The Indiana Department of Education has released the 2021 state graduation rates. The IDOE says data found that 86.7% of students in the class of 2021 graduated, down one percentage point from the previous year.... Read More
Lafayette-based manufacturer Wabash (NYSE: WNC) has inked a five-year research and development partnership with Purdue University. The company, which produces a variety of trailers, truck bodies and related components, says the goal to accelerate efforts to bring innovative products to market.... Read More
The Indiana Department of Education is awarding more than $35 million in state and federal grant funds to 123 community partners and schools around the state. The IDOE says the funding will support learning in literacy, mathematics and college and career readiness for students in 56 Indiana counties.... Read More
The Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County has awarded more than $475,000 to New Hope for Families. The foundation says the funding will support the nonprofit's Growing New Hope capital campaign.... Read More
A coalition of education-focused organizations, including the Indiana Department of Education, has launched the INLearning Partnership to provide comprehensive professional learning resources for Indiana teachers... Read More
An Indianapolis-based augmented analytics company focused on higher education has secured a $50,000 investment from Flywheel Fund, a capital fund run by The Mill in Bloomington. Invoke Learning says it will use the funding to fuel sales and marketing efforts.... Read More
Indiana University's Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering is teaming up with Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) to launch a program for graduate students. IU says the Salesforce Faculty Fellows program will pair Salesforce executives with faculty and students in the Luddy School's AI Development and Experience Lab, or LAIDEL.... Read More
Indiana Wesleyan University has announced President David Wright plans to retire at the end of the current school, after more than 25 years at the institution in Marion. ... Read More
Ivy Tech Community College has named Dr. Walter McCollum chancellor of the Richmond campus. The United States Air Force veteran will assume his duties on January 31. ... Read More
The Indiana State Board of Education has approved a set of indicators that will be used to measure school performance. The indicators will be incorporated into the Indiana Graduates Prepared to Succeed, or Indiana GPS, dashboard, which was established following the passage of a bill earlier this year by the state legislature.... Read More
Indiana Tech has named its College of Engineering and Computer Sciences after an alumnus and his family. The Fort Wayne-based school says the Talwar College of Engineering and Computer Sciences honors Ravi Talwar and his wife, Eleanor Talwar.... Read More
Ivy Tech Community College and Louisville-based Baptist Health have announced a $2.5 million partnership. Ivy Tech says the commitment will establish the Baptist Health School of Health Sciences and support renovations of Pfau Hall on its Sellersburg campus.... Read More
The Indiana University Foundation has named J Thomas Forbes its president and chief executive officer. Forbes has served in the role on an interim basis since former President Dan Smith stepped down last year to return to the IU Kelley School of Business faculty.... Read More
La Plaza and Monarca Academy in Indianapolis are planning to announce an anchor partnership for a new public middle school. The organizations say the middle school is inspired by the Latino and immigrant experience.... Read More
Ball State University’s Miller College of Business is launching the Miller Leadership Academy. The university says the academy will provide an $11,000 renewable scholarship to select incoming freshmen.... Read More
Franklin College has unveiled its new esports arena, GRIZ Gaming. The college says gamers will be able to play full seasons of multiple games from the arena this spring.... Read More
A new pilot program in Bloomington looks to incentivize college students to build out their startups. The Mill, a nonprofit entrepreneurship center and coworking space, is launching Startup Summer, a paid internship program where students from... Read More
A new supercomputer at Purdue University will soon be fully operational. The university says Anvil is currently being tested by more than 30 research teams and will enable new discoveries in fields such as hypersonics and bone biomechanics.... Read More
A professor of English at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology will be in the national spotlight this week. Julia Williams will take part in the inaugural Jeopardy! Professors Tournament, in which 15 instructors from colleges and universities throughout the country will compete for a... Read More
The University of Evansville has hired Rachel Carpenter as its new vice president for student affairs and dean of students. Carpenter will succeed Dana Clayton, who is set to retire in February after 32 years at the university.... Read More
