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University Business
IUPUI Hires IU-East Chancellor For Similar Role
Indiana University East is losing its chancellor to Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Nasser Paydar will be leaving his current post June 15 to become executive vice chancellor of IUPUI after joining IU East in 2007. He told The (Richmon...
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USA Today
Small athletics budgets makes NCAA Division I play a challenge
When a leak appeared in Mississippi Valley State's gym roof and warped the floor, basketball practice became impossible just as the 2010-11 season was getting under way. The displaced Delta Devils — who had made the NCAA men's basketball tournament just...
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Zanesville Times Recorder
Track and field: Maysville's Hall signs with Ohio Dominican
NEWTON TOWNSHIP-- Vogue Hall has enjoyed track since junior high school. The Maysville senior committed to continue her career Friday, signing to attend Division II Ohio Dominican University in a ceremony at Maysville High School. Hall will receive a com...
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MLive.com
WMU students encouraged by passing of medical amnesty law
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Western Michigan University students saw the passage of a law they had pushed for throughout the spring, when Gov. Rick Snyder signed a bill Tuesday giving protection to underage college students who turn themselves or a friend over to...
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Northwest Indiana Post-Tribune
Students use AP classes to cut college costs
WHITELAND (AP) — A Whiteland Community High School student has found a way to shave thousands off her college costs, but the bottom line will depend on how well she scores on tests this month. Madeline Gold is trying to earn a semester’s worth of college...
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Education News
AP Courses Grow in Popularity – But So Do Failure Rates
More schools are offering AP courses to more students, which means that as more students pass AP exams, the number who are failing them is also growing. The interest in Advanced Placement classes is growing in schools, as districts around the country are...
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Deseret News
In our opinion: Editorial: Schools to blame for students failing advanced placement exams
The good news is that more high school students than ever are taking Advanced Placement exams. The bad news is that a lot of them aren't passing. The lessons are twofold. One is that a lot of students in the United States want to learn and excel academic...
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Chicago Tribune
Christ the King volunteer house dedicated in honor of Lizzy Seeberg
In the nearly two years since Lizzy Seeberg died by suicide, her legacy has been largely defined by the sexual attack that she alleged nine days before her death and the wide-ranging reforms eventually prompted by that report. While her parents have publ...
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The Star-Press | Muncie, IN
Nearly 70 percent of Ball State University grads face college debt, but job prospects are better
ť Total 2,879 ť Indiana 2,406 ť Out of state 403 ť International 70 ť American Indian 8 ť Asian 18 ť Bi-racial 35 ť Black 134 ť Caucasian 2,406 ť Hispanic 66 ť Non-resident alien 70 ť Unknown 142 ť Percent with student loans 69 ť Average student loans $2...
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Courier Press
Colleges spreading word about new immunity law, governor may help
INDIANAPOLIS — College leaders said Friday they are spreading the word about a new law that will grant limited immunity to minors who call 911 to help a friend who's had too much to drink — and Gov. Mitch Daniels said state government may help out. Danie...
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WRTV Indianapolis
Daniels, Students Tout 'Lifeline' Law
INDIANAPOLIS -- Gov. Mitch Daniels signed a bill into law Friday that effectively grants legal immunity for people who call 911 after drinking too much. The bill was inspired by missing Indiana University student Lauren Spierer, who disappeared last June...
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University Business
For Indiana University Business Grads, A Tough Final Lesson
Graduating business majors at Indiana University are seeing a real-life demonstration this week of the laws of supply and demand, scarcity and consumerism gone a bit wild. The hot product: tickets to the IU Kelley School of Business' Friday graduation re...
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Town Hall
Cradle to Grave: The Obama Campaign's Fantasy for American Life
The Obama campaign has a cringe-inducing propaganda slideshow called "The Life of Julia" intended to illustrate how the Obama Administration's policies will give government help to a young woman as she is educated, works, starts a family and retires. Unf...
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The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Debt debate's downside
How will Congress debate over the prospect of doubling interest on student-loan debt end? Most likely, the same way the showdown on the debt ceiling ended last summer – with a vote to avert the crisis and move on to the next drama. But in the meantime, t...
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The Star-Press | Muncie, IN
BSU is 'normal' in engaging its students
MUNCIE -- Ball State University used to be called a "normal school," because it was created to establish standards or "norms" for high school graduates to become teachers. While the university has evolved from a teachers college into a high-research doct...
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