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
- Press Release: IUB AAUP Releases Independent Financial Analysis of Indiana University Bloomington
- Press Release: Trump Administration Continues Its Persecution of Chinese Scholars with the Help of Indiana University
- IUB AAUP Newsletter – March, 2026
- Executive Committee Statement on Concerns Regarding IU’s Promotion and Deployment of Generative AI
- Executive Committee Statement on ICE/CBP Virtual Job Fairs
Contact us: iubaaup@iu.edu
Category: Statements, letters, & reports
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The American Association of University Professors chapter at Indiana University Bloomington (IUB) is releasing an independent financial analysis of IUB. The chapter commissioned the analysis from Howard Bunsis, Professor of Accounting at Eastern Michigan University and a specialist in the finances of higher education. It will present the analysis at a public online meeting on…
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Dr. Youhuang Xiang from Indiana University Bloomington is a Chinese national and researcher in biology who was arrested by the FBI in November on charges of smuggling. He has been in detention for over four months. Dr. Xiang is a well-respected scholar making important scientific contributions, fully vested in the advancement of science in the…
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2026 began with a big win for our chapter. Over the last six months we were the fastest-growing chapter in the AAUP. And now we are the largest advocacy chapter in the US. This was the result of a new recruitment drive based in solidarity and purpose, where so many faculty volunteered to meet one-on-one…
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The uncritical adoption of generative artificial intelligence across higher education represents a fundamental threat to academic freedom, shared governance, and the educational mission of universities. Driven by corporate marketing and administrative efficiency claims rather than educational evidence, the values of learning, or the needs of students, institutions are rushing to implement AI systems that undermine…
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IUB-AAUP stands with over 11,000 signatories in support of the petition, initiated by students at Indiana University Northwest, that we “keep ICE out of our campuses.” Indiana University has recently platformed (through its public-facing calendars and career infrastructure) Department of Homeland Security recruitment activity—including a series of U.S. Customs and Border Protection virtual recruitment events…
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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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