Ball State University President Geoffrey Mearns said he'll discuss a timeline to get back to normal with the school's board of trustees in May.

Ball State's Michael Hicks says the U.S. economic growth of -4.6 percent in 2020 is the worst since 1946, when the country lost wartime manufacturing contracts.

Hoosiers are split over whether Indiana lawmakers should draw their own districts -- as they currently do -- or an independent commission should be responsible for redistricting.

Instead of a week-long spring break where students could travel -- potentially spreading or contracting COVID-19 -- the university is offering three "study days" throughout the semester.

A majority of Hoosiers say the governor's emergency powers should be more limited according to the latest edition of the Ball State Hoosier survey, a poll of 600 Indiana residents.

Ball State University President Geoff Mearns sent an email to the campus community Saturday afternoon noting a number of incidents on and near campus involving a caravan of dozens of vehicles displaying signs and flags in support of President Donald Trump.

Ball State University will start its spring semester classes a week later than usual and eliminate Spring Break. It's a schedule designed to minimize student travel during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The counties that include Indiana and Ball State universities are listed as the highest-risk locations for coronavirus infections on the state health departments updated county-by-county map released Wednesday.

Ball State University is postponing all graduation ceremonies this year because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

For both fathers and mothers, the availability of paid leave was more common in technology and finance jobs than in industrial jobs.