Indiana University

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Indiana University
Indiana University seal.svg
Latin: Indianensis Universitas
MottoLux et Veritas
(Light and Truth)
Type Public university system
EstablishedJanuary 20, 1820;204 years ago (1820-01-20)
Endowment $3.56 billion (2023) [1] (system-wide)
President Pamela Whitten
Academic staff
8,733 university-wide [2]
Students110,436 university-wide [2]
Undergraduates 89,176 university-wide [2]
Postgraduates 21,260 university-wide [2]
Location
39°10′N86°30′W / 39.167°N 86.500°W / 39.167; -86.500
Campus3,640 acres (14.7 km2) across 9 campuses [2]
Colors Cream and Crimson
   
Website www.indiana.edu OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Indiana University logotype.svg
The State Seminary Act, passed by Indiana's General Assembly on January 20, 1820 to establish Indiana University. Indiana State Seminary Act, 1820.jpg
The State Seminary Act, passed by Indiana's General Assembly on January 20, 1820 to establish Indiana University.

Indiana University (IU) is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Indiana.

Contents

Campuses

Indiana University has two core campuses, five regional campuses, and two regional centers under the administration of IU Indianapolis.

In addition to its core campuses, Indiana University maintains five regional campuses throughout Indiana: [7]

There are two regional campuses under the administration of IU Indianapolis:

The School of Medicine and the School of Social Work each have degree programs running across multiple IU campuses. [8] [9] The Kelley School of Business, the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, the O'Neil School of Public and Environmental Affairs, and the School of Education each have degree programs at the IU Bloomington and IU Indianapolis campuses. [10] [11] [12] The School of Nursing has degree programs at the IU Bloomington, IU Indianapolis, and IU Fort Wayne campuses. [13] The Richard M. Fairbanks School of Public Health has degree programs at the IU Indianapolis and IU Fort Wayne campuses. [14]

Endowment

According to the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO), the value of the endowment of the Indiana University and affiliated foundations in 2016 is over $1.986 billion. [15] The annual budget across all campuses totals over $3 Billion. [16]

The Indiana University Research and Technology Corporation (IURTC) is a not-for-profit agency that assists IU faculty and researchers in realizing the commercial potential of their discoveries. Since 1997, university clients have been responsible for more than 1,800 inventions, nearly 500 patents, and 38 start-up companies. [17]

In fiscal year 2016, the IURTC was issued 53 U.S. patents and 112 global patents. [16]

History

21st century

In April 2002, thousands of IU students and staff, along with Bloomington residents, rioted across the university campus before merging into adjacent city blocks after the IU men's basketball team lost the NCAA Basketball championship game to the University of Maryland Terrapins. [18] Rioters caused extensive damage to university buildings and city businesses, and at least 45 people were arrested during the riot. [19] [20] [21]

In March 2014, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights initiated a federal investigation of Indiana University's Title IX compliance, encompassing more than 450 sexual harassment and violence complaints filed with the university between 2011 and 2015. The complaints involved both students and university staff or faculty. The investigation revealed concerns with timeliness of response, lack of documentation, not preventing retaliation, and the creation of sexually hostile environments at the campus. The investigation further criticized the lack of mandatory sexual harassment, misconduct, and awareness training for staff, as well as the lack of institutional support for its Title IX Coordinator to oversee compliance by the university. [22]

In February 2016, the university's Associate Dean of Students, Director of Student Ethics, and Title IX Deputy Director, Jason Casares, abruptly resigned his position after sexual assault allegations were made against him by Association for Student Conduct Administration president-elect, and New York University Assistant Director of Global Community Standards, Jill Creighton, during a conference in Fort Worth, Texas in December 2015. [23] [24] [25] The Fort Worth Police Department declined to press charges. [26]

In May 2016, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights initiated another Title IX investigation into Indiana University for failing to hold a university student accountable for an off-campus rape of another student and failing to follow proper Title IX procedures subsequent to the reporting of the incident. The university also charged the victim a dorm-relocation fee after the suspected rapist continued to harass the victim around her dormitory, which also went without intervention by the university. The victim's case was also handled by former Title IX Director, Jason Casares prior to his resignation amidst sexual harassment and misconduct allegations as the university's student ethics director and Title IX deputy director. [27]

In November 2023, Indiana University Student Government treasurer Alex Kaswan and co-director of DEI Makiah Pickett resigned after accusing other student government leadership members of antisemitism and failure to represent the cultural whole of the student body. After learning of the accusations and resignations, U.S. Representative Jim Banks sent a letter to university president Pamela Whitten denouncing such conduct, identifying it as a violation of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and threatened the continued federal funding for the university if the conduct was tolerated by the university administration. Accused student body president Aaliyah Raji responded by denouncing both Islamophobia and antisemitism and stating that the student government combats against those issues. [28] [29]

Also in November 2023, the university attracted national attention when the university barred a faculty member from teaching after alleging that he improperly assisted the Palestine Solidarity Committee, a student group, in reserving a space on campus. [30] Shortly thereafter, the university's administrators also cancelled a planned art exhibition by Samia Halaby, a Palestinian-American artist. [31] Both of these events occurred after the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel and in the wake of national attention on alleged antisemitism on college and university campuses. They also occurred in the midst of changes to Indiana laws that some perceived as attacking academic freedom. In the spring of 2024, the university's faculty voted no confidence in the Indiana University system president, the Bloomington campus's provost and executive vice president, and the Bloomington campus's vice provost for faculty and academic affairs. [32]

In February 2024, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights again initiated a federal investigation of the university in response to a complaint of the violation of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The complaint was filed by Dr. Zachary Marschall and alleged lack of response and complacency by the university administration to an increasing number of anti-Semitic incidents at the campus. [33] [34] [35] The complaint also led to additional federal investigations at the University of Wisconsin, Northwestern University, and the office is also conducting parallel investigations of Johns Hopkins University, Harvard University, the University of Michigan, and others. [36]

In April 2024, IU students and faculty joined other campuses across the USA in protesting against the Israel-Gaza war and the accused genocide of Palestinians. [37] IU president Pamela Whitten made allegations of 'antisemitic episodes'. [38] National Guard and police in riot gear broke up the student encampment and multiple arrests were made. [39] The following academic year, after the administration brought in new policies to stop protests and limit "expressive activities", students and faculty held vigils for free speech and the Palestinian cause. [40]

Notable alumni

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Suzanne Collins (1985), Author of the Hunger Games series
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Mike Pence, 48th Vice President of the United States and 50th Governor of Indiana
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Jonathan Banks, actor known for Breaking Bad
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Mark Cuban - American investor and entrepreneur

Notable faculty

Athletics

Both of the core campuses of the IU systems sponsor NCAA Division I athletic programs. The Indiana Hoosiers represent the flagship institution in Bloomington, and are founding members of the Big Ten Conference, where they compete in 24 different sports. The IU Indy Jaguars field 18 different sports, and have competed in the Horizon League since 2017; they were the IUPUI Jaguars before that school's dissolution.

Additionally, all but one of IU's regional campuses sponsors athletics within the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. The IU Northwest RedHawks and IU South Bend Titans compete as members of the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference, while the IU East Red Wolves, IU Kokomo Cougars, IU Southeast Grenadiers, and IU Columbus Crimson Pride compete as members of the River States Conference.

Awards

Indiana University has three medals to recognize individuals. [41]

Indiana University has several ways to recognize the accomplishments of faculty. [43]

See also

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