"In 2025, the state legislature added higher-education requirements to the state budget bill. The legislation, House Enrolled Act 1001, institutes faculty reviews for productivity, requires professors to post their course syllabi online, eliminates degrees with low enrollment, and stipulates that faculty governance is “advisory” only. It also gave the governor power to appoint all nine members of the Indiana University Board of Trustees.
Indiana lawmakers passed more higher-ed provisions in 2026, including restrictions on degree programs whose graduates earn low wages; a requirement that colleges accept results from the Classic Learning Test, a conservative alternative to the SAT and ACT that includes a greater emphasis on Christian thought; and limits on enrolling international students from certain countries."