expressive activity policy

After reporting himself to Indiana University leadership, another staff member is facing termination for attending candlelight vigils for free speech on campus.

Bloomington officials have struggled with hiring and retaining police officers and fire fighters. Dairy farmers warn the price of milk could skyrocket without a new farm bill. And IU has threatened an employee with termination over its new expressive activity policy.

The university has cited 18 people for violations. One of them, a staff member, has been formally threatened with termination.

The vigils are held in protest of the new policy restricting “expressive activity” to daytime hours. The policy is a response to an antiwar encampment in Dunn Meadow in the spring.

They plan to continue to hold candlelight vigils every Sunday at 11 p.m. in response to the university sanctioning nine individuals who attended the previous vigil.

A group of a few hundred gathered at 7pm to protest the conflict in Gaza and demanded the resignation of several IU leaders.

SEA 202 requires faculty to teach “intellectually diverse” ideas in the classroom. If they don't, their tenure could be in jeopardy.

IU’s new expressive activities policy went is in effect. Farmers are feeling the pinch as prices for crops drop. And, several universities say new diploma requirements won’t meet their admission standards.

The university’s new expressive activity policy came into effect Thursday. Police said they’ll clear the remaining items from the meadow, and protesters said they don’t plan to stop them.

It will free the university’s hand in addressing the Dunn Meadow encampment and will affect the International Graduate Workers Coalition if it decides to picket again in the fall.