared what their jobs are like and possible career opportunities with thousands of students.... Read More

Indiana University's board of trustees voted 8-1 to extend president Pamela Whitten's contract through 2031. That's in addition to a $200,000 annual raise. Whitten has faced criticism for her handling of protests and a perceived encroachment on academic freedom. ... Read More

Within Senate Bill 518 are provisions to require all Indiana public school districts to share property tax dollars with charter schools in their attendance boundaries if 100 or more students leave the traditional district for brick-and-mortar charters.... Read More

A group of students, led by Tim Tyler, a professor of civil engineering at Trine, will begin the multiyear project by assessing the current situation in Tuntatacto, Ecuador and developing solutions to make water access more feasible.... Read More

Indiana University South Bend is increasing scholarships to support incoming freshmen and transfer students through its Titan and a new Titan Transfers Scholarship. Eligible first-time freshmen must be admitted to the university by the extended date of March ,,,... Read More

Indiana’s House Democrats presented its own budget proposal Tuesday, pushing for “fully funded” K-12 and the elimination of waitlists for Medicaid waiver services.... Read More

Notre Dame ascended to No. 1 in The Associated Press women's basketball poll Monday, becoming the third team to reach that spot this season.... Read More

When the bell rings at the end of engineering class at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, students will be able to walk next door to see a real-life hip or knee replacement surgery. The vision to add an outpatient surgical clinic to the university’s planned Innovation Grove District belongs to Dr. R. Michael Meneghini.... Read More

Ivy Tech is using Ball Brothers Foundation funding to start an EMT certification program at the school's Muncie Campus. The school sees the program as a first step for students who want to go into Ivy Tech's nursing program or pursue other certifications. ... Read More

Indiana University Indianapolis says its new Research 1 — or R1 — designation from the Carnegie Foundation will help propel the city and state forward.... Read More

Butler University and the NCAA have launched a free online certificate program to educate high school counselors about the NCAA eligibility process. The program is structured to be a “one-stop shop” and will include a series of online modules.... Read More

USI Interim President Steve Bridges and Director of Athletics Jon Mark Hall said in a joint statement that they have confirmed with the NCAA that the university is meeting its academic and financial requirements for the transition.... Read More

The Purdue Applied Research Institute is among a team of subcontractors that will provide systems engineering, assembly, integration, testing, mission planning, and execution and launch services, Purdue University said in a news release.... Read More

The federal case against operators of Indiana Virtual School and Indiana Virtual Pathways Academy is one of two that allege that Thomas Stoughton, the schools’ founder, and other defendants defrauded millions from the state by inflating student enrollment.... Read More

An R1 designation is presented to universities with $50 million in research and development expenditures that award at least 70 doctoral degrees in any field in a year.... Read More

The ACLU of Indiana is suing Indiana State University for allegedly canceling a pride festival typically held on its campus and requesting instead that the event be held elsewhere.... Read More

Indiana’s Senate on Tuesday approved a trio of education measures – on supplemental teacher pay, sexual education materials and chaplain-counselors – largely along party lines. Then, the chamber nearly split on bulked-up carbon storage regulations.... Read More

As a historian of race and medicine, Ijeoma Kola teaches students at the University of Notre Dame on the intersection of race and medicine during the 20th and 21st centuries. She leads Cohort Sistas, a mentorship community for Black women and non-binary ...... Read More

Ivy Tech Community College has announced plans to sunset its Office of Diversity, Equity and Belonging (DEB), according to a letter to students from President Sue Ellspermann.... Read More