INDIANAPOLIS -- The Indiana Commission for Higher Education is expected to host a vote on Friday to name the state's next commissioner for higher education. Officials believe that Katie Jenner, the state's secretary of education, will likely be named to the position.

According to a news release from the commission, Jenner, if approved for the position, would assume the position as the state's commissioner for higher education starting on Oct. 11. The vote will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Friday in the commission's Indianapolis office.

This comes after Chris Lowery, the state's current commissioner for higher education, announced last month that he would step down in October. Lowery has led the commission since 2022.

Officials said in the release that Jenner, as the leader for both the Ind

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