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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"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
"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?...
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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
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
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...
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
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...
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...
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!
November 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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!
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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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November 4, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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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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.
Indiana University Alumni Pull Donations Over Student Newspaper Censorship https://bit.ly/3LvA0ge
#AcademicSky #EDUSky #HigherEd
#AcademicSky #EDUSky #HigherEd
October 29, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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.
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
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-...
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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
Executive Committee Statement on the Closing and Erasure of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at #IndianaUniversity @iubaaup.bsky.social iubaaup.org/2025/10/23/e...
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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
“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
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
“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
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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
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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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
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.
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.
October 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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.
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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
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
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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.” 🔥
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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October 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
“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.” 🔥
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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
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
October 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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
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
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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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@proftwolf.bsky.social
@rweingarten.bsky.social
Now is the time to unite in defense of democracy and higher education!
Read full statement below 👇
@aft.org
@proftwolf.bsky.social
@rweingarten.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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 👇
@aft.org
@proftwolf.bsky.social
@rweingarten.bsky.social
Now is the time to unite in defense of democracy and higher education!
Read full statement below 👇
@aft.org
@proftwolf.bsky.social
@rweingarten.bsky.social
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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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September 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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.
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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:
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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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September 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
BREAKING: WE WON!!!
💥 💥 💥
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:
💥 💥 💥
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:
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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...
www.courtlistener.com
September 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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...
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.
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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September 29, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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.
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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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September 22, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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...
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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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September 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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
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.
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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September 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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.
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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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September 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Indiana University quietly updated its Human Resources policies, cutting “values differences” as a basic expectation for employees.