Strategic Direction
We’re changing what it means to be a university.
Butler University, founded on ideals of equity and academic excellence, creates and fosters a collaborative, stimulating intellectual learning environment. We are inspired to boldly innovate and broadly educate, enriching communities and preparing all learners to lead meaningful lives.
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Strategic Priorities
Seven strategic priorities have been established to focus efforts and advance each of the three models of education.
Supporting our Strategic Direction
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For the fifth consecutive year, Butler University has been named the No. 1 Regional University in the Midwest, according to the 2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges Rankings, released today. Butler also ranked as the No. 1 Most Innovative School in the Midwest for the eighth consecutive year, No. 1 for Undergraduate Teaching, […]
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More than 1,200 first-year students started classes at Butler University today, an increase of more than six percent over last year and the third-largest incoming class in the University’s history. The growth comes at a time when many other liberal arts institutions are struggling with enrollment. The number of students graduating from Indiana high schools […]
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Butler University is addressing Indiana’s teacher shortage through a new program designed to support new teachers, alternatively credentialed teachers, emergency-permitted teachers, or long-term substitute teachers with the training they need to succeed in the classroom. Butler’s first cohort of teachers will begin the first module of training in its “Teacher-Led, Teacher Education” program at the […]