Stories ByKatie Palmer Wharton '14

Butler University has received a grant of $748,616 from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its initiative, Advancing the Science of Reading in Indiana. The grant will support Science of Reading (SoR)-aligned curricular and professional development opportunities for Butler College of Education (COE) students and faculty, as well as staff and educators at James Whitcomb Riley IPS […]

Butler University’s Clowes Hall ranks 97th among theaters worldwide in gross sales revenue and 80th in the world for number of tickets sold, according to rankings released this week by Pollstar, a company that provides data for the worldwide concert industry. This is the fifth consecutive year Clowes Hall has cracked the Top 150 in […]

In 2016, Olivia Stoy was a typical 12-year-old—healthy and active, involved in many different activities like basketball and softball. But when she developed a stubborn cold that just didn’t go away, her parents became concerned. Olivia eventually landed at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, where doctors discovered that she was dealing with something much […]

Wrapping his debut season as play-by-play announcer for the Atlanta Braves, Brandon Gaudin ‘06, reflects on his time as a Bulldog. Gaudin says his growth and transformation as a student helped him secure this dream job.

Butler University is partnering with a national nonprofit to create a new two-year college on its Midtown Indianapolis campus that will provide an affordable pathway for historically underserved students who want to pursue education after high school. Butler’s new two-year college aims to address longstanding gaps in college access and completion for historically underserved students […]

Five startup companies will receive $100,000 each thanks to a new accelerator program focused on transforming education and workforce learning, especially with advanced technology. The funding will be provided through a new partnership between Butler University, gener8tor (a global venture firm that operates accelerator programs), and TechPoint.   Through the partnership—known as the Butler Accelerator for […]

The Division of Student Affairs is excited to announce Jules Grable as the inaugural Director of Student Advocacy. In this new role, Grable will provide comprehensive case management services to assist students experiencing crisis or personal challenges and connect them with resources on and off campus. She will work closely with students to develop personalized […]

 The Butler University College of Communication (CCOM) will serve as the new home to the Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame’s (IJHF) day-to-day operations and archives.  The IJHF will lease space on Butler’s campus in the Fairbanks Center for Communications, home of CCOM, allowing the non-profit organization to not only continue its mission “to recognize and […]

Butler University has launched a new initiative targeting adults who have a thirst for knowledge. Through the newly formed Butler Lifelong Learning Collaborative, adults can take non-credit courses on a variety of topics ranging from Leadership Development to Disney History. Course offerings are split into three categories: Minicourses (a series of four one-hour courses centered […]

When Butler University welcomes students back to campus this weekend, there will be 600 Hoosiers in the first-year class, the most in the University’s 168-year history.

Butler University will host El Sistema USA’s (ESUSA) National Symposium and Youth Ambassador Program in 2024, a multi-day professional development gathering that supports ESUSA member programs and cultivates the next generation of arts education leaders. The symposium is funded in part by a $20,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). ESUSA supports […]

 Grant Leiendecker ’11, a member of the Bulldogs’ 2010 and 2011 men’s basketball teams that reached the national championship game, has returned to Butler University as Associate Vice President—Athletics. He is expected to start in mid-August and will report to Barry Collier, Vice President and Director of Athletics.  In this newly created position, Leiendecker will […]