Indiana University restored funding and will allow the student newspaper to resume printing after administrators faced backlash for alleged attempts to censor a homecoming edition. The controversy began when the Director of Student Media resisted orders to limit coverage to homecoming content and was fired; alumni, faculty, and free‑speech advocates condemned the move and some donors pulled support. The reversal — with the chancellor authorising use of the student media budget through June 2026 under The Media School supervision — follows threats of litigation and pressure from the Student Press Law Center and FIRE. The episode underscores tensions between university public relations, donor pressures, and newsroom independence. Elsewhere on free‑expression debates, legal and opinion pieces continue to refine where disruptive protest ends and suppression of expression begins, leaving administrators navigating a narrow line between safety, academic freedom, and institutional reputation.