Employees at Indiana’s 113 KFC restaurant locations have an opportunity to get their college tuition paid for through a new program announced by the KFC Foundation and Western Governors University.... Read More
Ball State University has appointed Margaret Lo as the university's first-ever chief sustainability officer. Lo, who's appointment becomes effective March 6, most recently served as director of business engagement at the Institute for Market Transformation.... Read More
Work and Learn Indiana, a program managed by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for Workforce Excellence, announced the recipients of the 2023 IMPACT awards. WLI is a free internship-matching program.... Read More
Ivy Tech Community College Sellersburg has unveiled plans for a $2.5 million of renovation of Pfau Hall that will help lead the way for the establishment of the Baptist Health School of Health Sciences and the Baptist Health Life Sciences Laboratory Suite. ... Read More
Indiana Republican lawmakers voted Wednesday to prohibit Indiana University from using any state money to support its sexual research institution after a far-right legislator unleashed disputed allegations of child exploitation by its founder and famed mid-20th century researcher Alfred Kinsey.... Read More
Purdue University on Wednesday announced an extension of its Ukrainian Scholars Initiative through May 2024. The program provides Ukrainian students a chance to continue their education in West Lafayette during the war between Ukraine and Russia.... Read More
Indiana University is working to bring computing curriculum, co-curricular activities and additional teacher training into more Indianapolis schools thanks to a $2.6 million grant from the Indiana Department of Education. IU says its Luddy School of Informatics, Computing and Engineering at IUPUI will use the Explore, Engage and Experience grant to expand the Informatics Diversity-Enhanced Workforce curriculum, known as iDEW, into middle and elementary schools.... Read More
House Republicans wrote a sweeping overhaul to limit local property taxes for public school corporations and opened a new type of funding for charter schools in their proposed two-year state budget. The change would mandate the amount of funds every public school district and charter school receives for operations.... Read More
Teachers in Indiana public schools could be required to tell parents if a student changes their gender identity or preferred name under a bill House committee members approved Monday. Lawmakers voted 9-4 to send the bill to the full House for consideration.... Read More
An IUPUI program that helps students from minority and disadvantaged groups pursue careers in the biomedical and behavioral sciences has received a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. The funding will help six students who are currently enrolled in the IUPUI Post-Baccalaureate Research Education Program.... Read More
Ball State University Teachers College has joined an alliance that will allow federal government employees to earn online graduate-level degrees and certificates at a reduced cost. The Federal Academic Alliance is a joint initiative to address critical skills gaps among government employees in mission-critical occupations. ... Read More
The University of Evansville has received a $750,000 grant as part of the state’s READI program for the development of a community-based clinic. UE says the clinic will serve area residents and provide clinical experience to healthcare students.... Read More
Indiana House lawmakers are scheduled to hold their first discussion Monday of a bill that closely resembles a Florida law banning the discussion of gender identity and sexual orientation in early grades. ... Read More
Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne and Warsaw was recently awarded a $40,000 grant to improve its curriculum to better train and attract workers for the advanced manufacturing jobs of the future. The grant was awarded by the American Association of Community Colleges, but funded by General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM).... Read More
The IU Kelley School of Business has received the 2023 Model Entrepreneurship Program Award. The award "honors the institution with the most comprehensive, high-quality educational program that successfully trains future generations of entrepreneurs."... Read More
Tensions rose at the Indiana Statehouse Wednesday after a bill targeting materials deemed “harmful to minors” in school libraries was rolled back — and then amended again — in committee. Language in the original version of the bill sought to remove...... Read More
Innovation and connection are two focus areas for Ivy Tech Community College with its new three-year strategic plan. The institution said when the plan was approved earlier this month it would serve as a road map to address the needs of employers.... Read More
A long-awaited bill to require Indiana school districts to share property tax dollars with charter schools has attracted attention and scrutiny from groups that disagree about which schools should benefit from public funding.... Read More
Trine University continues to see increases in enrollment. The university says its recently completed official spring enrollment topped 9,000 for the first time in its history.... Read More
Franklin College has dedicated its Center for Tech Innovation on campus. The college says the CTI serves as the hub for its newly-created digital fluency initiative, providing collaboration and workspace for students, faculty and staff.... Read More
