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AAUP IU Bloomington Chapter @iubaaup.bsky.social · 8d

It's time for IU to respect the value of its educators, and ensure faculty, staff, and graduate student worker compensation keeps pace with the cost of living and ensures that we can live and thrive. Fair compensation is essential to a world-class university.

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AAUP IU Bloomington Chapter @iubaaup.bsky.social · 8d

At IUB, faculty salaries have not kept up with the cost of living. As the graph shows, relative to the cost of living, average faculty salaries declined by 10% between 2019 and 2025. Yet even with a vote of no confidence, Whitten's compensation has ballooned.

Line graph with the title "IU Compensation in Inflation Adjusted 2024 Dollars." Red line goes downward, representing faculty compensation; green line shoots upwards, representing IU President Whitten's compensation. More details in caption/description.

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WFIU/WTIU News @wfiuwtiunews.bsky.social · 12d

Despite changes affecting the lives of tens of thousands of students, faculty and staff, Indiana University continues to make most important decisions in secret and leaders routinely avoid interviews with informed journalists. @weiss-a-woni.bsky.social

Be very, very quiet: IU's Elmer Fudd approach to transparency

Time after time over the past few years, even for stories generating national attention, Indiana University did not provide anyone, including WFIU/WTIU News, an interview.

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Texas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · 13d

“Acquiescing to a Mailman compact would be a profound betrayal of your students, staff, faculty, the public, higher education, and our shared democracy—one that would irretrievably tarnish your personal reputation and compromise your institution’s legacy.” 🔥

AAUP @aaup.org · 13d

Check out AAUP’s statement denouncing the Trump admin’s compact and undemocratic loyalty oaths here👇

Universities Must Reject Trump Admin "Loyalty Oath" Compacts

The AAUP and AFT warn that the Trump administration’s offer to give preferential treatment to colleges and universities in exchange for allegiance to a partisan ideological agenda is entirely corrupt.

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Carlos Moffat @carlosmoffat.com · 13d

"Should Universities work together to fend off the administration's attacks on academic freedom and free speech?" is a key question that rank-and-file faculty (i.e., @aaup.org) are answering in the affirmative and University administrators are mostly shrugging off. Time is running out.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 13d

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

Trump’s proposed “compact” with nine major universities “is extortion, plain and simple,” Erwin Chemerinsky writes in a guest essay. “It is not hyperbole to say that the future of higher education in America requires that every university reject it.”

Opinion | Trump’s ‘Compact’ With Universities Is Just Extortion

There seems to be no limit to the president’s odious attempts to control higher education.

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Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · 13d

Institutions, Faculty Oppose Plan to Limit Foreign Students’ Time in U.S.

Commenters from across numerous sectors say they fear that the new rule, which would require international students to get visa extensions, would be a barrier for the vast majority of students. https://bit.ly/3VKIeTV

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at a news conference in New York. She is a light-skinned woman with long dark hair, standing behing a podium with the seal of the Department of Homeland Security on it.

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AAUP @aaup.org · 13d

AAUP President Todd Wolfson and AFT President Randi Weingarten on Trump’s Loyalty Pledge for Colleges and Universities.

Now is the time to unite in defense of democracy and higher education!

Read full statement below 👇

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CNN @cnn.com · 15d

A federal judge delivered an extraordinary 161-page rebuke of President Trump, ruling that the administration impermissibly chilled the protected political speech of university professors and students by targeting non-citizens on college campuses who have spoken out in support of Palestine.

‘Full-throated assault on the First Amendment’: Judge rips into Trump over attempts to deport pro-Palestinian academics | CNN Politics

A federal judge on Tuesday delivered an extraordinary 161-page rebuke of President Donald Trump, ruling that the administration impermissibly chilled the protected political speech of university profe...

