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Some Indiana universities are calling for a revision of the proposed new graduation requirements.

Ball State University joined students at college campuses across the country Wednesday evening as a group of students organized to protest the conflict in Gaza.

The head of Muncie Community Schools, hired to help guide a first-in-the-state partnership between the district and a state university, is retiring.

The bill's supporters characterize higher education in Indiana as an echo chamber, but the petition says it would do “serious harm to cultural diversity efforts in Indiana.” 

Previously unreleased data pulled by the Commission for Higher Education confirm conservative student sentiment is lower, but studies show Indiana ranks higher nationwide for tolerance of conservative speech on campus.

Its author, Sen. Spencer Deery (R-West Lafayette) said his bill will protect tenured professors, although nearly all who spoke last week said it would stifle academic freedom.

If SB 202 were to pass, the board of trustees would determine who receives (and loses) tenure. It also would replace two of IU's elected trustees with those appointed by president pro tempore of the senate and speaker of the house.

Senate Bill 202 would require regular reviews of tenured faculty to determine whether they meet certain criteria related to “intellectual diversity.”

About 200 college students with physical disabilities have been matched to internships in Indianapolis.

The coaches will focus on supporting 21st Century Scholars, Frank O’Bannon grant recipients, minority students, low-income and first-generation students.