Ball State University

J.C. Penney woes may persist as Best Buy rebounds

2013-05-10 17:47:00

For a while, J.C. Penney and Best Buy seemed to be doppelgangers. The two retailers struggled with intensifying competition after years of comfortable stagnation. Beset by Wall Street skepticism and shaky consumer loyalty, each made sweeping attempts at...

Rick Majerus dies at 64; college basketball coach

2012-12-01 20:20:00

Rick Majerus, the college basketball coach who led Utah to the 1998 NCAA final and had only one losing season in 25 years with four schools, died Saturday. He was 64. Utah industrialist Jon Huntsman Sr., the coach's longtime friend, confirmed in a...

RedHawks drop regular-season finale, look toward MAC tourney

2013-05-19 06:14:02

The opportunity to complete a momentum-building sweep came and went Saturday afternoon. Miami University's baseball team committed four errors and was sporadic offensively against visiting Ohio, suffering a 7-3 defeat in the regular-season finale at...

Study results in loss of job

2013-05-19 02:33:00

A recent study by conservative think-tank the Heritage Foundation sheds a great deal of light on the sausage mill of policy research, and the courage and integrity of the process of policy research altogether. The Heritage study itself estimated that...

Sister Guadalupe Stump, 1927-2013

2013-05-19 00:00:00

Sister Guadalupe Stump, the daughter of Mexican immigrants, was a professor of social work when she decided to put her words into action and leave academia to assist social organizations. She later joined Sisters of Mercy and focused on social causes,...

Arizona basketball: Miller: UA might not utilize all 13 spots

2013-05-18 01:34:01

Since Sean Miller last held a news conference back in March, the Arizona Wildcats have made 10 player personnel moves, lost an associate head coach and hired a former star as an assistant head coach. Oh yeah, there was that Pac-12 officials controversy,...

Imagine Schools left with few options after Ball State affirms charter revocation

2013-05-16 10:04:02

On the day that the governing boards of numerous charter schools in the state were notified that appeals to not have their contracts terminated had failed -- including two local charters -- a spokesman for the parent company of Imagine Schools said it was...

Ball State staffer earns promotion through trust, effort

2013-05-16 10:04:02

When the most heralded recruit in Ball State history visited the Muncie campus this spring, Cardinal coach Pete Lembo entrusted the handling of Gunner Kiel during the spring practice that he was observing to graduate assistant for operations Jackson Boyd....

COLLEGE NOTEBOOK: May 14, 2013

2013-05-14 07:44:02

> SOUTHERN INDIANA -- ATHLETE OF THE WEEK --Jeff Thompson (Louisville baseball, Floyd Central graduate, Jr.) -- top performance: winning pitcher in a starting role in the Cardinals' 6-0 victory on Saturday at Connecticut in Game 2 of a doubleheader,...

Are college presidents worth their eye-popping salaries?

2013-05-13 21:32:46

Penn State's Graham Spanier highest paid public university president in 2011-12

2013-05-13 08:17:05

(MCT) — Graham Spanier, who resigned Penn State University's presidency amid a scandal and now faces criminal charges, achieved an ironic distinction as he relinquished the job he held for 16 years, a new survey says. He received more income than...

UConn's Herbst: 13th On Highest Paid List

2013-05-13 05:45:00

An annual survey of compensation at public colleges reveals that the University of Connecticut, while not yet in the top tier of public universities, ranks quite well when it comes to paying its president. UConn weighs in at #13 on the�list prepared by...

Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that Brian Davis has joined the firm in Chicago as a partner in the Real Estate practice. Previously, he was a partner in the Chicago office of Kirkland & Ellis.

2013-03-08 00:00:00

Brad Wilks has been named managing director of North America Midwest Operations for MSLGroup. Wilks will be responsible for all aspects of business strategy, performance, growth, client service and talent at both MSL Chicago and MSL Detroit.

2013-01-30 00:00:00

Dione McConnell has been appointed vice president of operations, for Inland Private Capital Corporation. She will be responsible for overseeing investment operations and IPCC's customer service, closing and administrative teams.

2012-11-18 13:54:00