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AAUP @aaup.org · 16d

BREAKING: WE WON!!!
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Federal Judge William G. Young ruled today in our lawsuit against the Trump administration that the policy of arresting, detaining, & deporting noncitizen students & faculty members for their pro-Palestinian advocacy violates the 1st Amendment.

Full ruling here:

Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law – #261 in American Association of University Professors v. Rubio (D. Mass., 1:25-cv-10685) – CourtListener.com

Judge William G. Young: ORDER entered. FINDINGS OF FACT AND RULINGS OF LAW, PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 52(A)(Sonnenberg, Elizabeth) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/30/2025: # 1 Main Document) (J...

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Coalition for Action in Higher Ed @actioninhighered.bsky.social · 16d

Huge victory for pro-Pal activism in AAUP vs. Rubio! The court finds that government officials “deliberately and with purposeful aforethought” engaged in a coordinated policy or campaign aimed at chilling noncitizen plaintiffs’ speech and assembly rights. www.courtlistener.com/docket/69784...

Findings of Fact & Conclusions of Law – #261 in American Association of University Professors v. Rubio (D. Mass., 1:25-cv-10685) – CourtListener.com

Judge William G. Young: ORDER entered. FINDINGS OF FACT AND RULINGS OF LAW, PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P. 52(A)(Sonnenberg, Elizabeth) (Additional attachment(s) added on 9/30/2025: # 1 Main Document) (J...

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AAUP IU Bloomington Chapter @iubaaup.bsky.social · 17d

This represents a direct and coordinated effort by state officials to police speech, pressure public universities into compliance, and enforce a politically motivated agenda on campus.

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AAUP IU Bloomington Chapter @iubaaup.bsky.social · 17d

The firing of a Ball State employee was not just a university decision; it was actively driven by the state. Rokita used his office to publicly condemn her private speech, celebrated her termination, and leveraged a state-run website to publicly target educators.

Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 17d

Fired for posting "if you think Charlie Kirk was a wonderful person, we can't be friends," on her private facebook. Because it's everyone's duty in this free society to be friends with Charlie Kirk stans.

She Was Fired for a Comment on Her Private Facebook Account

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WFIU/WTIU News @wfiuwtiunews.bsky.social · 23d

The staff member fired by Ball State University because of a Facebook post about the murder of Charlie Kirk is suing university president Geoffrey Means, alleging a violation of her First Amendment rights. www.ipm.org/news/2025-09...

Fired over post about Charlie Kirk, Ball State staff member sues university president

Suzanne Swierc, formerly Ball State's director of health promotion and advocacy, is being represented by the Indiana American Civil Liberties Union.

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WFIU/WTIU News @wfiuwtiunews.bsky.social · 23d

A Monroe County Judge has denied a motion by three retired professors to block an Indiana University policy barring them from faculty government. @weiss-a-woni.bsky.social

Judge denies injunction against IU governance policy

Three emeritus faculty sued IU earlier this year after a state law blocked them from participating in university governance.

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AAUP IU Bloomington Chapter @iubaaup.bsky.social · 26d

"The university should be completely open to controversial topics and controversial speakers,” [IUB AAUP Chapter President David] McDonald said. IU’s platforming of some organizations or events, like Kirk’s vigil, and deplatforming of others, removes opportunities for dialogue.

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AAUP IU Bloomington Chapter @iubaaup.bsky.social · 26d

IU's administration deemed a Palestinian art exhibit a security risk, yet allowed and promoted a vigil for Kirk, a controversial figure. This inconsistency raises questions about whether university resources are used to protect free expression or are instead privileging some viewpoints over others.

WFIU/WTIU News @wfiuwtiunews.bsky.social · 26d

Indiana University's spokesman would not comment on why Charlie Kirk’s event scheduled for October was considered safe enough to be scheduled on campus, yet an art exhibit was described as too dangerous. @bente-bouthier.bsky.social

IU said Palestinian art exhibit was unsafe, but Charlie Kirk events were fine

An IU professor says IU's cancelling of an art exhibit last year by a Palestinian artist stands in contrast to the university's readiness to host Charlie Kirk.

