Education

A collaborative effort among Eli Lilly and Co., Indiana Sports Corp, USA Swimming and other organizations has reached its goal of training 50,000 Hoosiers to be water safe.... Read More

Purdue hired Ryan Walters to keep a promising program near the top of the Big Ten Conference. Two years later, the Boilermakers have sunk to unprecedented depths—and Walters is out of a job.... Read More

Luna Lu, current civil engineering professor at Purdue, has been named as the university's next vice president of the Office of Industry Partnerships. Lu has founded the company Wavelogix.... Read More

Perry Central Community Schools Corp. is one of nine Indiana school districts receiving $11 million in rebates from the EPA's Clean School Bus Program, an initiative that aims to accelerate the replacement of existing school buses with zero emission vehicles. ... Read More

Purdue’s winter graduating class will include 2,345 undergraduates, 1,241 graduate students, 15 students from professional programs and 50 students from Purdue Polytechnic Institute’s statewide programs.... Read More

Under the program, IU can partner with school districts across the state to offer aspiring teachers paid employment and mentorship while they earn their bachelor’s degrees and teaching licenses... Read More

The University of Indianapolis has landed a $5 million gift from the retired top human resources officer at Eli Lilly and Co., who is directing the money to three new programs at the business school.... Read More

The bequest from Mel Peterson provides $1 million for an endowed faculty chair and $100,000 for a scholarship in the Department of English and will help grow the university's endowment and support other academic needs.... Read More

Raising base salaries for teachers was a key focus of Gov.-elect Mike Braun’s education platform during the governor’s race. He also supported other professional benefits, such as parental leave, to attract and retain more educators.... Read More

Kayla Warren is the new CFO at Trine University. Warren graduated from Trine in 2006 and will now oversee the university's investments, budgets and business operations.... Read More

The Grow With Us initiative is designed to help Indiana schools provide not only classroom instruction, but also work-based learning experiences and leadership development through the FFA.... Read More

Indiana's Department of Education is recognizing 131 schools around the state for their commitment to military families.... Read More

The Learn More Center is investing more than $800,000 to renovate a former furniture store into its new Adult Learning Center that will serve as a one-stop shop for high school equivalencies, postsecondary courses, certifications, and workforce training.... Read More

Crews broke ground on Amplify Hancock, a $48 million facility in Hancock County for career-based education to be used by local high schools and Ivy Tech Community College. ... Read More

While Indiana is one of the best states in the county for attracting out-of-state students, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education report finds is is among the last in the nation in retaining students once they graduate college.... Read More

The hotel and arts theater are part of a broader plan to revitalize The Village, a commercial district next to the Ball State campus.... Read More

Since 2016 Ivy Tech has focused on improving student completions of industry-aligned degrees and credentials... Read More

University of Evansville will being accepting students from the University of Southern Indiana into health science pathways as part of a new partnership.... Read More

In September, Dr. Stephanie Stewart was appointed superintendent of the Metropolitan School District of Mt. Vernon. Stewart spoke with Inside INdiana Business about her goals as MSD of Mt. Vernon’s superintendent and the state of public education.... Read More

As a growing number of semiconductor companies make plans to establish operations in Indiana, an Ivy Tech Community College certificate could be key to ensuring that enough technicians are ready to work in the new sector.... Read More