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After songs and speeches at the Monroe County Court House, locals march for a “Workers over billionaires.” About 150 people are marching down Kirkwood to IU’s Sample Gates WFIU/WTIU News

IU AAUP reps speak at the 50501 “Workers Over Billionaires” rally at the Monroe County Courthouse. A few supporters wear “We are all Ben Robinson” shirts, referring to an IU professor cited for discussing Palestine and criticizing the university in his classroom. WFIU/WTIU News

About 250 demonstrators celebrated Labor Day at the Monroe County Courthouse for 50501’s “Workers over billionaires” rally this afternoon. aubrey wright ipm.org/news/2025-09-0…

#ICYMI: Cosmetologists are reimagining beauty education and college access. Indiana recently legalized apprenticeships as a pathway to licensure. Local advocates want to take it even further, matching other trades. Read, watch, or listen WFIU/WTIU News ipm.org/news/2025-09-0…

Dr. David Hormuth officially took over as Chair of the Indiana University Board of Trustees today. He replaces Trustee Quinn Buckner, who will continue to serve on the board. Hormuth and Buckner occasionally became emotional while giving remarks on the transition. WFIU/WTIU News

Really great analysis from Whitney Downard 🏳️‍🌈 on how much money Indiana colleges lost after the National Institutes for Health and the National Science Foundation canceled grants

The federal government is cutting millions of dollars in funding to IU language programs, saying that they "do not advance American interests or values." Many of these programs were created to advance US strategic interests WFIU/WTIU News aubrey wright ipm.org/news/2025-09-1…

The U.S. Ed Dept is ending Title VI funding for more than a dozen IU programs, because they “do not advance American interests or values.” Learn more about the funding and programs impacted WFIU/WTIU News ipm.org/news/2025-09-1…

The American Civil Liberties Union launched a lawsuit against Indiana State University, claiming a First Amendment violation over defunding student employee positions at the Pride Center of Terre Haute. aubrey wright ipm.org/news/2025-09-1…

There has never been a better time to watch All the President's Men, a movie not only about the power of good journalism but also about how Robert Redford is cool and good looking

Bente Bouthier. Reporter and show producer with WFIU and WTIU News. South-central Indiana’s NPR PBS affiliate. Bente Bouthier WFIU/WTIU News #NPRmageddon

This year we've been reporting on how Indiana schools use out-of-school suspensions -- the reason and frequency. Earlier, we reported on how students were suspended over 30K times for fighting, and 10s of thousands of students w/ disabilities were suspended. Now, 24-25 data

Indiana University quietly updated its Human Resources policies, cutting “values differences” as a basic expectation for employees. aubrey wright ipm.org/news/2025-09-1…

ICYMI: IU removed ‘values differences’ as a core expectation for staff aubrey wright WFIU/WTIU News ipm.org/news/2025-09-1…

International students can no longer work at the student paper at Purdue University, Purdue Exponent, after the administration made a host of changes to distance itself from the outlet. For IndyStar: indystar.com/story/news/edu…

Bi news from Dave Bangert - the Trump administration revoked a $35M grant that supported low-income students, citing diversity language. The grant helped students in six Indy middle and high schools, including Arsenal Tech. basedinlafayette.com/p/us-dept-of-e…

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U.S. Ed said Purdue’s grant application conflicted with it's policy of “prioritizing merit, fairness, and excellence in education.” Purdue did not appeal the decision. wfyi.org/news/articles/…

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