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WFIU/WTIU News @wfiuwtiunews.bsky.social · 26d

Indiana University quietly updated its Human Resources policies, cutting “values differences” as a basic expectation for employees.

IU removes ‘values differences’ as core expectations for staff

Indiana University quietly updated its Human Resources policies, cutting “values differences” as a basic expectation for employees.

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WFIU/WTIU News @wfiuwtiunews.bsky.social · 26d

The ACLU of Indiana filed a lawsuit against Indiana attorney general Todd Rokita over his questioning of Exodus Refugee Immigration, a nonprofit that helps refugees and asylum seekers resettle in Indiana.

ACLU sues Rokita over questioning of Exodus Refugee Immigration

The ACLU contends that Rokita's civil investigative demand violates Exodus's First Amendment Rights.

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Academe @academemagazine.bsky.social · 28d

"Step by step, by recognizing in word and deed the important contributions of contingent faculty . . . we can pave a path toward the ‘one faculty’ we need at this critical time.” Eva Swidler writes in #Academe about everyday actions to build faculty solidarity.

Building One Faculty from Below

Everyday actions by department chairs and other tenured and tenure-track faculty can build solidarity and faculty power.

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Kevin Reuning @reuning.bsky.social · 28d

The @aaup.org just shared guidance for academic workers on how to protect themselves online www.aaup.org/news/advisor...

Advisory to Academic Workers

In a moment when it is becoming increasingly difficult to predict the consequences of our online speech and choices, the AAUP and Faculty First Responders are issuing guidance to AAUP members and othe...

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WFIU/WTIU News @wfiuwtiunews.bsky.social · Sep 12

The U.S. Department of Education is ending funding for more than a dozen Indiana University programs that “do not advance American interests or values,” according to a Sept. 10 letter.

Funding cut for IU programs that ‘do not advance American interests or values’

The U.S. Department of Education is ending funding for more than a dozen Indiana University programs that “do not advance American interests or values,” according to a Sept. 10 letter. The loss of fun...

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WFIU/WTIU News @wfiuwtiunews.bsky.social · Sep 12

The IU Board of Trustees changed dozens of policies in June after the statehouse revoked faculty’s say in university governance. One of those changes allows IU to reassign some professors to another campus and reduce their salaries. @weiss-a-woni.bsky.social

Policy allows IU to change salary, home campus of faculty in reorganized units

The Bloomington chapter of the American Association of University Professors protested the changes in August.

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Texas Conference of the AAUP @texasaaup.bsky.social · Sep 13

A must-read essay from Joan Scott: “We are again confronting a massive attack on the very foundations of democratic education and, this time around, the stakes feel even higher. In the 1950s, the targets were individual teachers…and their left-wing unions. Now the target is the system itself.” ⬇️

A General Air of Anxiety - Boston Review

The Red Scare targeted my father. He taught me the meaning of resistance.

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AAUP @aaup.org · Sep 15

At a moment when higher education is threatened by forces that seek to destroy it and its role in a democratic society, the anticipatory obedience shown by this rush to judgment must be avoided.

Link to statement here:

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Academic Freedom and the Death of Charlie Kirk

The AAUP notes with great alarm the rash of recent administrative actions to discipline faculty, staff, and student speech in the aftermath of the murder of Charlie Kirk.

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AAUP @aaup.org · Sep 12

For almost two centuries, the higher ed community has recognized that the presence of guns on campus inhibits the “practice of a responsible & critical mind.”

Guns rob faculty of the ability to ensure that the classroom remains the true & open marketplace of ideas at the core of academic freedom.

Legal Watch: Academic Freedom and Guns on Campus

The AAUP's recent joint amicus brief opposing the mandate that guns be permitted in college classrooms in Texas highlights a growing threat to faculty and academic freedom.

www.aaup.org

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