Indiana Commissioner for Higher Education Chris Lowery announced Tuesday that he will step down in October after three years in the role, citing a recent health scare and a desire to pursue personal and professional writing projects.
Read MoreLess than a month after Indiana’s public colleges and universities voluntarily agreed to cut or restructure hundreds of academic degree programs, state higher education officials provided new details Thursday, July 24 on how the effort is unfolding — and what comes next.
Read MoreIndiana’s 15 public colleges and universities will freeze in-state undergraduate tuition and mandatory fees for the next two academic years, Gov. Mike Braun announced.
Read MoreNearly 300 Hoosier students will receive up to $40,000 each to pursue careers in education through the state’s Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship program, higher education officials announced this week.
Read MoreGov. Eric J. Holcomb and the Indiana Commission for Higher Education announced Wednesday, Aug. 30, that more than 40,000 students have been automatically enrolled in the 2027 cohort in the 21st Century Scholars program.
Read MoreIndiana’s public colleges and universities are slated to increase tuition and fees over the biennium — up to 4.9% per year — despite pushback from some state lawmakers and budget officials.
Read MoreThe Indiana Department of Education recently presented results from a statewide survey aimed at better understanding parents’ perceptions in order to continue improving K-12 education in the state of Indiana.
Read MoreFinancial aid professionals from all across Indiana will be volunteering at 37 sites, including locations in Warsaw, Goshen and Plymouth, to help collegebound students and their families open the door to financial aid during College Goal Sunday.
Read MoreNationally, it’s being described as a “male college crisis,” and Indiana is not immune to the trend. Male high school graduates are going to college at much lower rates than women, and that gap continues to widen.
Read MoreIndiana seventh and eighth-grade students can still apply for the 21st Century Scholars program, but the deadline to register is Thursday, June 30.
Read MoreJust 53% of Indiana high school graduates went to college in 2020, a one-year decline that is described as “alarming” by Chris Lowery, Indiana’s new commissioner for higher education.
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