Aubrey Wright

Aubrey Wright is a Report for America Corps Member and Higher Education Reporter for WFIU/WTIU in Bloomington, Indiana. She is a graduate of The Ohio State University.

News - Indiana Public Media • 2nd June 2025

Protesters against IU ‘expressive activity’ policy celebrate court victory with late-night vigil

IU faculty and students gathered on campus Sunday night after a court ordered the university to stop enforcing a ban on overnight protests.

News - Indiana Public Media • 30th May 2025

IU provost denies faculty appeals over expressive activities violations

Indiana University Provost Rahul Shrivastav denied an appeal to wipe formal reprimands from 13 faculty members who violated an expressive activity policy last fall.

News - Indiana Public Media • 29th May 2025

IU has almost 50 ‘intellectual diversity’ complaints against faculty

Indiana University has received almost 50 complaints since the state enacted Senate Enrolled Act 202, an “intellectual diversity” law that allows community members to report faculty conduct.

News - Indiana Public Media • 29th May 2025

IU proposes tuition freeze for Indiana students while making budget cuts

Indiana University may freeze tuition and mandatory fees for in-state undergraduate students for the 2025-27 academic years. The proposal comes as the university plans cuts of about $100 million in expenses due to shrinking state and federal funding.

News - Indiana Public Media • 29th May 2025

Judge orders IU to pause expressive activity policy, allowing overnight protests

A federal judge has paused part of Indiana University’s expressive activity policy after an American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana lawsuit.

News - Indiana Public Media • 28th May 2025

Government argues against unsealing search warrant for former IU professor

The government asked a federal judge to keep search warrants for a fired Indiana University cybersecurity expert private.

News - Indiana Public Media • 23rd May 2025

ISU removes ‘African American’ from culture center, deletes information on mission

More than 50 years after Black students fought for a space of their own on Indiana State University’s campus, officials are making changes to the Charles E. Brown African American Cultural Center.
The center’s mission will change, according to historian Crystal Reynolds. On Friday, the university removed “African American” from the name of the center and removed information on its mission statement, historical significance and goals, according to its website.

News - Indiana Public Media • 22nd May 2025

School’s out. IU international students’ summer plans unclear

While domestic students celebrate the end of the spring semester, many international students face a difficult decision: stay in the U.S. or go home and risk dealing with tighter border restrictions.

News - Indiana Public Media • 22nd May 2025

IU med school offers one-of-a-kind crash training with IndyCar

Thirty-three drivers will bolt down the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Sunday, pushing past 200 miles an hour trying to win the Indy 500. It’s a familiar sight for Dr. Liz Sullivan.

News - Indiana Public Media • 15th May 2025

Indiana Geological and Water Survey at IU to move off campus

The Indiana Geological and Water Survey, a state-funded research organization, will be moved off Indiana University's campus and into a building without laboratory space, the organization announced.

News - Indiana Public Media • 8th May 2025

Betting on a new pope dates to 15th Century; today’s selection was a longshot

While Catholics around the world celebrated the selection of a new pope Thursday, some are cashing out.

News - Indiana Public Media • 8th May 2025

IU trustee candidates ask Whitten to break silence after Braun gets control of board

Pleas and criticism grow as Gov. Mike Braun has full control over the Indiana University Board of Trustees, but one voice has been silent.

News - Indiana Public Media • 8th May 2025

IU student joins lawsuit against Secretary of State to allow voting with student IDs

An Indiana University student is suing Indiana’s secretary of state and election commission to allow voting with student IDs issued by public colleges.

News - Indiana Public Media • 7th May 2025

IU trustee candidate, ACLU sue Braun over elimination of alumni elections

An Indiana University Board of Trustee candidate sued Gov. Mike Braun over late changes to the state budget that gave him full control over trustee seats.

News - Indiana Public Media • 6th May 2025

IU faculty accept retirement buyouts that prohibit disparagement

About 35 Indiana University faculty accepted a payout for early retirement so long as they don’t disparage or defame IU.   The Voluntary Faculty Retirement Incentive Program offer was available to faculty older than 65.

News - Indiana Public Media • 5th May 2025

IU faculty want due process for fired cybersecurity expert

More than 250 Indiana University faculty are calling for the reinstatement of a fired cybersecurity expert. They also want Wang to receive due process, following the FBI investigation of him.

News - Indiana Public Media • 2nd May 2025

As threats to DEI grow, students, community members fear what could be lost

As Indiana universities react to anti-DEI policies from federal and state government, students and community members fear losing opportunities that level the playing field and build cultural connection in schools.

News - Indiana Public Media • 1st May 2025

IU student accused of intimidating trustees, officials over demands to divest from Israel

An Indiana University student was charged with more than a dozen felonies for allegedly sending Christmas cards to officials that demanded divestment from financial ties to the war in Gaza.

News - Indiana Public Media • 30th April 2025

Marty Pollio to be next Ivy Tech president

Marty Pollio, superintendent of Jefferson County Public Schools in Louisville, Kentucky, will be Ivy Tech Community College's next president.

News - Indiana Public Media • 28th April 2025

Most students say their colleges promote free speech

Most college students reported their institutions support free speech, according to a 2025 Lumina Foundation and Gallup study. The responses were almost the same across political parties, genders and races.

News - Indiana Public Media • 25th April 2025

Protesters commemorate one year since Dunn Meadow protests

It’s been one year since Indiana University students put up tents in Dunn Meadow and armed Indiana State Police struck them down. About 50 people gathered Friday afternoon to commemorate the protests and speak out against the war in Gaza and the university's administration.

News - Indiana Public Media • 24th April 2025

Late addition to budget bill would give Gov. Braun full control of IU trustee seats

Gov. Mike Braun could remove and replace alumni-elected members of Indiana University’s Board of Trustees at any time in provisions of the state’s budget bill introduced quietly Wednesday night by the Republican majority.

News - Indiana Public Media • 21st April 2025

Indiana bill requires workforce information for degree approval

The state legislature wants to give more authority to the Commission for Higher Education to approve college degrees, requiring workforce data to be considered in the process.

News - Indiana Public Media • 18th April 2025

IU professor investigated for alleged violation of ‘intellectual diversity’ law

An Indiana University professor is under investigation for an alleged violation of Indiana’s “intellectual diversity” law.

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