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University announces 3.25 percent tuition increase for 2018-2019 academic year

After an annual university review, the Board of Trustees approved the new rates for the 2018-2019 school year at their October meeting.  This is the lowest percentage increase in the past four years.

New Board of Trustees members selected

KATIE GOODRICH NEWS CO-EDITOR Four new members will join Butler University’s Board of Trustees. “We are exceptionally pleased to have these distinguished individuals join out Board of Trustees,” said Butler University President James Danko. “Their vast business expertise, coupled with their deep interest in Butler University, will be incredibly valuable as we work to advance

Officials looking for student feedback on new facility

The proposed parking garage at Butler University will likely add a significant amount of housing—in addition to parking spaces—if it is approved by the Board of Trustees. Vice President for Student Affairs Levester Johnson presented preliminary sketches of possible new rooms at a Student Government Association meeting last week. “We wanted to get (students’) feedback

Cashing in your Butler education

The tuition students pay to attend Butler University goes toward many different entities, but one of the largest chunks goes right back to students. Butler’s largest expenditure each year is financial aid for students, Bruce Arick, vice president of finance and administration, said. Butler is the largest source of financial aid for its students. The

Schrott Center construction continues

New residence hall, science building also possibilities for campus construction. Butler University’s current and future construction plans may provide campus with a facelift. The most notable recent change to Butler is the construction of the Howard L. Schrott Center, a new 450-seat theater adjacent to Clowes Memorial Hall. Howard Schrott, Board of Trustees member and

MARRIED AT WORK | Partners of Butler’s top dogs on university payroll

Butler Blue II and Trip are not the only related top dogs that work in the same office—several of Butler’s top administrators have spouses or domestic partners on the university payroll. Butler’s practice of hiring its employees’ partners—including those of the university’s president, former provost, two associate provosts and a dean—is consistent with trends in

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