Indiana University Bloomington (IUB) – Association of University Professors (AAUP)
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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
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Category: Statements, letters, & reports
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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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May 6, 2005 Dear Bloomington AAUP Colleagues, The election process for our chapter’s 2025-2026 Executive Committee is complete. We sent to this list announcements of the call for nominations on April 9 and of information on casting ballots on April 23. Ballots were sent to members on April 24. The names of the 2025-2026 Officers and Executive Committee members…
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The Indiana Conference of the AAUP (INAAUP) has issued a statement in opposition to Indiana Senate Bill 448, “Higher Education and Workforce Development Matters.” The statement notes that among other things, SB448 directs the Indiana Commission for Higher Education (ICHE) to review all existing degrees or programs at public campuses to identify programs for potential…
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31 March 2025 Dear Provost Shrivastav, The Executive Committee of the Bloomington chapter of the American Association of UniversityProfessors (IUB-AAUP) has learned that Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, andEngineering Professor Xiaofeng Wang’s appointment with tenure has been summarilyterminated. Termination of a tenured faculty member is an action that requires the highest levelof scrutiny and due…
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The Chronicle of Higher Education has reported claims that President Whitten’s PhD dissertation included significant plagiarism. The Chronicle reported that an IU spokesperson has responded, “The document provided by the Chronicle recycles assertions made in August of 2024 that were investigated and found to have no merit by an independent law firm.” Without suggesting any judgment concerning the…
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October 10, 2024Since our last AAUP Report was posted in January the Bloomington campus has experiencedwhat may be the most tumultuous period in its long history. The April police actions at DunnMeadow, the many overwhelming votes of no confidence in the administration, and theimposition of a new IU policy on expressive activity that is likely…
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