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For those new to or needing a refresher on the attempted remaking of #IndianaUniversity as a bastion of repression and group-think, a brief thread on some recent authoritarian and anti-intellectual moves by the administration.
On its assault on the student newspaper, the Indiana Daily Student:
https://hannahalani.substack.com/p/our-letter-to-iu-media-school-leadership
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On the #Indiana State Legislature's "assault on public education"
https://againstthecurrent.org/atc238/indianas-assault-on-public-education/
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On the disciplining of an #IndianaUniversity professor for daring to discuss contemporary issues (and take a position on them) in a class on political thought:
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On how #IndianaUniversity's problems reflect and connect to broader issues around democracy and expertise:
Two medical school faculty in the Indy Star:
"This isn’t a partisan issue. No matter your politics, the loss of open, thoughtful decision-making should be alarming. Processes like faculty governance, peer review and public advisory boards aren’t meant to slow things down or push a political agenda. They exist because they lead to better decisions. When they’re ignored, we don’t just lose transparency. We lose trust."
https://www.indystar.com/story/opinion/2025/06/12/iu-whitten-faculty-shared-governance/84152852007/
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