AAUP Purdue SB 202 is dangerous legislation that will dramatically change state universities in Indiana: it will undermine tenure; chill freedom of speech and academic freedom on campus for both conservatives and liberals, for faculty, staff, and students, and for everyone in between; defund important DEI initiatives; and change the composition of Boards of Trustees and who […]
The Indiana AAUP State Conference website has resources posted here, including press coverage, press releases, organizational statements released against SB202, and more. Bill Information AAUP Chapter statements Faculty Senate resolutions against SB 202 “Purdue Northwest Faculty Senate opposes Senate Bill 202 due to its intent to limit academic freedom and undermine tenure and promotion policies.” […]
The Purdue-West Lafayette and Indiana University-Bloomington chapters of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) join in opposing Indiana Senate Bill 202 in its current form. Adoption of SB 202 would severely damage the ability of Indiana’s two public Research-1 universities—Purdue-West Lafayette and IU-Bloomington—to recruit and retain outstanding faculty, erasing the State of Indiana’s uniquely […]
March 7, 2024 West Lafayette, IN – The Purdue University (West Lafayette) chapter of the American Association of University Professors stands firm in its rejection of Senate Bill 202 which passed a House and Senate vote in the Indiana legislature last week. The Bill seeks to enable the state legislature and university administrations to monitor […]
Update: Gov. Holcomb signed SEA 202 (formerly SB 202) on March 15, 2024. SEA 202 is now Public Law (PL) 113. For more on the status of AAUP’s opposition, please visit the state conference website. The House voted to pass SB202 by a vote of 67-30, with 2 Republicans voting with the Democrats, and 2 […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday February 27, 2024 Indianapolis IN: Faculty, students, and staff held numerous events across the state on Monday to discuss Senate Bill 202 and its threat to Indiana’s economy, to the reputation of its world class universities and colleagues, and to students’ learning and experience. Constituents at Purdue in West Lafayette, at […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 21, 2024 Dozens of university teachers and students gathered today at the Indiana Legislature House Education hearing on Senate Bill 202. their message was clear to committee members: “Keep big government out of university classrooms.” Advocating for over 150,000 Indiana students and 9000 faculty, faculty senates at Ball State, Indiana State, Indiana University […]
PRESS ADVISORYFor Immediate ReleaseFebruary 19, 2024Contact: Prof. Stephanie Masta, [email protected], 641-821-0017Prof. Anish Vaniak, [email protected], 765-479-9244 AAUP Purdue Stands in Support with Purdue University SenateWest-Lafayette IN — The Purdue (West Lafayette) chapter of the American Association of University Professors applauds the decisive vote of the Purdue University Senate in passing Senate Document 23-23 opposing Indiana Senate […]
The Purdue-Northwest faculty have passed a vote of no confidence in Chancellor Keon. The vote was 87% for (135 faculty) to 13% against (20 faculty). On December 21, the PNW Faculty Senate chair distributed this letter to faculty announcing the result of the vote.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 17, 2022 Contact: Hammond/Westview IN: The Purdue-Northwest Faculty Senate Executive Committee, after extensive discussion, sent the attached letter to Chancellor Keon. The Senate was unanimous in its demand for him to go. The letter can be viewed here.