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Faculty will vote Tuesday on no confidence resolutions against President Pamela Whitten, Provost Rahul Shrivastav and Vice Provost Faculty and Academic Affairs Carrie Docherty.

Faculty to vote on no confidence motions Tuesday

Aubrey Wright

Faculty will consider no confidence resolutions against President Pamela Whitten, Provost Rahul Shrivastav and Vice Provost Faculty and Academic Affairs Carrie Docherty Tuesday.  

MCCSC merger, proposed housing development, Kinsey vote | Indiana Newsdesk

Joe Hren

Parents are divided on MCCSC’s proposed plan to consolidate elementary schools. Some residents are concerned about a proposed housing development. And IU’s board of trustees vote on a plan to separate the Kinsey Institute from the university.

Indiana University president Pamela Whitten speaks at the board of trustees meeting Friday in New Albany.

Board of Trustees votes to keep Kinsey Institute at IU

Ethan Sandweiss

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

IU students and faculty used green feathers in the 1950s to protest McCarthyism. Demonstrators drew a parallel to the current atmosphere on campus.

“Day of action” on IU campus for Kinsey, tenure and Palestine

Ethan Sandweiss

Organizers planned the Day of Action to “defend higher education from unprecedented attacks from University Administrators and Government.”

Although the Kinsey vote will be Friday, any discussion would be required to take place in public under Indiana's open door law. Kinsey is not currently listed as a topic on any of the forum agendas.

Trustees to vote on Kinsey separation Friday

Ethan Sandweiss

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

Liam Neeson in his role as Alfred Kinsey pictured on the cover of Time Magazine. According to a document obtained by Indiana Public Media, the Kinsey Institute Special Working Group concluded the Institute can remain part of IU without violating state law.

Working group devises plan to keep Kinsey at IU

Ethan Sandweiss

According to the document obtained by Indiana Public Media, the Kinsey Institute Special Working Group concluded the Institute can remain part of IU without violating state law using an accounting solution.

Many protesters wore green feathers, calling back to IU's Green Feather Movement against McCarthyism in the 1950s.

Small protest of IU leadership, conservatism on campus

Aubrey Wright

About 30 people peacefully protested Monday morning against Indiana University leadership and conservative influence.

The university is currently working on plans to comply with a 2023 state law barring public funds from supporting the institute. (Ethan Sandweiss / WFIU-WTIU)

Graduate student government issues resolution on Kinsey Institute

Ethan Sandweiss

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

IU Vice Provost for Finance Aimee Heeter (left) and Director of the Kinsey Institute Justin Garcia (right) responded to most of the questions and input on behalf of the working group during last week's listening sessions.

Kinsey working group takes input, but few questions answered

Ethan Sandweiss

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.

Kinsey was completely integrated into IU 2016. No separate line item for Kinsey exists in the budget, which makes its finances hard to track.

Kinsey group tackles Institute’s future

Katy Szpak

A new group at Indiana University will navigate the complicated future of the Kinsey Institute.