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AAUP IU Bloomington Chapter
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The IU Bloomington Chapter of the AAUP advocates for faculty and graduate students and advances academic freedom and shared governance.

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Join us Fri 3pm at Bryan Hall for a Rally for Free Speech — standing against ICHE’s “core American values” mandate & in defense of academic freedom. Then our AAUP chapter mtg 4–5:30 in Woodburn 101. Faculty & students: show up for free inquiry! #AAUP #AcademicFreedom
A detailed black-and-white illustration of a large crowd of people packed together, holding protest signs that read “Free Speech Is an American Value,” “Stop Censoring Teachers,” “Education Needs Free Speech,” “Freedom to Speak, Freedom to Teach, Freedom to Learn for Everyone!,” “Education Is a Human Right,” and “Keep Your Nose Out of My Classroom and Education.” Behind the crowd are hand-drawn banners with “AAUP” in large block letters. Overlaid text at the bottom announces event details in bold marker-style font: “Rally for Free Speech, Friday 12/5, 3pm, Bryan Hall – IUB Campus, 107 S. Indiana.” A column of smaller text on the right lists issues such as recommended Chicago Principles, demands for “American values,” instructors removed for teaching course content, NEA defenses against attacks, and ongoing legislative actions against public schools. The overall style resembles a high-density pen-and-ink illustration filled with expressive faces and signs.
December 4, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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The Indiana Commission for Higher Education's new policy is threatening shared governance and academic freedom.

"This policy is the latest effort by Indiana's politicians to take power away from faculty & cheapen the education students have access to in Indiana."

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Indiana colleges must answer how new degrees commit to American values
Under new requirements, universities must answer whether proposed degree programs exercise a "commitment to the core values of American society."
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November 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Indiana May Reject New Degrees That Don’t Commit to “Values of American Society” https://bit.ly/4ohT3sf

#EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky
An illustration of a bunch of diplomas stuffed into a trash can in the shape of the state of Indiana. The background has a map of the United States and the University of Indiana overlaid in it.
November 26, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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"Indiana University, one of the great American public universities, is currently melting down with a speed and violence unprecedented in the history of higher education." utotherescue.blogspot.com/2025/11/anat...
Anatomy of a Fall: The Case of Indiana University (Guest Post)
Indiana University on November 3, 2025    by Johannes Türk Chair of Germanic Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington Indiana Universit...
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November 22, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Before creating new degrees, Indiana’s public colleges and universities will have to explain to the state how they will promote American values. @indianacapitalchronicle.com
Universities must explain how new degrees promote American values
The new degree proposal form issued by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education asks how programs cultivate "commitment to the core values of American society."
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November 21, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Indiana University president Pamela Whitten is asking faculty government to consider adopting the Chicago Principles, a set of guidelines about free speech on campus. One faculty leader says he's optimistic.
Faculty Council chair sees opportunity with Chicago Principles
The Chicago Principles aren’t policies and can’t be enforced, but they’re a symbolic move toward mending the university’s contentious climate.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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@aaup.org Report Defends Shared Governance Amid Political Attacks https://bit.ly/484zptP
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November 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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“Students, faculty, and staff are the ones stepping up to defend their institutions and higher education, while administrators run for cover.” -- @proftwolf.bsky.social on the what the AAUP v. Trump win means for the University of California.✊ @aaup.org @ucaft.bsky.social @uc-faculty.bsky.social
Three people in a video call screenshot. From left to right: Chenjerai Kumanyika (AAUP National Council Member), Todd Wolfson (President of AAUP/VP AFT), and Veena Dubal (General Counsel, AAUP). All are seated in front of bookshelves.
November 20, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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The billboard on the west side is the first, but there could be more. If IU doesn’t come to the table, the campaign will run through the end of the football season. @the_real_sand

