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- Mailing Address
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420 University Blvd
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202 - Phone
- (317) 274-5555
- Email address
- apply@iupui.edu
- Website
- https://indianapolis.iu.edu/
- School Information
- "IU Indianapolis launched as an independent campus on July 1, 2024, after a decades-long partnership with Purdue University. For more than 50 years, our campus has differentiated itself as an institution at the forefront of innovation and discovery. We're also a dedicated servant to our community, educating generations of leaders, promoting economic growth, and creating new jobs—in the capital city and throughout Indiana. IU Indianapolis is a Research 1 (R1) classified university by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education and is proudly accredited by the Higher Learning Commission." (Source: https://indianapolis.iu.edu/about/)
- General Information
- IU Indianapolis (formerly IUPUI) has not only taken symbolic steps to support advocates of critical race theory, by placing a Black Lives Matter mural on campus, but it also has extended its financial support. The university established a "Center for Africana Studies and Culture". Additional actions may come, especially as the center commences its work. No mandatory Critical Race Training sessions are yet required of students. However, see developments below:
Actions Taken
- Faculty/Staff Requirements
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IUPUI has set up an Action Committee. One of the initiatives of the Action Committee is to “[require] all job openings to include the campus commitment to anti-racism, incorporate diversity questions in job applications, interviews and reference checks for applicants.”
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IUPUI requires OEO Anti-Discrimination Training for all faculty and staff. Furthermore, there is a faculty Common Read Program which discusses “How to Be An Antiracist” by Ibram X. Kendi.
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- Program and Research Funding
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The university is establishing a "Center for Africana Studies and Culture" through its School of Liberal Arts. The university also launched the "Through Their Own Eyes" scholarship program.
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Another initiative of the Action Committee is to “[establish] a fund and selection committee (perhaps Chancellor’s Diversity Cabinet) to support unit-level anti-racist initiatives.”
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Ever since 2020, the school has been hosting the “Creating Racially Inclusive Classrooms Webinar/Conference” which serves as an “[instructional] development course helping faculty infuse diverse content (perspectives, realities, histories, etc.) into existing classes.”
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The school hosts the Multicultural Leadership Empowerment Program, which hosts lectures on “diversity and identity; digging up the roots; power, privilege, and oppression; dealing with diversity; and now what-towards praxis.”
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- Resources
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IUPUI expanded its “White Literacy Project,” started in 2018.
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The Ruth Lilly Medical Library created a guide on "Anti-Racism, Inequity, and Implicit Bias in Health Care."
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For students, the Action Committee suggests reading the book “Is everyone really equal.” Other reading initiatives are being put in place.
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On April 2, 2025, the Indiana Daily Student published an article titled "IU removes DEI language from university websites amid political pressure" which reported that several school webpages have had DEI content either removed or altered from their pages. For instance, "a drop-down column formerly labeled 'Diversity Education' was changed to 'Professional Development'" and the "Office of Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion website is also missing links including recommended DEI readings [and] a glossary of DEI terms...."
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