Indiana Republicans take aim at public universities [View all]

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Source: Axios

Republican lawmakers dismantled several key tenets of the public higher education system, including tenure, with language slipped into the state budget bill at the last minute.

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State of play: Provisions eroding tenure and shared governance — the concept by which governing boards, administrators and faculty members share responsibility for decision-making at higher education institutions — were added to the 215-page bill 24 hours before it was set to be voted on by the Indiana General Assembly.

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The latest: The budget bill passed the House, 66-27, and the Senate, 39-11, a little after midnight.

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"All we've heard is that there was a group of people, who no one can remember their names, that met behind closed doors and decided they're going to tear apart one of the greatest universities in the country," said Rep. Ryan Dvorak, D-South Bend. "I think that's unacceptable."

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Read more: https://www.axios.com/local/indianapolis/2025/04/25/indiana-republicans-public-universities-erode-tenure-shared-governance