From the Indiana Capital Chronicle: A newly constituted Indiana University Board of Trustees on [June 12] changed the school’s protest policy related to a federal lawsuit after Gov. Mike Braun’s three new appointees were sworn in... The governor recently removed three alumni-elected board members in favor of his own appointees after lawmakers gave him the new powers earlier this year. Two IU alumni silently held signs at the back of the room, urging President Pamela Whitten to sign a resolution by the American Association of Colleges and Universities condemning political interference in higher education. A third alum joined, standing for the entire session in protest of state overreach into university governance.
...Vice President for University Relations Michael Huber said IU is among the most competitive institutions for federal research funding. However, he’s concerned that proposed federal budget cuts to the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation and federal student aid could jeopardize IU’s research.
...The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana has filed multiple lawsuits against IU over the last year. One of those challenged IU’s expressive activity policy, claiming the time restrictions on when students can protest violate the First Amendment... The Expressive Activity Policy webpage* has since changed and no longer includes the contested time restrictions on protests...
Full story at https://indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/06/13/iu-board-meets-for-first-time-with-braun-appointees-changes-made-to-protest-policy/.
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*Expressive activity policy is at https://policies.iu.edu/policies/ua-10-expressive-activity/index.html.
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