Indiana Commission for Higher Education member John Popp questioned the mission of the university's proposed multicultural center saying it seemed "counterproductive to set up a $4 million facility to segregate."

Some "soft skills" are easy to describe, like showing up for work on time consistently and dressing appropriately. Others are broader concepts.

More than a quarter of high school students who hope to join Ball State University in the fall of 2019 are submitting applications without standardized test scores.

The region, including Muncie and Anderson, is paying college graduates less than the state average - about $5,000 a month in income versus a state average of $6,000.

Superintendent Jennifer McCormick says she supports any increase for school funding. But she hopes it will be enough for everyone.

Why develop an exercise habit now? Because 75-year-olds who've been doing it for decades may have the cardiovascular systems of people in their 40s and the muscles of 20-somethings, researchers found.

Wayne Estopinal has served on the Ball State board since 2011 and this week was re-appointed to the position by Gov. Eric Holcomb.

This year's group of respondents ranked marijuana as posing less of a problem in their communities than other drugs, and even than alcohol.

Of those surveyed, 52 percent say Holcomb is doing a good job, compared to just 13 percent who disapprove.

A study co-authored by a Ball State University researcher has created an index to analyze how likely it is corporations that make political donations receive federal contracts.