Indiana University’s famous sex research center is officially defunded after Republican Gov. Eric Holcomb signed a two-year budget bill.
The state’s passage of the law on May 4 stipulates that taxpayer funds “may not be used to pay for the administration, operation, or programs of the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction.”
The College Fix asked university spokeswoman Amanda Roach what will happen next for the research center. She referred to IU President Pamela Whitten’s statement on the legislation.
“As a premier research institution with a 200-year legacy of impact within our state and around the world, IU is firmly committed to academic freedom,” Whitten stated prior to the governor’s signing of the law.