Morning Bell: Daniels Donations & Dorm Delays

Purdue trustees gave $27K to Daniels’ campaigns – The donations came from six of the school’s 10 trustees for Daniels campaigns between 2003 and 2010. “Two trustees who were members of the search committee… gave individually more than $14,000 to Daniels.” Lafayette Journal & Courier

IU Student Services Initiative criticized for cutting 177 jobs – “Tensions over Indiana University’s attention to departments providing student services boiled over at its board of trustees meeting last month when Trustee Pat Shoulders questioned the efficiency goal of eliminating 177 positions.” (Linking here to the Indiana Economic Digest, where there’s a link to the full paywalled story.) Bloomington Herald-Times

Textbook example: Slighting public schools – Karen Francisco: “While it’s not a dollar-for-dollar credit [for private school textbook costs], the tax deduction still is a nice little gift granted to a select audience… It’s now costing the state millions in income tax revenue.” Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Ball State dorm renovation behind schedule – “About 180 returning students and another 200 new students are affected” by the construction delay. Muncie Star Press