As part of its broader initiative to increase instruction on ethics, the University of Notre Dame this week announced it has received a $1 million grant to bolster moral instruction. Notre Dame said the money will be shared between two programs.... Read More
A leading researcher in the neuroscience of addiction has been named the inaugural executive director of the Institute for Human Health and Wellbeing at IU Indianapolis. Stephen Boehm is a professor and chairman of the department of psychology at IU Indy.... Read More
Officials from IU, the city of Bloomington, and not-for-profit startup accelerator The Mill—which manages the Trades District—gathered Thursday to celebrate the grant, which was awarded earlier this month to the IU Foundation.... Read More
The former state public instruction superintendent and running mate Terry Goodin said their platform largely intends to create more flexibility for K-12 administrators and educators to craft curriculum, while still ensuring academic rigor and accountability.... Read More
Purdue University is continuing to grow its international partnerships related to semiconductors. The university has signed a memorandum of understanding with the country of Panama to enhance educational opportunities and workforce development.... Read More
The John Jay Center for Learning in Jay County and the Community Education Coalition in Bartholomew County are among the groups chosen to take part in a national effort to revitalize rural communities and development thanks to CivicLab.... Read More
Following a national search, DePauw University has selected Jordan Niespodziany as its head baseball coach. He comes to Greencastle from Wabash College in Crawfordsville, where he worked for six years and most recently served as associate head ...... Read More
The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against Indiana University in a challenge to the university’s newly implemented expressive activity policy. The lawsuit alleges the university’s policy violates the First Amendment.... Read More
After more than a year of construction, Manchester University is celebrating the completion of a nearly $20 million expansion of its Fort Wayne campus. The project added more than 32,000 square feet of space to the university's health science hub.... Read More
Indiana K-12 schools are eligible to apply for funding to offset PLTW program costs. Funding will be applied towards teacher training in the organization’s curriculum, equipment and purchase of supplies as well as professional development.... Read More
Indiana’s Secured School Safety Board approved about $24 million for initiatives to strengthen security in all 92 of the state’s counties. More than 400 different schools will utilize that money for several safety needs, including school resource officers.... Read More
The $16 million project included an expanded footprint for the USI Deaconess Clinic, an expanded game room, and a meditation room and new office space for the university's Religious Life organization.... Read More
NorthShore Health Centers and Northwest Health Indiana this week announced a joint medical residency initiative to provide training to physicians specializing in internal medicine. The residents will do in-patient rotations at...... Read More
John and Jill Coyle made the contribution to support a new men’s residence hall on the south side of campus on the former site of Fisher Hall. To be named Coyle Hall, it will encompass 82,728 square feet and include 258 beds for undergraduate students.... Read More
The city of Indianapolis has been pitching leaders of Purdue University on putting at least a portion of the school’s downtown extension on Monument Circle.... Read More
The Indiana State Teachers Association has selected Nate Williams to serve as its next executive director, the union announced Tuesday. Williams most recently served as deputy director of the Community Schools and Extended Learning Bureau at the...... Read More
José Mota, a teacher at Evansville-based Signature School, won Teacher of the Year at the 2024 Innovate WithIN State Finals in June. Mota spoke with Inside INdiana Business about his work at Signature School, his former students’ successes, and...... Read More
Purdue University has named Julie Dussliere—a longtime executive with the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee—as its new head of the Purdue for Life Foundation. Dussliere will become president and CEO of the foundation, beginning Oct. 1.... Read More
The president of the University of Evansville says the recently announced partnership with Toyota Indiana to advance STEM education in southwest Indiana follows a 15-month design process. The university was named a coordinating partner for the...... Read More
A new report from the Indiana Fiscal Policy Institute cautions that while apprenticeships are widely considered to be a “gold standard” of workforce training, scaling the programs to meet current needs ”will be challenging.”... Read More
