IU lecturer disciplined for ‘white supremacy’ lesson fights for job

By: Mackenzi Klemann

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: June 11, 2026

Words: 604

Last Updated: 9 hours, 54 minutes ago

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An Indiana University social work lecturer sanctioned for allegedly violating Indiana’s “intellectual diversity” law says she is filing an appeal after the school did not renew her contract.

Jessica Adams, a full-time lecturer on IU’s Bloomington campus, found herself in trouble in September when a student said she used a graphic identifying “Make America Great Again” as an example of covert white supremacy in her class on diversity, human rights and social justice.

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