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Concrete Canoe Contest At Purdue
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - It’s sink or swim for about 500 civil engineering students gearing up for a concrete canoeing contest near the Purdue University campus in West Lafayette.
School Says "Honest Mistake"
(JASPER) - Authorities say a classroom skit on the Jasper campus of Vincennes University prompted some scared nursing students to call police.
Computer Controlled Vehicles Tested On IU Campus
(BLOOMINGTON) - Students at the Indiana University School of Informatics will test drive a computer controlled vehicle in a demonstration scheduled for April 25th on the Bloomington campus.
Parents Plead To Keep Charter Schools Open
(UNDATED) - Board members and parents from Indiana’s two planned online charter schools are pleading with the legislature not to pull the plug on funding.
I.U. Students Remembered In Memorial
(BLOOMINGTON) - Indiana University students held a memorial service to remember the lives of five classmates who were killed in a plane crash.
Purdue President Finalists
(WEST LAFAYETTE) - Purdue University officials say the search for a new president is coming to an end.
Synder New Ivy Tech President
(UNDATED) - Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana trustees have unanimously approved Tom Snyder as the institution’s next president.
High Schools Join JAG-Indiana
(UNDATED) - 12 Indiana high schools have joined Jobs for America’s Graduates, a national not-for-profit organization that works to help students graduate and enter post-secondary education or the job market.
Terre Haute Educators Attempt To Keep Jobs In Area
(TERRE HAUTE) - Terre Haute is forming a partnership with two higher education institutions in a new venture aimed at bringing new jobs to the region and keeping students in town after graduation.
I.U. School Of Mediine Receives Large Donation
(INDIANAPOLIS) - A $30-million donation could help Indiana University’s School of Medicine become one of the top eye centers in the country.
Ball State Could Go Smoke Free
(MUNCIE) - Ball State University in Muncie is the latest college looking to make its campus smoke-free.
IPS Schools See Improvement
(UNDATED) - A new report on test results for some of the nation’s biggest urban school districts shows elementary and middle schoolers in the Indianapolis Public Schools outpace the rest of the state in terms of academic improvement.
IU Wildermuth Center Discussion After Racial Comments Discovered
(BLOOMINGTON) - Indiana University will consider renaming its Ora L. Wildermuth Intramural Center in light of views held by the man for whom it is named.
U.S. States Joining To Standardize Tests
(WASHINGTON) - Indiana joins eight other states creating a standardized high school math test, in what could be a step toward national educational standards.
Indy High School Kids Get College Prep Assistance
(INDIANAPOLIS) - There is a new plan to get more Indianapolis high schoolers to college.
Local Professor Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize
(INDIANAPOLIS) - An Indiana University professor has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
University Officials Study Professor's Legal Activities
(BLOOMINGTON) - Indiana University officials have convened a group to study how a law professor used school funds to fight for the rights of Indiana wineries.
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