Academic News

  • Commencement ticket restrictions cause problems for seniors

    Commencement ticket restrictions cause problems for seniors

    This spring commencement, each student is guaranteed six graduation tickets to distribute among family and friends. Some students, though, will have to request additional tickets through a waitlist.

  • One Butler: The Brain Project statues around campus promote speakers

    One Butler: The Brain Project statues around campus promote speakers

    On the afternoon of March 29, 12 brain statues and a neuroanatomist stood in front of Clowes Memorial Hall. The statues were a part of One Butler: The Brain Project. The neuroanatomist was Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor.

  • Students prepare for class registration, others panic for graduation

    Students prepare for class registration, others panic for graduation

    It is that time of year again. Butler students and their advisors look to the future and discuss next semester’s classes.

  • Lacy School of Business career mentor Randy Brown shows dedication to Butler students

    Lacy School of Business career mentor Randy Brown shows dedication to Butler students

    Every student entering the Lacy School of Business is given a career mentor who stays with them all the way through graduation. Randy Brown left his position as vice president of human resources at the health care giant Anthem to become a career mentor.

  • “Niki’s Honor”: family and personal honor and respect

    “Niki’s Honor”: family and personal honor and respect

    Butler University professor Dr. Laila Anwarzai Ayoubi, Afghanistan native, published “Niki’s Honor” to enlighten and instill a curiosity about honor killings’ consequences.

  • Founder’s Week Kickoff

    GRANT ANSCHUETZ | STAFF REPORTER | ganschue@butler.edu The Founder’s Week kickoff event, held in Irwin Library, marked the start of an important week at Butler University. The highlight of the event was the unveiling of a greatly restored 1887 class photo. Gertrude Mahorney, the first African-American to graduate from Butler, was included in the photo.…

  • IU Law scholarship available for Butler students and grads

    IU Law scholarship available for Butler students and grads

    BLAKELY HEATON | STAFF REPORTER Butler University announced a scholarship will be created with Indiana University’s Robert H. McKinney School of Law known as the Butler Law Scholar. The first Butler Law Scholar award recipient will be announced in time for the fall 2016 semester. Eligible students for this scholarship include graduating Butler University seniors and Butler…

  • SGA releases new newsletter

    SGA releases new newsletter

    BLAKELY HEATON | STAFF REPORTER Butler students, faculty and alumni can now subscribe to the new Student Government Association newsletter, the Carillon. SGA  released the first issue of The Carillon, on Nov. 1, 2015. The newsletter will be a way for all who subscribe to stay up to date on what SGA is doing on…

  • Butler unveils video with renderings of new residence hall

    Butler unveils video with renderings of new residence hall

    Butler University has unveiled a video depicting renderings of its new residence hall, Fairview House, set to open in Fall 2016. It is currently under construction.