Education

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has appointed Mackenzie Carr to serve as its director of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.... Read More

The IPS board on Saturday agreed to delay a vote on a $400 million operating referendum to support its Rebuilding Stronger plan. The decision comes amid criticism, including how much funding affiliated charter schools would receive if it is approved.... Read More

Bumping up funding for Indiana students is one of Gov. Eric Holcomb's top priorities as state lawmakers work on crafting a new budget. Indiana Secretary of Education Katie Jenner sees 2023 as "a year of opportunity" for K-12 education, especially for literacy.... Read More

Indiana House Republicans are mulling legislation to delay local referendums to increase school property taxes until the fall election, a move that could have major implications for a rebuilding plan for Indianapolis Public Schools.... Read More

Purdue University researchers are receiving $870,000 from the World Resources Institute to study global forest carbon accumulation rates. The research team, co-led by Purdue's Jingjing Liang, is using the two-year grant to develop an artificial intelligence model that uses satellite and geospatial data points to map local forest growth rates throughout the worldwide forest range.... Read More

Goshen College has been designated a Hispanic-Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education. The college says the federal recognition will help attract and support Hispanic/Latinx students, as well as support campus-wide improvements.... Read More

The University of Evansville has awarded scholarships to three high school students through its annual High School Changemaker Challenge. UE says the challenge, now in its ninth year, is designed to motivate area youth to identify and solve worldwide challenges through innovation and creativity.... Read More

Columbus-based Cummins has opened its first Technical Education for Communities location at Arsenal Technical High School in Indianapolis. The global program targets technical skills gaps through local vocational educational training.... Read More

Ivy Tech Community College on Monday announced Amanda Harsin as the next chancellor of its campus in Madison. Harsin, who previously served as vice chancellor of academic affairs, has held the role on an interim basis since August.... Read More

A new private equity fund at the IU Kelley School of Business could go a long way in helping the college’s real estate students get real world investment experience. The $4.2 million fund, called Sample Gates Management, has more than three dozen investors.... Read More

A revised revenue-sharing plan from Indianapolis Public Schools to increase the amount of funding affiliated charter schools would receive from a potential tax hike is still inadequate, charter friendly groups say. ... Read More

Columbus-based Cummins will Monday mark the opening of its first Technical Education for Communities location in Indiana. The global program targets technical skills gaps through local vocational educational training.... Read More

Fueling Indiana’s workforce pipeline is becoming more of a team sport for higher education. Partnerships between one-time competitors for students are now becoming more commonplace as they look to produce trained talent for growing high-tech industries. ... Read More

Vincennes University has hired Mark Zimmerman to the role of dean of students. VU says Zimmerman, who most recently served as a master sergeant for the Illinois State Police, brings a variety of experience in higher education to the position.... Read More

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has received a $3.5 million grant from Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. that will allow the school to expand offerings of its AskRose Homework Help program. RHIT says the funding will allow it to add more resources to help middle and high school students, including historically underserved students, with their math and science homework.... Read More

Marian University’s Ancilla College has appointed Dr. Natalie Tucker, current department head of agriculture, as the new MUAC dean of academics. Tucker will succeed current dean of academics, Dr. Gay Lynn Crossley, who will return to the university’s Indianapolis campus to serve in the office of the provost.... Read More

It has no employees, no higher-education accreditation and only about $40,000 in the bank. But a group of physicians and business leaders, many with ties to DePauw University in Greencastle, is quietly drawing up plans to establish a medical school in Indiana with a focus on global health.... Read More

The University of Notre Dame has appointed mechanical engineering researcher Jeffrey Rhoads to the position of vice president for research.... Read More

Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne has named the winners of its annual European Competition for its study abroad program. The college says seven students were selected for scholarships that will allow them to travel to Italy this spring.... Read More

The School of Business at Purdue University has received a major gift. The university announced Tuesday that Raytheon Technologies Corp. (NYSE: RTX) has committed $4 million for a named chair position in the reimagined business school.... Read More