Administration

Satisfactory/fail grading now an option for IU-Bloomington spring courses

Mar 26, 2020 4:18 pm

Provost Lauren Robel announced the change in an email Thursday.

Freshly-planted chrysanthemums lay in front of Sample Gates on Oct. 9 in front of Franklin Hall. The fifth annual IU Day celebration was canceled March 17 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a statement on the IU Day website.

IU Day canceled, community encouraged to celebrate in different ways

Mar 24, 2020 4:55 pm

People can still celebrate on April 23 by posting their IU memories online.

IU President Michael McRobbie delivers the welcome and remarks for "An Afternoon With Viola Davis: A Day of Commemoration" on Jan. 20 in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. McRobbie addressed concerns Monday about employees’ pay and job status for the remainder of the semester in an email sent to students, faculty and staff.

IU President McRobbie says employees will continue to receive ‘full normal pay’

Mar 23, 2020 10:44 pm

Employees will not be required to use sick time for COVID-19 reasons.

An IU Health Center sign hangs on a pole along North Jordan Avenue.The Health Center will be discontinuing preventative visits and closing the eye clinic.

IU Health Center discontinues preventative visits, closes eye clinic

Mar 23, 2020 8:10 pm

The IU Eye Clinic will close until the fall semester.

UPDATE: IU to reimburse students for housing, cancels move-outs between March 25 and April 7

Mar 20, 2020 11:19 am

Plans for other refunds, such as meal plans and tuition, haven’t been finalized.

A student looks at a petition to eliminate the drop/add rescheduling fee. Indiana University Student Government started this petition in its efforts to eliminate the fee.

IUSG is trying to eliminate the add/drop fee. Here's how that could happen.

Mar 5, 2020 6:20 pm

The Board of Trustees would need to approve eliminating the fee.

A rendering of the Stephen L. and Connie J. Ferguson International Center, which will be located at the corner of Jordan Avenue and Seventh Street. IU broke ground on the center Wednesday.

IU breaks ground on new international center

Mar 5, 2020 8:32 am

The groundbreaking is one of many events surrounding the IU Bicentennial.

The Bloomington Faculty Council convenes March 3 in Presidents Hall. The council discussed issues such as travel restrictions and sharing information about the coronavirus outbreak.

Bloomington Faculty Council discusses IU’s response to global coronavirus outbreak

Mar 3, 2020 9:24 pm

There are no confirmed cases in Indiana, according to the CDC.

A freshly planted tree stands in front of the Rose Well House on Feb. 26 in the Old Crescent near Wylie and Owen halls. IU announced that it earned the 2019 Tree Campus USA recognition Feb. 18 for effective campus forest management.

IU earns Tree Campus USA recognition for 12th consecutive year

Feb 26, 2020 7:03 pm

IU was recognized the inaugural year and every year since.

Media School undergraduate studies director to leave position for Kent State

Feb 25, 2020 11:31 am

Associate Professor Emily Metzgar accepted a position at Kent State University.

Vice President of Capital Planning and Facilities Tom Morrison discusses IU's sustainability initiatives Feb. 18 in Presidents Hall. The presentation was part of the Bloomington Faculty Council meeting.

IU lowers direct emissions by 49%, plans to implement solar technology

Feb 18, 2020 10:49 pm

Five new solar installations will save the university $5,900 annually.

IU Board of Trustees approves two new degree programs, IUPUI Campus Master Plan

Feb 15, 2020 6:56 pm

The board approved a BFA in cinematic arts and a BS in art education.

IU Board of Trustees approves 3.46% room and board price increase

Feb 14, 2020 12:06 am

The cost of room and board for the 2020-21 school year increased by $375.

Scott Shackelford was named executive director of the Ostrom Workshop at IU on Feb. 3, according to an IU press release.The Ostrom Workshop was founded in 1973 by political scientists Elinor and Vincent Ostrom.

IU's Ostrom Workshop appoints new executive director

Feb 6, 2020 9:01 pm

The new executive director has served as the acting director of the workshop since 2019.

Alumni, faculty ask IU to apologize for WWII ban on Japanese American students

Feb 6, 2020 7:29 pm

The petition had around 350 signatures as of Thursday evening.

IU GPA calculator gave students access to other students’ grades

Feb 4, 2020 7:05 pm

The calculator may violate federal privacy law.

Participants walk Jan. 28 to Herman B Wells Library. The Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition organized a petition to end the mandatory fee and international student fee for graduate student workers.

Indiana Graduate Workers Coalition protests mandatory fees

Jan 28, 2020 9:40 pm

The coalition has gotten more than 1,900 signatures against mandatory fees for graduate students.

IU Provost Lauren Robel speaks at the Bloomington Faculty Council on Tuesday in Presidents Hall. It was the first meeting of the spring 2020 semester.

IU will not require prospective students to submit standardized test scores

Jan 21, 2020 8:13 pm

IU is working on implementing the changes immediately, BFC President Diane Henshel said.

Photos from a court filing show mold in dorm rooms. Residents from sevenresidents halls at the time are suing the IU trustees after dealing with mold last semester in residence halls across campus. The lawsuit against the university has been granted class action status.

Mold lawsuit against the university granted class action status

Jan 16, 2020 7:08 pm

The ruling brings residents from several residence halls into the case.

Doug Bauder, the director of the LGBTQ+ Culture Center, is retiring at the end of the fall semester this year. Bauder has been the director of the culture center for 25 years and helped create the center.

'The privilege of being queer'

Dec 15, 2019 2:31 pm

He hopes to leave behind a legacy of openness, love and self-acceptance.