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Sage Steele Named IU Trustee

  • Indiana Governor Mike Braun removed three elected Indiana University trustees and appointed four alumni, including Sage Steele, effective immediately in Bloomington in 2025.
  • This occurred after the state legislature approved HEA 1001, a budget measure that removed the ability of IU alumni to elect Board members and transferred full appointment authority to the governor, sparking criticism.
  • Trustees removed via one-sentence letters dated May 31 included Vivian Winston, Jill Burnett, and Donna Spears, while appointees include broadcaster Sage Steele and attorneys James Bopp Jr. And Brian Eagle.
  • Braun expressed assurance that the newly appointed trustees, all graduates of Indiana University, will act in ways that benefit the university, while IU President Pamela Whitten conveyed a positive outlook regarding their involvement.
  • The changes sparked legal challenges from the ACLU and alumni frustration over lost representation, but Braun defended the reform as necessary for better governance and efficiency.
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indianapublicmedia.org broke the news in on Monday, June 2, 2025.
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