Indiana University Bloomington (IUB) – Association of University Professors (AAUP)
IUB-AAUP
The IU Bloomington Chapter of the AAUP advocates for faculty and graduate students and advances academic freedom and shared governance. AAUP exists to stand up for your rights as faculty.
Our local chapter is only as strong as its membership.
recent news & updates
- Executive Committee Statement on the Chicago Principles Adoption and ICHE American Values Requirement
- IUB AAUP Newsletter – November, 2025
- Executive Committee Statement on the Closing and Erasure of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Indiana University
- Statement on the Termination of the Director of Student Media and IDS Print Editions
- IUB AAUP Newsletter – September, 2025
Contact us: iubaaup@iu.edu
Category: Statements, letters, & reports
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We, the Indiana University-Bloomington chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP-IUB), representing hundreds of faculty, write this statement to express strong concern over two developments regarding academic freedom, free speech, and governmental over-reach.
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We write with updates on the work our chapter has been engaged in this fall semester responding to campus and IU crises and upholding our commitment to top notch education. In this issue we celebrate victories towards this goal and analyze the ongoing crisis facing public higher education in Indiana. Most importantly, we offer a…
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The IUB AAUP, as the organization representing all IUB faculty, strongly denounces the termination and erasure of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs currently occurring at Indiana University. Since May 22nd, all DEI offices at the University have been closed and staff in those offices fired or reassigned. At the same time, the University has…
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The IUB chapter of the AAUP strongly condemns the firing of the Director of Student Media Jim Rodenbush and the termination of the print edition of the Indiana Daily Student (IDS), an independent, student-run newspaper published since 1867.
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These past few months have been a challenge, amidst alarming changes to faculty governance, degree programs, and continued attacks on free speech across campus. These changes are not merely the result of a new administrative philosophy. Rather, they represent a systematic dismantling of IU’s established policies and practices designed to ensure educational excellence and intellectual…
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The Executive Committee of the Bloomington chapter of the American Association of University Professors (IUB-AAUP) expresses its profound concern and disappointment regarding the sanction imposed by Executive Dean Rick Van Kooten against Professor Ben Robinson (Germanic Studies) on August 9, 2025. This sanction violates both College policy and SEA 202 and, thus, threatens the values…
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The new Merger, Reorganization, and Elimination of Academic Units and Programs (BOT-25) policy passed at the June 2025 meeting of the Board of Trustees. It replaces the previous CREM policy (ACA-79) and does away with any mandatory shared governance with the faculty on matters that pertain to the mission and implementation of our academic activities…
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An open letter from the IUB AAUP Executive Committee to Chancellor Reingold July 26, 2025 Dear Chancellor Reingold and IU Bloomington Community, The American Association of University Professors is the largest and oldest academic organization representing the US academic profession as a whole. As the Executive Committee of the IUB chapter of the AAUP, we…
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You can also access the letter as a PDF. Greetings Friends and Colleagues: Welcome! On behalf of the IUB Chapter of The American Association of University Professors (IUB AAUP), it gives me great pleasure to introduce our Officers and Executive Committee members for AY 2025-26. President: David McDonaldVice President: Maria BucurTreasurer: nicholae clineSecretary: Chris Sapp…
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You can also access the statement as a PDF. July 3, 2025As elected leaders of an organization on the IUB campus that continues to uphold academicfreedom and shared governance as its basic mission; As an organization on the IUB campus that embraces the mission to uphold professional valuesand standards and promote the economic security for…
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