https://www.wfyi.org/tags/higher-education Higher Education en-US Copyright Mon, 09 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/education/2026-03-09/ai-chatgpt-use-at-college-students-professors-are-making-own-rules More than three years after ChatGPT debuted, AI has become a part of everyday life — and professors and students are still figuring out how or if they should use it. Mon, 09 Mar 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/education/2026-03-09/ai-chatgpt-use-at-college-students-professors-are-making-own-rules Lee V. Gaines https://www.wfyi.org/education/2025-12-09/martin-university-pauses-operations-2025-financial-struggles Martin University will pause operations at the end of the current semester due to ongoing financial and enrollment challenges, the Board of Trustees announced. Tue, 09 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/education/2025-12-09/martin-university-pauses-operations-2025-financial-struggles Eric Weddle https://www.wfyi.org/education/2025-06-24/indiana-colleges-tuition-freeze-2025-2026 All 15 public colleges in Indiana will freeze in-state undergraduate tuition and fees for two years in response to Gov. Mike Braun’s request. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/education/2025-06-24/indiana-colleges-tuition-freeze-2025-2026 Eric Weddle https://www.wfyi.org/education/2025-04-10/indiana-purdue-iu-universities-trump-revoke-student-visas Purdue declined to provide the total number of those impacted but said it continues to support those students. Thu, 10 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/education/2025-04-10/indiana-purdue-iu-universities-trump-revoke-student-visas Zak Cassel https://www.wfyi.org/education/2024-09-12/indiana-students-say-cost-is-the-biggest-barrier-to-college The vast majority of Indiana high school students and their parents believe that training and education beyond high school is important and worth the cost. Thu, 12 Sep 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/education/2024-09-12/indiana-students-say-cost-is-the-biggest-barrier-to-college Dylan Peers McCoy https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2024-07-18/historic-groups-scholars-program-expands-to-iu-indianapolis-helps-first-gen-underrepresented-students Indiana University Indianapolis announced this week it will bring the Groups Scholars Program to its campus next year. The program provides academic, financial and social support to first-generation and underrepresented college students to help them obtain a bachelor’s degree. Thu, 18 Jul 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/wfyi-news/2024-07-18/historic-groups-scholars-program-expands-to-iu-indianapolis-helps-first-gen-underrepresented-students Abriana Herron https://www.wfyi.org/education/2024-04-15/indiana-state-of-higher-education-2024-commissioner-chris-lowery Indiana is still lagging on a goal to boost how many working-age adults have training and education beyond their high school diplomas. Mon, 15 Apr 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/education/2024-04-15/indiana-state-of-higher-education-2024-commissioner-chris-lowery Rachel Fradette https://www.wfyi.org/education/2024-03-26/hazing-incidents-will-be-public-under-new-indiana-law-portal The law requires public universities and colleges to release information about proven acts of hazing on their websites. Tue, 26 Mar 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/education/2024-03-26/hazing-incidents-will-be-public-under-new-indiana-law-portal Rachel Fradette https://www.wfyi.org/education/2024-03-26/fafsa-glitches-leave-students-colleges-without-crucial-financial-information Problems with the rollout of a new form has prevented many colleges from offering financial aid packages and left students confused about how much aid they're eligible to receive as important deadlines roll by. Tue, 26 Mar 2024 04:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/education/2024-03-26/fafsa-glitches-leave-students-colleges-without-crucial-financial-information Kirsten Adair https://www.wfyi.org/public-affairs/2024-02-09/weekly-statehouse-update-wetlands-legislation-changes-to-tenure-expanded-disaster-relief Lawmakers reach the halfway point of the 2024 session and send the first bill to the governor, the Senate advances a bill that could change tenure in higher ed, and legislation heads to the House to expand access to disaster relief. Fri, 09 Feb 2024 05:00:00 GMT https://www.wfyi.org/public-affairs/2024-02-09/weekly-statehouse-update-wetlands-legislation-changes-to-tenure-expanded-disaster-relief Brandon Smith