GOSHEN, Indiana, Sept. 17 -- Goshen College issued the following news: Roughly one year ago, the U.S. Department of Education awarded Goshen College a highly competitive Title V Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions grant for $3 million. In the year since, one of the institution's core goals creating a student success center on campus has come to life. The Academic Success Center (ASC), located in the Harold and Wilma Good Library, underwent a major renovation during the summer. The ASC has  more

MUNCIE, Indiana, Sept. 18 (TNSres) -- Ball State University issued the following news release: Dr. Dom Caristi, professor emeritus of media at Ball State University, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Award in Media and Journalism to teach in Slovenia during the 2024-25 academic year. Dr. Caristi will share his expertise with students during the Spring semester in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ljubljana, one of Slovenia's oldest and largest higher education ins  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Sept. 17 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: Meghan Sullivan, founding director of Notre Dame's Institute for Ethics and the Common Good, emceed the 2024 Notre Dame Forum, themed 'What do we owe each other?' (Photo by Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame) The historic Inauguration of Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., included a special Notre Dame Forum event on Thursday, Sept. 11, addressing this year's theme, "What do we owe each other?" The Forum's Ina  more

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, Sept. 18 (TNSres) -- Indiana University issued the following news release: Substance use among Indiana youth has reached its lowest levels in over 30 years, according to a recurring survey. The 2024 Indiana Youth Survey is conducted by Prevention Insights, part of the Department of Applied Health Science at the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington. This year, the survey reveals significant decreases in substance use over the past two years. "The result  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 16 -- Marian University issued the following news: Congratulations to Payton Sparks '26, a third-year osteopathic medical student, on his recent collaborative work and publishing accomplishments. He had two articles published and was chosen to give an oral presentation on a third article. His work titled, "Parathyroid hormone-related peptide induced hypercalcemia of pregnancy due to mammary hyperplasia" was published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. Th  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 18 -- The Indiana University McKinney School of Law issued the following news release: The Marion County Judicial Selection Committee is in the process of choosing two new superior court judges. Judge John Hanley, J.D. '82, and Judge Mark Stoner, J.D. '81, have announced they are stepping down from the bench effective December 31, 2024. The IU McKinney alumni who are among the 28 applicants seeking to fill one of the two roles are: * J. Derek Atwood, J.D. '16 * M  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Sept. 17 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: For centuries, the work of St. Thomas Aquinas has informed academic inquiry into issues of human dignity, freedom, economic development, work, poverty, the environment and other matters of global significance. To commemorate the 800th anniversary of his birth, the University of Notre Dame will host a conference Sunday through Wednesday (Sept. 22-25) celebrating Aquinas' enduring importance to contemporary   more

WESTVILLE, Indiana, Sept. 18 (TNSres) -- Purdue University Northwest issued the following news release: Purdue University Northwest (PNW) welcomed 1,700 new undergraduate students for the fall 2024 semester and the largest number of graduate students since before the pandemic, contributing to stable core enrollment with continued growth in graduate programs and students transferring to the university. Total enrollment grew to 9,051, up 4.3% from 2023-24. This figure includes students enrolled   more