Education

Bill Klemm has an abiding passion for composing classical music. He also has a family, a job in information technology, and another position as a trombone teacher. He grew up near South Bend, but he is currently based in Anchorage, Alaska. His unique...

Brian Pappas has been named chancellor of the Indiana University South Bend campus effective July 1. He will replace former Chancellor Susan Elrod, who retired in December. A search committee was named in August to identify candidates for the campus...

The IU South Bend Student Counseling Center has been awarded a three-year transformative grant through the locally-based Valinhos Foundation. The grant will allow the campus to begin implementing an expanded mental health framework to improve support...

Students in several classes related to criminal justice are in the courtroom – a staged courtroom – this fall. They’re taking part in a mock trial to give them hands-on experience in a variety of areas. The live trial concept has been part of...

Goshen High School band director Tom Cox has been recognized as a winner of the Dr. William P. Foster Project Community Development Award. He was one of 75 teachers nominated from around the United States and was chosen as the honoree in the North...

On Sunday, November 24, Purdue University Northwest held the fourth session of its 2024 Sinai Forum at Blue Chip Casino in Michigan City. Over 1200 individuals from all over the Region flocked to Blue Chip’s Stardust Event Center to witness the...

Economic experts from Indiana University South Bend’s Judd Leighton School of Business and Economics and IU Bloomington’s Kelley School of Business are forecasting how the economy could fare in 2025. The consensus is that there are things to be...

On Friday, November 8, NASA representatives visited The Portage School of Leaders in South Bend to tour the facility, marking the start of a partnership between NASA, the Notre Dame Turbomachinery Laboratory (NDTL), and the Career Academy Network...

Rise Up Academy, part of the South Bend Community School Corporation, is celebrating a milestone with a record-breaking graduation rate of over 91 percent for the 2023-24 school year — the highest in school history.  This success, which...

The South Bend Community School Corporation (SBCSC) has been awarded the 2024 Award for Urban School Excellence by the National School Boards Association’s Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE). The announcement was made during the 2024 CUBE...