LIVE UPDATES: Scenes, news from the IGWC strike picket line
(04/17/24 4:26pm)
The Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition began its “Three Days for a Raise” strike at 10 a.m. Wednesday outside Ballantine Hall.
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UPDATED: Whitten rebuked: IU faculty vote no confidence in Whitten, Shrivastav, Docherty
(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.
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(04/16/24 7:06pm)
A sign in Ballantine Hall promoting the Indiana Graduate Worker Coalition strike is seen April 15, 2024, in Ballantine Hall. The Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition collectively voted to initiate a three-day strike April 17-19 to demand an increase in wages for graduate workers at IU.
UPDATED: Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition to strike starting Wednesday
(04/15/24 11:45pm)
The Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition approved a motion for a three-day strike in a vote concluding Monday. Following a general meeting Sunday, union members voted on the motion. 92.4% of members voted in favor of authorizing the strike and 7.6% opposed.
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(04/15/24 11:32pm)
Signs are laid in front the auditorium stage at an in-person vote for the graduate students to go on strike on April 10, 2022, at the Monroe County Public Library. The Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition collectively voted to initiate a three-day strike from April 17-19 to demand an increase in living wages for graduate workers at IU.
‘A vote is not a temper tantrum’: No confidence movement comes from years of tension
(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.
Scenes from the ‘Hoosier Cosmic Celebration’
(04/08/24 11:01pm)
Bloomington’s premier eclipse celebration took place at Memorial Stadium from 1-5 p.m. Monday. It featured performances and speeches from “Star Trek” actor William Shatner, astronaut Mae Jemison, and grammy-nominated R&B and pop singer Janelle Monáe, as well as several IU performing arts ensembles.
UPDATED: Pro-Palestinian protester detained by IUPD, taken away in golf cart during eclipse-day festivities
(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.
LIVE UPDATES: Scenes, news around Bloomington during the solar eclipse
(04/08/24 1:20pm)
The Indiana Daily Student will bring you live updates, scenes and news from Bloomington throughout the day of the eclipse. For live photo updates, check out PHOTOS: Live updates from day of solar eclipse on Bloomington.
Faculty to consider vote of no confidence in IU administrators April 16
(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.
PRESS RELEASE: Blue Revue
(03/29/24 3:56pm)
The following is a press release by Monroe County Democrats for The Blue Revue.
OPINION: How to understand and navigate burnout in times of stress and chaos
(03/05/24 5:32pm)
Amidst the craze of midterms, times of political uproar and my looming graduation, I’m experiencing an unprecedented amount of anxiety, difficulty concentrating and a lack of motivation to work on assignments. I’m tired and dread going to class everyday. While this level of burnout can seem scary, it’s a pervasive problem affecting a lot of the working population.
Everything you need to know about the IU Board of Trustees
(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.
A guide to Indiana’s statewide May primaries for Monroe County voters
(02/21/24 12:46am)
Editors note: This is part of a series of stories covering the 2024 elections. Read the rest of the stories on our website.
LETTER: An open letter from Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design faculty and staff
(02/19/24 4:06pm)
We, the undersigned faculty and staff of the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design at Indiana University, oppose the university administration’s cancellation of the long-planned exhibition “Samia Halaby: Centers of Energy” at the Eskenazi Museum of Art.
Jewish Voice for Peace Indiana member advocates for a vote of no confidence against Whitten, Shrivastav
(02/19/24 12:19am)
A member of Jewish Voice for Peace Indiana’s coordinating committee called for a vote of no confidence against IU President Pamela Whitten and Provost Rahul Shrivastav in response to alleged repression of Pro-Palestinian voices during “Windows on Palestinian Life: Meeting Palestinians” on Feb. 4.
OPINION: No, I am not an engineer
(02/11/24 3:52pm)
Growing up in India, I was always fascinated by the sciences, partly because my parents worked in those disciplines and partly because I thought they answered or at least attempted to answer the most fundamental questions of the universe.
Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition issues a vote of no confidence in President Whitten
(02/08/24 5:19pm)
The Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition (IGWC) formally expressed a lack of confidence in Pamela Whitten as IU’s President in a membership vote Feb. 5 following a general meeting.
Faculty say IU violated university policy in Abdulkader Sinno’s suspension
(01/19/24 1:53am)
Some faculty are arguing IU administration violated university policy when suspending political science professor Abdulkader Sinno without first consulting the Bloomington Faculty Council, potentially creating a chilling effect for faculty. At the heart of the dispute is a difference between university and campus policy on disciplinary action and ambiguity in a provision of university policy.
Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition again demands wage increases, union recognition in letter
(01/18/24 1:48am)
Members of the Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition (IGWC) assembled at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Franklin Hall to formally file a request to IU President Pamela Whitten’s office explicitly calling for a living wage minimum based on the MIT Living Wage Calculator for graduate workers — known as Student Academic Appointees (SAAs). The IGWC also asked for the union to be recognized by the administration through voting rights.
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