"Indiana may reject proposed degree programs at public institutions that don't "cultivate civic responsibility and commitment to the core values of American society." Earlier this month, the Indiana Commission for Higher Education introduced a question on "civic responsibility and commitment" in its new degree proposal form, Indiana Public Media reported Friday. Prominent faculty leaders told Inside Higher Ed they weren't consulted about the change, which they denounced as a curtailment of academic freedom and an echo of President Trump's proposed Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education."
"The commission confirmed in an email to Inside Higher Ed on Monday that it made the changes. The civics-related question "will be required for all forthcoming academic program approvals and reviews," communications director Emily Price said. The document gives one example of how to answer the question, saying institutions can explain how the program's curriculum would "emphasize civic engagement and the duties of citizenship in a free society." Beyond that, it doesn't further explain what "civic responsibility" or American "core values" mean."
The Indiana Commission for Higher Education added a civics question to its degree proposal form requiring programs to demonstrate how they cultivate civic responsibility and commitment to American core values. The commission confirmed the change and said the civics question "will be required for all forthcoming academic program approvals and reviews." The form gives an example suggesting curricula can "emphasize civic engagement and the duties of citizenship in a free society," but it does not define civic responsibility or core values. Faculty leaders said they were not consulted and criticized the addition as undemocratic and exclusionary.
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