Two Purdue professors sue to challenge new state law regulating tenure
The law mirrors conservative-led efforts in other states to influence higher education viewed as unfriendly or hostile to conservative students and professors.
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Nearly 2,200 people have been arrested during pro-Palestinian protests on US college campuses
Police have arrested nearly 2,200 people during pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses across the United States in recent weeks, sometimes using riot gear, tactical vehicles and flash-bang devices to clear tent encampments and occupied buildings.
Biden keeps quiet as Gaza protesters and police clash on college campuses
President Joe Biden is staying mum about student protests and police crackdowns as Republicans try to turn campus unrest over the war in Gaza into a campaign cudgel against Democrats.
NCAA ratifies immediate eligibility for athletes no matter how many times they switch schools
NCAA athletes are now eligible to play immediately no matter how many times they transfer—as long as they meet academic requirements—after the Indianapolis-based. association fast-tracked legislation to fall in line with a recent court order.
Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US college campuses following mass arrests at Columbia
Columbia canceled in-person classes, dozens of protesters were arrested at New York University and Yale, and the gates to Harvard Yard were closed to the public Monday as some of the most prestigious U.S. universities sought to defuse campus tensions over Israel’s war with Hamas.
Holcomb signs bill killing Gary’s gunmaker lawsuit, but two others hang in the balance
Two pieces of legislation remain unsigned—one defining and banning antisemitism within the Hoosier public education system and another constraining the state’s public access chief.
College officials brace for new laws on ‘intellectual diversity’ and more
State lawmakers approved a slew of new laws affecting Indiana’s colleges and universities during the 2024 legislative session — but questions remain about how some of those measures will be implemented.
Indiana lawmakers join GOP-led states trying to target college tenure
Legislators in Indiana advanced a bill Wednesday that would limit tenure at public colleges and universities, joining conservative lawmakers across the country.
College faculty overwhelmingly opposed to bill seeking to end ‘viewpoint discrimination’
Faculty from higher education institutions descended on the Statehouse to speak out against a contentious bill that would increase lawmaker oversight of state colleges and universities. and push speech in the classroom toward “intellectual diversity.”
UNLV gunman was unemployed professor who had 150 rounds of ammunition and a target list, police say
A 67-year-old college professor who was denied jobs at various Nevada colleges and universities stuffed loaded handgun magazines into his waistband before walking into a University of Nevada, Las Vegas building and killing three faculty members, police said.
Court dismisses Title IX lawsuit against Huntington University, officials over doping, sexual assault allegations against ex-running coach
In a case that came down to “who knew what and when they knew it,” a federal judge has dismissed the Title IX lawsuit filed against Huntington University and various school officials by former student-athletes who say they were doped and sexually assaulted.
IU McKinney creates Law Scholar partnership with Indiana State University
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law has entered into an agreement with Indiana State University to create the Indiana State University Law Scholar program, the 14th such partnership for the Indianapolis law school.
Butler student can proceed with 4 of 12 breach claims against school related to stalking allegation
A Butler University student who sued the school after he was found not responsible on an allegation of stalking can proceed with some, but not all, of his breach-of-contract claims.
IN Supreme Court justices talk qualifications, diversity with students
More than 500 college and high school students gathered at Trine University on Wednesday to listen to oral arguments in front of the Indiana Supreme Court and ask questions of the state’s five justices.
West Point sued over using race as admissions factor in wake of landmark Supreme Court ruling
West Point was accused in a federal lawsuit Tuesday of improperly using race and ethnicity as factors in admissions by the same group behind the legal challenge that resulted in the U.S. Supreme Court striking down affirmative action in college admissions.
Biden administration urges colleges to pursue racial diversity without affirmative action
New guidance from the Biden administration on Monday urges colleges to use a range of strategies to promote racial diversity on campus after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in admissions.
With affirmative action out, North Carolina’s flagship school bars use of race, sex in admissions
The board of North Carolina’s flagship public university has voted to strictly bar the use of “race, sex, color or ethnicity” in admissions and hiring decisions.
SCOTUS strikes down affirmative action in college admissions; Biden ‘strongly’ disagrees
The Supreme Court on Thursday struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring race cannot be a factor and forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies.
Supreme Court lets lawsuits over team doctor’s sexual abuse proceed against Ohio State
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left in place a decision that allows more than 230 men to sue Ohio State University over decades-old sexual abuse by a university doctor, the late Richard Strauss.
Ochoa, Big Ten law deans pledge support for diversity ahead of SCOTUS affirmative action ruling
As the Supreme Court prepares to hand down a decision that could fundamentally alter affirmative action, a group of law deans — including Dean Christiana Ochoa at IU Maurer School of Law — has issued a statement affirming the deans’ commitment to diversity.