IU’s censorship of the IDS (its own student paper)IU’s censorship of its own student newspaper is all over my feed, so apologies for any duplication, but I thought I’d try to pull together…Oct 18Oct 18
On IU’s (past) support for academic research and its current treatment of various forms of speechSo, somehow the stars have aligned that I’m teaching about materials related to/from the Kinsey Institute in BOTH of my courses this week…Oct 16Oct 16
Chronicles of Indian(i)a: DIY reality for admin, consequences for the rest of usA. So, to recap, for those of us living in/who are still subject to what most people would consider a fact-based reality, the last year in…Sep 24Sep 24
Plagues, post-tenure reviews, productivity (or not), & relocation policies & “principles”I am currently rereading Camus’s _The Plague_ for my teaching. I last read it in the fall of 2021, and while it struck me then in many…Sep 14Sep 14
Letter protesting the “hiatus” to the Indiana University Honors Program in Foreign LanguagesDear Dr. Engel,Aug 23Aug 23
IU puts the IU Honors Program in Foreign Languages on “hiatus”I’m speaking here as a parent of an IUHPFL participant and an IU faculty member who works on the history of studying other languages in the…Aug 14Aug 14
What I(U) did last academic year (16-month calendar version)As we prepare for the impending academic year, I offer here a retrospective of local events, with a title that renders homage to the…Aug 7Aug 7
Updates on/from the state of Indiana and IU (aka the transition from R1 to “our ‘football school’…Where to begin? I appreciated being away for a couple of weeks and both hope that I did and didn’t miss anything here. At present, as far…Aug 2Aug 2
Indiana degree program cuts explanation (written July 1 & 2, 2025)I drafted what is below to explain to IU parents what is going on with the major cuts to degree programs that just were announced at IU and…Jul 14Jul 14
Chronicles of Indiana (U): fun facts & figures & more (written July 5, 2025)A. Fun facts & figures on the state-mandated (and arbitrary) reduction of degree programsJul 14Jul 14
