"Controversy Surrounding Senate Bill 202 and Intellectual Diversity at Purdue University"

Indiana's Senate Bill 202, currently being debated in the state House of Representatives, aims to tie tenure and diversity, equity, and inclusion programs together under the concept of "intellectual diversity." The bill would give boards of trustees the power to determine and enforce "intellectual diversity" for faculty members, potentially subjecting their employment, promotion, and tenure to political criteria. Critics argue that the bill threatens academic freedom and could lead to the censorship of speech and the stifling of diverse ideas within public colleges and universities in Indiana.