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FIRE says more anti-IU billboards if university doesn't engage on free speech
If IU doesn’t come to the table, FIRE says the campaign will run through the end of the football season.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:48 PM
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A professor who showed a graphic labeling the “Make America Great Again” slogan as covert white supremacy has been removed from teaching a class under a new Indiana law meant to foster “intellectual diversity.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
Indiana Professor Removed From Class Over White Supremacy Lesson
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November 14, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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"Faculty, students, and community members at Indiana University hold a press conference to call on IU leadership to reject the Trump Compact for Academic Excellence and to stop what speakers describe as “over-compliance” with political pressure." youtu.be/At3T3YNyXW8?...
IU AAUP Press Conference on SEA 202, Academic Freedom, and the Case of Jessica Adams (Nov. 7, 2025)
YouTube video by The Bloomingtonian
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November 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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A lecturer in the Indiana University School of Social Work has been removed from teaching one of her classes — “Diversity, Human Rights, and Social Justice” — while the university investigates a complaint by a student against material she presented. @weiss-a-woni.bsky.social
IU lecturer removed from class during intellectual diversity investigation
School of Social Work lecturer Jessica Adams said a student submitted the complaint to the office of U.S. Senator Jim Banks over a graphic she used in her class. Adams said Banks’ office then contacte...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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AAUP: IU is not MAGA University! Faculty and students speak against the Trump Compact and abuses by the IU upper administration.

Meet us on November 7 at 11 by the Herman B Wells statue to show your support.

Learn more: iubaaup.org/2025/11/05/p...
Press Release: IU is Not MAGA University
On Friday at 11 am, the Indiana University Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) will hold a press conference to declare its opposition to the Trump Compact for Academ…
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November 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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This Thursday, Nov 6. we kick off our "first Thursdays" happy hour, 4:00 to 6:00 in the Vault Pub (lower level of the IMU). Jazz starts at 5:30, so come early for conversation and stay for the music!
Flyer for event. Features green swirl border on a beige background, with a group of people sitting at a table enjoying drinks. Text reads: "AAUP First Thursday Happy Hour. Thursday, November 6, from 4-6pm. The Vault Pub (at the Indiana Memorial Union)"
November 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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Carlos Morales, “The State as Donor: How Indiana Uses SEA 202 and HEA 1001 to Reshape Academic Freedom and Faculty Governance”
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Quote from “The State as Donor: How Indiana Uses SEA 202 and HEA 1001 to Reshape Academic Freedom and Faculty Governance” by Carlos Morales: State governments are using their role as donors and primary funders of state universities to exert power over professors and universities in a manner that erodes academic freedom and autonomy.
November 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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IU’s decision to suspend the print publication of its student newspaper is costing the institution: Alumni are pulling donations in protest. The university ended the IDS’s print edition after firing the paper’s adviser.
insidehighered.com Inside Higher Ed @insidehighered.com · Oct 29
Indiana University Alumni Pull Donations Over Student Newspaper Censorship https://bit.ly/3LvA0ge

#AcademicSky #EDUSky #HigherEd
A sign reads "Indiana University" at the Bloomington campus's entrance.
October 29, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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AAUP member Deborah Cohn's overview of IU's censorship and disinvestment in the IDS, one of Bloomington's most important sources for local news and journalism medium.com/@dncohn/ius-...
IU’s censorship of the IDS (its own student paper)
IU’s censorship of its own student newspaper is all over my feed, so apologies for any duplication, but I thought I’d try to pull together…
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October 29, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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Executive Committee Statement on the Closing and Erasure of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at #IndianaUniversity @iubaaup.bsky.social iubaaup.org/2025/10/23/e...
Executive Committee Statement on the Closing and Erasure of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Indiana University
The IUB AAUP, as the organization representing all IUB faculty, strongly denounces the termination and erasure of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs currently occurring at Indiana Univ…
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October 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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Reject the ongoing censorship of student media on our campuses!

“Administrative efforts to subordinate campus journalism to public relations are inconsistent with the mission of higher education to provide a space of intellectual exploration and debate”

—Hank Reichman, in a new Academe Blog post
October 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Administrators at Indiana University baselessly fired the student media director and ordered the student paper to cease its print edition, so it'd sure be a shame if this excellent digital front page were to be widely shared today

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October 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Indiana University fired the director of student media amid growing tension between the school and the student newspaper over what content was allowed in the print edition.
Indiana University fires adviser for student newspaper amid censorship dispute
The firing came amid growing tension between the school and the student newspaper over what content was allowed in the print edition.
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October 16, 2025 at 5:20 PM
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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.
October 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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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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October 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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“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.” 🔥
October 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM