Articles tagged as: WFIU/WTIU
July 1, 2025
Indiana public colleges cut almost 20% of degrees
Public Indiana colleges and universities will eliminate 19 percent of their degree programs to meet requirements added to the state’s budget, according to the Commission for Higher Education.
Read MoreJune 25, 2025
Hundreds of IU degree programs at risk of disappearing
Indiana University could lose hundreds of degree programs as part of compliance with an array of new laws affecting higher education that passed at the 11th hour of the legislative session.
Read MoreJune 17, 2025
IU trustees pass productivity standards for faculty, change 'expressive activity' policy
Less than four months after giving Indiana University president Pamela Whitten a $200,000 raise, the university's board of trustees on Thursday approved a $225,000 bonus for her.
Read MoreJune 10, 2025
IU trustees to vote on expressive activity policy, presidential pay, post-tenure review
Indiana University’s new, fully governor-appointed Board of Trustees has a busy meeting Thursday. The agenda includes votes on changing presidential compensation, the Expressive Activity Policy and post-tenure productivity reviews.
Read MoreMay 30, 2025
Monroe County included on Homeland Security list for 'defying federal immigration law'
Monroe County is the only Indiana jurisdiction named on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s list of cities, counties and states that the agency believes obstruct enforcement of federal immigration law.
Read MoreMay 30, 2025
IU has almost 50 ‘intellectual diversity’ complaints against faculty
Indiana University has received almost 50 complaints since the state enacted Senate Enrolled Act 202, an “intellectual diversity” law that allows community members to report faculty conduct.
Read MoreMay 30, 2025
Local wineries on watch for damaging new insect to southern Indiana
Local wineries are preparing for an insect with a benign-sounding name but one whose potential for damaging grapevines could force them to outsource grapes or raise prices.
Read MoreMay 21, 2025
Southern Indiana business owners in Trump country react to tariffs
For weeks, there was a 145 percent tariff between China and the U.S. Now, for the next 90 days, they stand at 30 percent on Chinese goods and 10 percent on U.S. goods. Kyle Anderson, an economist with IU’s Kelley School of Business said the soybean industry may need to find new buyers for its goods fast or risk wasting tons of materials or selling at a loss.
Read MoreMay 15, 2025
Mother, sister of Bloomington man detained by ICE speak out
President Trump aims to deport 1 million undocumented people this year — which former ICE officials predict means a rise in collateral arrests and violations of immigration rules if not constitutional rights, too.
Read MoreMay 9, 2025
IU trustee candidates ask Whitten to break silence after Braun gets control of board
Pleas and criticism grow as Gov. Mike Braun has full control over the Indiana University Board of Trustees, but one voice has been silent.
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