Purdue updates Interim Standard S-4 to comply with Senate Enrolled Act 202

In alignment with Senate Enrolled Act 202, which took effect July 1, Purdue Provost Patrick Wolfe and Vice President for Ethics and Compliance Alysa Christmas Rollock have had ongoing conversations with University Senate leadership to ensure compliance with SEA 202 and related requirements of the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, while also serving the best interests of the university and its commitments to academic freedom and faculty tenure.

The following updates to Interim Standard S-4 will take effect Dec. 2:

• In accordance with Indiana law, the faculty performance review will include consideration of the following:
  • Has the individual exposed students to scholarly works from a variety of political or ideological frameworks that may be within and applicable to the given academic discipline?
  • Has the individual refrained from subjecting students to views and opinions concerning matters not related to the discipline or assigned course of instruction?

Purdue’s commitment to academic freedom and faculty tenure is second to none, as evidenced in an email to the Purdue community released Feb. 27, 2024, and as Purdue’s Board of Trustees subsequently reinforced on April 5, 2024.