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Butler University today unveiled the space for its Founder’s College, which will welcome its first class of students in August. Butler’s new two-year college—among the first of its kind in the U.S.—provides high-ability students from low-wealth backgrounds a pathway to earn their associate’s degree with no debt or out-of-pocket expenses. Academically qualifying graduates may also […]

Hear from Gabrielle Grossman, a current student at Butler who is in the Jordan College of the Arts.

Get to know Brenna Arakelian, a student in the College of Education studying Middle/Secondary Education and English.

 Butler University is launching a new online program this fall for adults with either an associate’s degree or at least 60 college credits who want to complete their bachelor’s degree online in as little as 18 months. Those with fewer than 60 college credits may request credit for prior learning (including credentials, certificates, work, or […]

Gift from Butler alumna Marianne Glick ʼ73, MS ʼ74, and Mike Woods will provide operating support and facility renovations for the two-year college. Indianapolis philanthropist and Butler University alumna Marianne Glick and her spouse, Mike Woods, made a historic gift of $2.5 million to Founder’s College at Butler University, a new two-year college that Butler […]

Director of First-Year Experience, Nii Kpakpo Abraham, helps first-year students transition to Butler. He is proud of the growing collaborative spirit across campus to ensure students have the best experience.

November 8 is recognized nationally as First-Generation College Celebration Day, which is dedicated to recognizing and celebrating students who are the first in their families to attend college and promoting educational access. Read more about Dr. Frank Ross’s experience as a first-generation college graduate.

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 […]

The leadership of Butler’s Black Alumni Association (BAA) recently issued a dollar-for-dollar matching gift challenge to donors during the University’s Day of Giving in support of the Black Alumni Association Endowed Scholarship, which received an enthusiastic response from more than 60 donors. Together, donors contributed $11,225 for the scholarship during the University-wide giving event in […]

Butler University will host several new youth summer camps this year, thanks in large part to a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. Weeklong residential camps, one-week day camps, and four-week day camps will all be offered through Butler BOOST, an initiative designed to prepare Indiana youth for success in postsecondary education and careers through meaningful […]

Butler University is offering two new in-demand majors—public health and data science—through its College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. University officials said that the expanded academic program offerings are in response to input from area employers. Now more than ever, public health expertise is in high demand. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates […]

Gary Beaulieu, Director of CaPS, joined Butler from Indiana State University 19 years ago and has played a crucial role in helping students discover their passions and, subsequently, how those passions translate into internship and career opportunities.