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Claire Rafford covers higher education. Email her at claire.rafford@mirrorindy.org

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Judge tosses Trump rule on immigration status and education

By Claire Rafford, Mirror IndyOctober 5, 2026October 6, 2026

Indiana began requiring proof of legal status for students in adult education programs after a Trump order last year.

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Indiana public colleges froze tuition. What does that actually mean?

By Claire Rafford, Mirror IndySeptember 3, 2026September 8, 2026

We talked to experts to understand what the tuition freeze means for you.

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It’s been 2 years since IUPUI split. How are students feeling?

By Claire Rafford, Mirror IndyAugust 31, 2026September 1, 2026

As Purdue and IU students head back to class, effects from the 2024 separation remain.

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Why this Indianapolis agency is paying people to become EMTs

By Claire Rafford, Mirror IndyAugust 26, 2026August 27, 2026

The class helps people get a foot into healthcare without high costs.

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This construction program is helping grads level up in their careers

By Claire Rafford, Mirror IndyAugust 21, 2026August 24, 2026

The BY Construction program was recently designated as a pre-apprenticeship program.

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Ivy Tech program approved for Workforce Pell Grant funding 

By Claire Rafford, Mirror IndyAugust 20, 2026October 1, 2026

The school hopes to start enrolling students as early as October.

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Indiana colleges inch closer to offering Workforce Pell Grants

By Claire Rafford, Mirror IndyJuly 24, 2026July 24, 2026

The state is looking for approval for medical assistant and electrical maintenance programs.

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Workforce groups get $10.2M in federal grants for reentry employment

By Claire Rafford, Mirror IndyJuly 22, 2026July 23, 2026

The funding will support workforce training people being released from prison and jail.

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How 16 Tech is reinventing the summer internship

By Claire Rafford, Mirror IndyJuly 21, 2026July 22, 2026

A new paid summer internship offers housing and transportation support for college students.

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All about Lewis Business College, an HBCU with Indy roots

By Claire Rafford, Mirror IndyJuly 6, 2026July 7, 2026

When Martin University closed last year, the community mourned the loss of Indiana’s only predominantly Black college. I spent some time this spring at alumni gatherings, listening to people talk about what Martin University meant to them, to their families and to the community since 1977. At one of those events, former Martin professor and […]

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