Education

A gift from Trans-Care Ambulance will allow Ivy Tech Community College Terre Haute to complete phase two of its campus renovation. ... Read More

Personal finance website WalletHub has examined the top 415 U.S. cities that have a university or college with at least 7,500 students. Six Indiana communities made the list, including one in the top ten.... Read More

The University of Notre Dame now on the hunt for a new head football coach. Brian Kelly, who has led the Fighting Irish for 12 seasons, is leaving to become the new head coach at LSU.... Read More

Kindergartners at Daleville Community Schools are sowing the fruits - and vegetables - of their labor through a hands-on teaching them valuable lessons about growing and eating healthy food. The district is using a $50,000 farm-to-school grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to teach... Read More

Five higher education institutions in Indiana are included in the U.S. News & World Report “Best Global Universities” ranking. Schools were ranked based on 13 indicators that measure academic research performance as well as global and regional reputations.... Read More

Vincennes University is partnering with Yancheng Polytechnic College in China to offer a new transfer option for students. Through the agreement, Yancheng Polytechnic College graduates can transfer to VU and earn a Bachelor of Science in Technology.... Read More

Two Hoosier universities are included on the “Top 50 Undergraduate Schools for Entrepreneurship Studies for 2022” list from The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine. The ranking is based on institutional survey data, including academic offerings, experiential learning opportunities, and career outcomes.... Read More

The Indiana Department of Education has awarded 22 schools around the state with grants to support the launch of the Indiana Postsecondary Ready Investigative Mathematics Experience math transitions course. The IDOE says the funding will support students as they develop and retain math skills needed for after high school.... Read More

Earlham College students will have new options as the college expands offerings. The college says it is adding new majors in business and accounting, as well as four new computer science concentrations beginning in the fall of 2022.... Read More

Valparaiso-based AVRO Development LLC, a real estate holding company founded by Valparaiso University’s board of directors, says it intends to develop 130 acres of land adjacent to the university campus. ... Read More

Indianapolis Public Schools approved a plan Thursday to share an estimated $27.5 million of referendum funds with its network of independent charter schools over the next few years. The vote by the school board comes amid growing pressure from families, school leaders and advocates for the property-tax funds to directly benefit students enrolled in innovation charter schools.... Read More

Indiana University has renewed its longstanding educational partnership with Naval Support Activity Crane. ... Read More

Muncie Community Schools is one of several districts in Indiana and Ohio taking part in City Connects in partnership with Marian University in Indianapolis. The program, originally established 20 years ago at Boston College, identifies students who struggle outside of the classroom and connects them with... Read More

A 1963 alumnus of the University of Notre Dame has given the school $50 million in what the university calls the largest gift of its kind in school history.... Read More

Indiana Commissioner for Higher Education Teresa Lubbers says she plans to leave her post next March, following the conclusion of the 2022 legislative session. She has served in the role for more than 12 years and is currently the longest-serving higher education executive officer in the country. Lubbers was chosen by the 14-member commission in […]... Read More

A study conducted by researchers at Earlham College suggests the removal of the Weir Dam in Richmond "should not release significant contamination" into the Whitewater River. The researchers sought to determine if there were...... Read More

Esports is big business and Ball State University is upping its game to prepare the esports workforce of the future. A new, state-of-the-art esports center has opened on the Muncie campus and the univ... Read More

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College has signed a memorandum of understanding with Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador. The college says the agreement will "promote a partnership for ongoing comm... Read More

The Indiana Department of Education has presented a draft set of dashboard indicators it says will help track school performance in terms of preparing Hoosier students to graduate. The indicators, whi... Read More

Indianapolis-based Strada Education Network has selected Stephen Moret as its next president and chief executive officer. Moret most recently served in the same role at the Virginia Economic Developme... Read More