Indiana University will not confirm the status of a former executive, including whether she is still a university employee at a $550,000 salary, as it appears on the University Controller’s online salary listings. @weiss-a-woni.bsky.social Read more: www.ipm.org/news/2026-08...

Actor Jesse Eisenberg is giving his portion of winnings from the celebrity game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire to Middle Way House, a Bloomington nonprofit helping survivors of domestic and sexual violence. @weiss-a-woni.bsky.social Read more: www.ipm.org/news/2026-08...

The Innes lab that was shut down last week shares contiguous space with other research facilities. Experiments are being aborted every day during the shutdown, according to faculty, including projects months in the testing. @weiss-a-woni.bsky.social Read more: www.ipm.org/news/2026-05...

Ivy Tech restored access to Canvas today, but IU and MCCSC are still without the service. Faculty have had to cancel or reschedule exams while finding new ways to make material accessible to students. @weiss-a-woni.bsky.social Read more: www.ipm.org/news/2026-05...

IU locked down the laboratory of Distinguished Professor of Biology Roger Innes on Thursday night. An email from Vice President for Research Russ Mumper said the lockdown is the result of a "U.S. Department of Agriculture activity." @weiss-a-woni.bsky.social Read more: www.ipm.org/news/2026-05...

A hacker group known as ShinyHunters infiltrated Canvas, a learning management system used by IU and hundreds of other American schools. Instructors are unable to enter grades or view some submitted assignments. @weiss-a-woni.bsky.social Read more: www.ipm.org/news/2026-05...

Indiana University is in great financial health, according to a recent independent analysis. The report says administrative costs have grown significantly while instruction and faculty pay lagged. @weiss-a-woni.bsky.social Read more: www.ipm.org/news/2026-04...

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Braun dumps three alumni-elected trustees, replaces them with conservatives

Braun is exercising new power granted through a late change to the state budget which allows him to remove alumni-elected trustees.

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Rebecca Spang@rlspang.bsky.social · last yr.

It's been a busy six hours for Indiana University news. In advance of next week's BoT meeting, we have three new trustees, including Sage Steele and one of the most prominent "conservative" lawyers in the country. [quotation marks because genuinely pretty radical stuff] news.iu.edu/live/news/45...

Indiana Governor Mike Braun fired at least one IU trustee today. Working on confirming whether others were let go as well.

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IU trustee Vivian Winston received a one-sentence letter this morning from Gov. Mike Braun saying he is removing her from the IU Board of Trustees. ▶ @weiss-a-woni.bsky.social indianapublicmedia.org/news/braun-f...

Just three years ago, Indiana University won a national award for prioritizing diversity. Today, it’s closing the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. ▶ @weiss-a-woni.bsky.social indianapublicmedia.org/news/followi...

Following government orders, IU eliminates DEI programs

The closure of the office has been virtually assured since a state law passed by Republicans last month banned many initiatives associated with DEI.

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BREAKING: Faculty from Indiana University’s computer science department just issued a statement asking the university to rescind the termination of cybersecurity professor XiaoFeng Wang. ▶ @weiss-a-woni.bsky.social indianapublicmedia.org/news/iu-comp...

IU computer science unit speaks about fired professor

IU fired Wang March 28 without following standard process, the same day the FBI searched his homes in Carmel and Bloomington.

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Lawyers for disappeared IU cybersecurity expert and his wife say the couple are safe and not facing charges after Friday's FBI search on their homes and unexplained termination from the university. ▶ @weiss-a-woni.bsky.social indianapublicmedia.org/news/lawyers...

Lawyers: Fired cybersecurity expert and wife safe and not charged with a crime

Neither Prof. XiaoFeng Wang nor his wife Nianli Ma has been heard from publicly since last Friday’s raids at their homes in Bloomington and Carmel.

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BREAKING via @weiss-a-woni.bsky.social: The Indiana University Board of Trustees just voted 8-1 to extend President Pamela Whitten's contract to 2031, and increase her base salary to $900k. Full story up soon.

The Indiana University Board of Trustees voted Thursday to renew President Pamela Whitten’s contract, extending it until 2031. The trustees also increased her base salary from $750,000 to $900,000. ▶ @weiss-a-woni.bsky.social indianapublicmedia.org/news/trustee...

Trustees extend Whitten’s contract with no advance notice

The Indiana University Board of Trustees voted Thursday to renew President Pamela Whitten’s contract, extending it until 2031. The trustees also increased her base salary from $750,000 to $900,000.

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A man who is accused of taking his mother hostage during a seven-hour armed stand-off with law enforcement last week had a preliminary hearing Thursday at the Monroe County justice building.  ▶ @weiss-a-woni.bsky.social indianapublicmedia.org/news/man-inv...

Man involved in standoff with Bloomington police appears in court

Police attempted to arrest Samuel Baumgartner Jr. last Friday on a charge of failing to register as a sex offender.

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Ethan Sandweiss of WFIU/WTIU found out that Indiana University spent more than $13,500 so Quinn Buckner, chair of the Board of Trustees, could get to New Orleans in time for a Pacers game. indianapublicmedia.org/news/iu-spen...

IU spent $13,500 on chartered flight for trustee’s TV sports gig

Quinn Buckner flew from a trustee meeting near Jeffersonville, Indiana, to New Orleans to provide commentary for a Pacers game that night. IU paid for the flight on a private jet with funds from the I...

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While it's standard for Indiana University to cover travel for the Board of Trustees, it's typically between $100 to $900 per meeting. ▶ @weiss-a-woni.bsky.social indianapublicmedia.org/news/iu-spen...

IU spent $13,500 on chartered flight for trustee’s TV sports gig

Quinn Buckner flew from a trustee meeting near Jeffersonville, Indiana, to New Orleans to provide commentary for a Pacers game that night. IU paid for the flight on a private jet with funds from the I...

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"Yes, this therapy can be expensive,” said Dan Unumb, an attorney and president of the Autism Legal Resource Center. “But solving the problem by denying kids access to medically necessary care is a terrible solution.” propub.li/3VBMgyc By @anniewaldman.bsky.social

UnitedHealth Is Strategically Limiting Access to Critical Treatment for Kids With Autism

Leaked internal documents show that the insurance giant is culling providers of applied behavior analysis from its network and scrutinizing the medical necessity of therapy. Advocates say the company’s strategy may be illegal.

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ISP Sup. Doug Carter is leaving in January. He made headlines this year for his role in the Delphi murder case and IU protests, but his career in law enforcement goes back four decades. @wfiu.bsky.social @wtiu.bsky.social indianapublicmedia.org/news/state-p...

State Police Superintendent to retire

Former Gov. Mike Pence appointed Doug Carter in 2013, making him the department’s longest serving chief.

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