Flyers spark conversation over Jordan Hall's controversial namesake
After students and faculty members found slips of papers with #renameJordan and #decolonizeIU, the biology department started talking. David Starr Jordan, a former president of IU from 1884 to 1891, was a supporter of eugenics and sterilizing those who he said were unworthy in the gene pool. Now, some IU students and faculty want to change the building's name. Read more here.
Theater department chair says Ph.D. elimination won't be immediate
Although the Ph.D. program in theater will be discontinued, the College of Arts and Science’s decision to eliminate the Ph.D. program in theatre history, theory and literature will not happen immediately, according to a Nov. 15 announcement by Jonathan Michaelsen, Chair of the Department of Theatre, Drama and Contemporary Dance. Read more here.
School of Education begins search for dean
The School of Education is looking for a new dean, and Lee Feinstein, dean of the School of Global and International Studies, is the chair of the search committee. Provost Lauren Robel has emphasized the importance of the search. Read more here.
Women's basketball plays tonight with perfect record
The IU women’s basketball team looks to keep its perfect record tonight when the Hoosiers play Western Kentucky at 7 p.m. in Assembly Hall. Read more here.
