Stories tagged with "college presidents"

Minority hiring in football dips by Jeff Rabjohns

Former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy is expected to take an active role in helping minorities land head coaching jobs in major college football. Dungy’s involvement was... – Nov 19, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Sports

Brand is remembered as visionary by Curt Cavin

Conseco event celebrates the life of man who led IU, NCAA Myles Brand, the former president of Indiana University and the NCAA, was remembered Wednesday night at Conseco Fieldhouse... – Oct 29, 2009 at 12:57 AM in News

Notables gather to honor Brand by Curt Cavin

Chair in cancer research at IU will honor late NCAA president Myles Brand, the former president of Indiana University and the NCAA, was remembered Wednesday night at Conseco... – Oct 28, 2009 at 9:41 PM in Communities

USI leader found her inspiration 40 years ago by Dan Mcfeely

1st female president of the college credits a high school teacher When a student walks out of class for the last time, teachers sometimes wonder: Did I make a difference? Harriet... – Oct 12, 2009 at 12:45 AM in Education

College students target campus coal power by indystar

COLUMBIA, Mo. — College students from Missouri to Oregon are urging their schools to stop using coal-based electricity in favor of cleaner energy sources ranging from wood... – Sep 17, 2009 at 8:07 AM in Education

Panel: State tuition hikes should be lower by Dan Mcfeely

Indiana’s colleges and universities should keep tuition increases from 0-to-5 percent, the state’s higher education commission said today — much lower than the... – Jul 02, 2009 at 1:08 PM in Education

Is mystery donor a woman? by indystar

One clue links Purdue, other colleges that have received $68.5M in anonymous gifts: All have female leaders It’s the question on the lips of everyone in philanthropy: Who is... – Apr 24, 2009 at 2:29 AM in Communities

Obama aims high for higher education by USA Today

Here's what's perhaps most unusual about President Obama's big budget proposals for higher education: That he's thinking about higher education at all.Delineated in a handful of... – Feb 26, 2009 at 8:16 PM in Entertainment

Drinking at 18? It's not the solution by indystar

I would like to add the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers to the list of organizations cited in Ken Bode's Dec. 5 column ("Gentleman's Rule doesn't stop the... – Dec 09, 2008 at 2:03 AM in Opinion

TV beer ads leave sour taste by indystar

College football games on the Big Ten Network -- including those featuring Indiana and Purdue universities -- are televised without commercials for beer. The same is true for... – Oct 26, 2008 at 2:11 AM in Communities