ICE is detaining a Bloomington man from Afghanistan at rural Indiana county jail. His friends and family say they have no idea why. @weiss-a-woni.bsky.social

After co-authoring an op ed in the Tufts student paper, Rümeysa Öztürk was doxed by the Canary Mission, an anonymous website that publishes personal information of academics they consider anti-Israel. ICE then used the data to target her in carrying out Trump's brutal student protest crackdown.

"Some disciplinary measures have been imposed on the lecturer, including being monitored as she teaches a class on diversity and social justice." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/u...

Join us Fri 3pm at Bryan Hall for a Rally for Free Speech — standing against ICHE’s “core American values” mandate & in defense of academic freedom. Then our AAUP chapter mtg 4–5:30 in Woodburn 101. Faculty & students: show up for free inquiry! #AAUP #AcademicFreedom

The Indiana Commission for Higher Education's new policy is threatening shared governance and academic freedom. "This policy is the latest effort by Indiana's politicians to take power away from faculty & cheapen the education students have access to in Indiana." - @iubaaup.bsky.social

Indiana May Reject New Degrees That Don’t Commit to “Values of American Society” https://bit.ly/4ohT3sf #EDUSky #HigherEd #AcademicSky

"Indiana University, one of the great American public universities, is currently melting down with a speed and violence unprecedented in the history of higher education." utotherescue.blogspot.com/2025/11/anat...

Before creating new degrees, Indiana’s public colleges and universities will have to explain to the state how they will promote American values. @indianacapitalchronicle.com

Indiana University president Pamela Whitten is asking faculty government to consider adopting the Chicago Principles, a set of guidelines about free speech on campus. One faculty leader says he's optimistic.

@aaup.org Report Defends Shared Governance Amid Political Attacks https://bit.ly/484zptP

“Students, faculty, and staff are the ones stepping up to defend their institutions and higher education, while administrators run for cover.” -- @proftwolf.bsky.social on the what the AAUP v. Trump win means for the University of California.✊ @aaup.org @ucaft.bsky.social @uc-faculty.bsky.social

The billboard on the west side is the first, but there could be more. If IU doesn’t come to the table, the campaign will run through the end of the football season. @the_real_sand www.ipm.org/news/2025-11...

A professor who showed a graphic labeling the “Make America Great Again” slogan as covert white supremacy has been removed from teaching a class under a new Indiana law meant to foster “intellectual diversity.” www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...

"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?...

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...

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!

Carlos Morales, “The State as Donor: How Indiana Uses SEA 202 and HEA 1001 to Reshape Academic Freedom and Faculty Governance” www.aaup.org/JAF16/state-...

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-...

Executive Committee Statement on the Closing and Erasure of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at #IndianaUniversity @iubaaup.bsky.social iubaaup.org/2025/10/23/e...

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

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 issuu.com/idsnews/docs...

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.

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

“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.” 🔥

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

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

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.

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:

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.

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...

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 quietly updated its Human Resources policies, cutting “values differences” as a basic expectation for employees.

The ACLU of Indiana filed a lawsuit against Indiana attorney general Todd Rokita over his questioning of Exodus Refugee Immigration, a nonprofit that helps refugees and asylum seekers resettle in Indiana.

"Step by step, by recognizing in word and deed the important contributions of contingent faculty . . . we can pave a path toward the ‘one faculty’ we need at this critical time.” Eva Swidler writes in #Academe about everyday actions to build faculty solidarity.

The @aaup.org just shared guidance for academic workers on how to protect themselves online www.aaup.org/news/advisor...

The U.S. Department of Education is ending funding for more than a dozen Indiana University programs that “do not advance American interests or values,” according to a Sept. 10 letter.

The IU Board of Trustees changed dozens of policies in June after the statehouse revoked faculty’s say in university governance. One of those changes allows IU to reassign some professors to another campus and reduce their salaries. @weiss-a-woni.bsky.social

A must-read essay from Joan Scott: “We are again confronting a massive attack on the very foundations of democratic education and, this time around, the stakes feel even higher. In the 1950s, the targets were individual teachers…and their left-wing unions. Now the target is the system itself.” ⬇️

At a moment when higher education is threatened by forces that seek to destroy it and its role in a democratic society, the anticipatory obedience shown by this rush to judgment must be avoided. Link to statement here: 4/4

For almost two centuries, the higher ed community has recognized that the presence of guns on campus inhibits the “practice of a responsible & critical mind.” Guns rob faculty of the ability to ensure that the classroom remains the true & open marketplace of ideas at the core of academic freedom.

Your regular reminder that, whatever problems they may have, there are exactly <zero> societal institutions that are <more> protective of disagreement & debate & viewpoint diversity than universities.

Veena Dubal, AAUP General Counsel noted that "many of the people whose information was released were never informed that they were named in complaints & have no idea what information was released to the federal government. The release of this information has had a chilling effect on campus."

CAHE on the (ab)use of antisemitism by the House Education and Workforce Committee to attack organized labor. Who will speak out? Please read and share! academeblog.org/2025/09/12/t...

"IU could have complied with state law without overturning shared governance." “BOT-25 goes further than what the law actually demands [...]This is state legislators and IU administrators working collectively to enact fundamental changes to the way IU operates.” www.idsnews.com/article/2025...