PinnedSteve SandersIU, Purdue are telling a court their faculty have no First Amendment rights in the classroomDo students flock to Bloomington and West Lafayette to immerse themselves in “government speech”?Aug 9Aug 9
PinnedSteve SandersFaculty leaders criticized abortion law; Indiana U told them they violated policyWho gets to speak for a ‘university’s interests’?Mar 3, 20231Mar 3, 20231
PinnedSteve Sanders‘You have no idea how strange this process has been’: The difficult search for IU’s 19th PresidentThe process was tortuous, with unusual decisions and a Board of Trustees that did not listen to its search committeeOct 6, 20216Oct 6, 20216
Steve SandersIU, Purdue separate themselves from state’s arguments about faculty First Amendment rightsBy Steve SandersAug 12Aug 12
Steve SandersJudges Have Long Deferred to Academe. That’s Changing.Will courts continue to trust professors? The jury is out.Nov 7, 2023Nov 7, 2023
Steve SandersIU’s trustees have a deep aversion to transparency, and a recent opinion from the state’s Public…Nov 9, 2022Nov 9, 2022
Steve SandersThoughts on the IUB faculty resolutions supporting SAA unionization and strikesMay 14, 20223May 14, 20223
Steve SandersIU’s trustees appear to finally own up to their violation of the Open Door LawThey never properly approved a $582k ‘consulting’ contract with former President McRobbie. A public vote will be held Friday.Dec 2, 2021Dec 2, 2021
Steve SandersI’ve been looking into IU’s presidential search, and now a law firm is demanding my emailIs Indiana University attempting to chill academic freedom and interfere with a story about how its trustees make important decisions?Oct 4, 20211Oct 4, 20211
Steve SandersUnder new president Whitten, IU appears to be relaxing its tough stance on COVIDEvents where masking is not required for the unvaccinated, along with a new vaccine exemption, are part of a pattern.Aug 1, 2021Aug 1, 2021