IU trustees

The GPSG is advocating against the administration’s plan from last fall to create a 501(c)(3), separating Kinsey administration from the university.

The working group is hosting five sessions to take input on the future of future of the institute. Three last week were open to the IU community.

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

Their anticipated decision today would have determined whether the Kinsey Institute would be split between a nonprofit and the Kinsey name and collections.

Under the IU administration’s proposal, the university would split Kinsey Institute into a separate 501c3 nonprofit governed by its own board. On the other hand, its collections and archives would remain under university ownership.

Police Chief Jill Lees left the department around the same time that IU reached a settlement with a master's student who said officers violated his civil rights over a three-dollar parking fee.

Quinn Buckner is confident the IU trustees made the right choice when they selected Pamela Whitten to be Indiana University’s 19th president.

The IU Board of Trustees unanimously voted Friday to award Whitten the annual performance incentive, which is a quarter of her salary.