News

  • West, Smiley seek conversation

    Professor Cornel West and media personality Tavis Smiley spoke to a crowd gathered at Clowes Memorial Hall last Friday as they lectured on their recently published book, “The Rich and the Rest of Us: A Poverty Manifesto.” Smiley, a native of Kokomo, Ind., and an Indiana University alumnus, is a host for the national talk…

  • BU students provide help for aphasia patients

    Starting Feb. 14, Butler’s communication sciences and disorders department will host aphasia patients for treatment. Dr. Mary Gospel, senior clinical faculty in communications, has treated aphasia patients with Butler students in Carmel for years but has wanted to bring the treatment to Butler’s campus. “It’s a great opportunity for patients whose insurance has run out…

  • New summer courses offered

    New online and hybrid courses will bring in new technology and flexibility to students interested in taking summer courses. There will be nine fully online courses and 12 hybrid courses, with both online and in-classroom work, offered this summer as part of a pilot program. Mary Macmanus Ramsbottom, associate provost for Student Academic Affairs, said…

  • Recruitment numbers show high interest in Greek life

    Greek houses on campus saw a large increase in participation during this year’s recruitment. The number of students involved in rush week was higher than figures in recent years for both initial applicants and accepted pledges. Sororities had notably higher numbers of applicants than predicted averages, with pledge classes ranging from 53 and 57 students…

  • Veterans Adjust to Campus

    It didn’t take long for Chuck Pennington to go from run-of-the-mill private second class in the U.S. Army to a hero. As a medic on his first deployment in Iraq, Pennington was riding in a tactical vehicle when his convoy was hit by an improvised explosive device. The attack was effective enough to take out…

  • Morris to Serve as Provost

    Kathryn Morris has been selected to serve as Butler University’s provost and vice president for academic affairs, effective Jan. 1. Morris has served as served as the interim provost and vice president of academic affairs since January. Faculty, staff, trustees and students made up the 17-member search committee which has reviewed more than 100 applications…

  • Student blog post causes controversy

    A Butler Collegian staff member wrote an opinion column that was posted Nov. 27 on The College Fix, a news and commentary website run by the Student Free Press Association, unaffiliated with the Collegian or the university. In the piece, the student explains his reasoning for dropping one of Butler’s political science classes. The class…

  • Employees hope to unionize

    Aramark employees continue to spread awareness of work-related concerns. On Nov. 14, a small rally took place at Butler University’s Star Fountain. Its purpose: to give Butler students and faculty the opportunity to show support for the school’s Aramark workers. The display made many around the Butler community aware of the workers’ attempt to unionize.…

  • Group targets BU students for information

    A lobbying group has been targeting Butler University’s College of Education students to obtain  the syllabi of courses. The National Council on Teacher Quality has been reaching out to students in the college to offer them money in exchange for syllabi or other course information. In some cases, representatives from the organization have shown up…