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IU Bans Encampments, PFAS and Firefighter Cancer Rates, Debate Around Changes to High School Diplomas, Indy Star Investigates Former Hogsett Chief of Staff Thomas Cook

IU Bans Encampments, PFAS and Firefighter Cancer Rates, Debate Around Changes to High School Diplomas, Indy Star Investigates Former Hogsett Chief of Staff Thomas Cook

July 31, 2024

The IU Board of Trustees passed a new "expressive activities" policy that creates guidelines for when and how activities like protests can take place on campus. A new state testing program aims to improve the understanding between PFAS and cancer rates amongst firefighters. What a high school experience could look like for the Class of 2029 is under debate. Thomas Cook, a former Indianapolis chief of staff in the Hogsett administration, was the focus of allegations of sexual harassment and predatory behavior from three women – according to an investigation by the Indianapolis Star.

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