Administration

IU 2026 budget increases by $133 million despite federal, state cuts

The budget was approved in June by the Board of Trustees and released Tuesday.

Episode 27: IU ranked 73rd university in the nation

Plus, the Bloomington Faculty Council discussed emeritus faculty rights.

‘Culture of fear’: Dismissed trustee Vivian Winston calls for change at IU

BFC supports emeritus rights, questions tenure policy at first meeting of semester

The motion supported a lawsuit by emeritus professors against Board of Trustees Policy 19.

Preliminary injunction denied in retired IU professors’ lawsuit against Board of Trustees

Three retired faculty sued the Board of Trustees in August.

Michael Arnold prepares to lead WFIU/WTIU and oversee IU Student Media

Arnold outlined his vision for Indiana Public Media amid funding cuts.

'Why keep it secret?’: IU refuses to release review of Whitten plagiarism allegations

Experts said there’s no legal mandate to prevent IU from releasing the review.

Updated IU policy shifts faculty academic decision-making power toward administrators

A new policy changes the role of IU faculty on campus.

Board of Trustees to vote on two new majors, revisit code of conduct at next meeting

The Board of Trustees will meet for the first time this semester Thursday.

Michael Arnold to lead WFIU/WTIU in new executive director role

The appointment comes almost a year after IU fired the organization’s previous executive director.

Retired IU faculty sue Board of Trustees over new voting policy

The lawsuit claims new policies unjustly restrict their voting rights.

ACLU ‘intellectual diversity’ lawsuit dismissed

The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana filed the lawsuit in September 2024 against IU and Purdue University for policies incurred from SEA 202.

School of Medicine dean and IT vice president leave positions

IU announced July 16 Jay Hess of the School of Medicine and Rob Lowden of UITS will leave their positions.

Highlighting the agenda for the upcoming IU Trustees meeting

IU Trustees will meet June 12, the first meeting following the removal of alumni-elected trustees. 

Meet new IU Trustee James Bopp Jr.

James Bopp Jr. was appointed to the board on June 2. 

BREAKING: Judge temporarily blocks IU from enforcing part of its expressive activity policy

IU can no longer require prior approval for expressive activities from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. 

IU’s Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion closes, effective immediately

IU is taking steps to fully comply with state and federal laws regarding DEI.

How much will IU’s new chancellor make?

David Reingold is set to start his position as IU’s chancellor June 2.

The IU Foundation stored sensitive docs, donor info on unsecured server

Files included information on some donors, internal financial documents and private correspondences.

ACLU, former IU Board of Trustees candidate sue Gov. Braun

Braun signed the state budget bill Tuesday, eliminating alumni-elected trustee positions at IU.