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(04/21/24 5:38pm)
At a historic IU Bloomington all-faculty meeting April 16, more than 800 faculty voted in separate motions that they had no confidence in IU President Pamela Whitten and Provost Rahul Shrivastav. Only a few hours later, the IU Board of Trustees expressed full support and confidence in Whitten in a statement. But the comments made in the meeting reveal a deep frustration from faculty in departments across the university.
(04/16/24 8:55pm)
IU Bloomington faculty overwhelmingly passed votes of no confidence for IU President Pamela Whitten, Provost Rahul Shrivastav and Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs Carrie Docherty on Tuesday.
(04/12/24 3:17pm)
President Pamela Whitten, IU’s 19th president and first woman to serve in the role, will be subject to a vote of no confidence Tuesday — not even three years after she first stepped foot on campus in the summer of 2021.
(04/08/24 8:59pm)
IU Police Department detained and took one person away in a golf cart during a pro-Palestinian demonstration Monday afternoon. The arrested individual, Tom Sweeney, is a former IU Wells Scholar and current senior research specialist at Princeton. Multiple other protestors were temporarily detained and were informed that prosecutors may soon reach out about potential misdemeanor charges.
(04/03/24 6:34pm)
IU faculty will meet to consider a vote of no confidence for President Pamela Whitten, Provost Rahul Shrivastav and Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs Carrie Docherty at 2:30 p.m. April 16 in the IU Auditorium.
(04/02/24 10:26pm)
Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs Carrie Docherty violated IU policy when she suspended tenured professor Abdulkader Sinno following his attempt to reserve a room for a Palestine Solidarity Committee event, according to the IU Faculty Board of Review (FBR). The FBR wrote that Docherty failed to follow procedure by sanctioning Sinno without first referring the matter to the Faculty Misconduct Review Committee (FMRC), where Sinno could have defended himself at a hearing in front of his colleagues.
(04/01/24 6:11pm)
For four minutes next Monday afternoon, Indiana University’s Bloomington campus will be plunged into darkness as the moon shrouds the sun. Then the unprecedented crowd will immediately leave, likely causing major congestion — IU predicts it could take as long as 11 hours to clear parking lots.
(04/01/24 5:47pm)
Deep within the ground, naturally occurring uranium in rocks and soil breaks down, releasing a radioactive gas called radon. It rises through the dirt, dissipating into the open air. But when radon brews beneath a home or building, it seeps into the tiniest cracks and holes in the foundation, quickly accumulating in the structure and becoming trapped.
(04/01/24 5:16pm)
An IU Media School committee seeking a financial solution for student media — including IU Student Television, WIUX and the Indiana Daily Student — sent a final report for Media School Dean David Tolchinsky on Monday morning. Final decisions, which Tolchinsky expects by the end of the semester, may require approval from the provost and the IU Board of Trustees, the dean wrote in a Feb. 19 email to faculty.
(03/27/24 7:02pm)
When a handful of counter protesters approached the rally against Islamophobia in Dunn Meadow on Tuesday night, no harsh words were exchanged. Instead, Esteban Hernandez, standing with the pro-Palestinian demonstrators, began to play the violin.
(03/26/24 4:03pm)
IU Hillel officially postponed its Tuesday event, “The Truth About Hamas and Israel,” featuring Hamas member-turned-Israel-spy Mosab Hassan Yousef, citing security concerns in a mass email sent Monday night.
(03/01/24 4:30pm)
Last September, IU debuted a brand-new offering at the Indiana Memorial Union: The Vault Pub. But what does this campus eatery offer? The IDS has the answers.
(02/28/24 12:40am)
After months of protests and listening sessions, the IU Board of Trustees will once again discuss designating the Kinsey Institute as a “university-related entity” at meetings Feb. 29 and March 1 at IU Southeast’s campus in New Albany. IU officials have said the decision will help put them in compliance with a new Indiana law barring state dollars from the institute, but critics claim the move will put the institute’s collections of sexological artifacts in jeopardy by placing them in university control, where they could be vulnerable to future outside pressure.
(02/21/24 5:07pm)
In a letter sent to U.S. Rep. Jim Banks of Indiana obtained by the IDS through a public records request, IU President Pamela Whitten explained IU’s safety procedures and antisemitism prevention measures in the wake of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas. The letter, sent Dec. 1, was a response to a Nov. 15 letter Banks sent to Whitten warning IU could lose federal funding if it condoned or tolerated antisemitism on campus.
(02/20/24 8:19pm)
A week after Palestinian artist Samia Halaby’s exhibition was supposed to open at the Eskenazi Museum of Art, members of the Bloomington community flocked in the Buskirk-Chumley Theater to see the sold-out show, “Samia Halaby Uncanceled.”
(02/14/24 6:23pm)
A canceled exhibit. A suspended professor. A sex research institute with an uncertain future. A bill critics say would eviscerate tenure.
(02/10/24 12:19am)
The Department of Education Office for Civil Rights opened an investigation into IU on Feb. 5 in response to a Title VI complaint received Dec. 14. Zachary Marschall, editor in chief of Campus Reform, a national conservative media organization, alleges in the complaint that IU failed to adequately respond to antisemitism on campus.
(02/09/24 1:00pm)
(02/22/24 10:44pm)
While plenty of students who live off-campus have smooth landlord experiences, it’s not uncommon to encounter disputes over leases, maintenance or deposits. Dealing with a difficult landlord while attending classes can be stressful, but there are resources available to help.
(01/31/24 11:51pm)
“Samia Halaby Uncanceled,” an event showcasing videos of Palestinian painter Samia Halaby’s art and life, will take place 7 p.m. Feb. 17 in the Buskirk-Chumley Theater. Sponsored by the IU Bloomington chapter of the American Association of University Professors and private donors, the event will be free but require a ticket.