Board of Trustees

Pleas and criticism grow as Gov. Mike Braun has full control over the Indiana University Board of Trustees, but one voice has been silent. 

An Indiana University Board of Trustee candidate sued Gov. Mike Braun over late changes to the state budget that gave him full control over trustee seats.

Twenty-six past chairs of the board that oversees the IU Alumni Association signed a letter to Gov. Mike Braun and university president Pam Whitten asking to retain alumni voting for three IU trustee positions.

Gov. Mike Braun could remove and replace alumni-elected members of Indiana University’s Board of Trustees at any time in provisions of the state’s budget bill introduced quietly Wednesday night by the Republican majority.

Morris, a graduate of IU Bloomington, served on the Board of Trustees on and off from 1996 to 2022.

The statement from the Trustees was posted on the Board of Trustees website Wednesday, and it comes as President Pamela Whitten attends listening sessions with faculty.

Indiana University Bloomington Faculty declared no confidence in three university leaders: President Pamela Whitten, Provost Rahul Shrivastav and Vice Provost Faculty and Academic Affairs Carrie Docherty.

The board voted unanimously to approve an accounting solution and forego turning the institute into a separate 501(c)(3) nonprofit.

The Board of Trustees is required to hold any discussions on the Kinsey Institute publicly under Indiana's Open Door Law.

Trustee Jeremy Morris compared Whitten to a popular performer and praised her work ethic.