IU Bans Encampments, PFAS and Firefighter Cancer Rates, Debate Around Changes to High School Diplomas, Indy Star Investigates Former Hogsett Chief of Staff Thomas Cook

The IU Board of Trustees passed a new "expressive activities" policy that creates guidelines for when and how activities like protests can take place on campus. A new state testing program aims to improve the understanding between PFAS and cancer rates amongst firefighters. What a high school experience could look like for the Class of 2029 is under debate. Thomas Cook, a former Indianapolis chief of staff in the Hogsett administration, was the focus of allegations of sexual harassment and predatory behavior from three women – according to an investigation by the Indianapolis Star.