petersuber<p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Indiana" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indiana</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> just executed a sudden takeover of <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/IndianaUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndianaUniversity</span></a> without any legislative debate. <br><a href="https://www.indystar.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/25/indiana-lawmakers-indiana-university-control-mike-braun/83265418007/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">indystar.com/story/news/politi</span><span class="invisible">cs/2025/04/25/indiana-lawmakers-indiana-university-control-mike-braun/83265418007/</span></a> </p><p>"Over the course of 36 hours at the tail end of the three-month legislative session, Indiana lawmakers made significant policy changes that fundamentally alter how state universities conduct themselves. These changes ― among them, giving Gov. Mike Braun sole appointing power over Indiana University's board of trustees, subjecting tenured faculty to "productivity" quotas that could lead to termination, dissolving the decision-making power of faculty governance organizations ― were never the subject of a filed bill or amendment and saw no opportunity for public testimony."</p><p>In Indiana, the governor is Republican and both chambers of the legislature are controlled by Republicans. </p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Academia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Academia</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Universities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Universities</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/academicchatter" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>academicchatter</span></a></span></p>