Modifications to Butler’s mask requirement in non-classroom spaces will go into effect on Jan. 3, and masks will no longer be required in Hinkle Fieldhouse and the Butler Arts and Event Center facilities starting Oct. 29.
New Diversity Center director hired
Butler alumnus Randall Ojeda hired as the new director of the Diversity Center.
Former Butler basketball player charged with rape, sexual battery
Carlos “Scooby” Johnson has been charged with rape, attempted rape and sexual battery after an incident with a Butler student in February.
Angela Davis, and the bureaucracy that cancelled her
This is a story of bureaucratic bungling and mishandling of a decades-old ideological dispute — and the web of accusations that followed.
Butler University to provide COVID-19 vaccine to students on campus
In collaboration with the Indiana Department of Health, Butler has been selected to host a two-dose vaccine distribution site on campus for Indiana and out-of-state students, as well as international students. The Pfizer vaccine will be distributed to students between April 7–9 and May 4–6.
Butler junior Tyler James found dead in AV apartment
On the morning of March 10, Tyler James, a junior international business major, was found unresponsive in his on-campus apartment in Apartment Village.
Irvington House residents put under quarantine mandate due to COVID-19
The first-year residential hall has been put under a mandatory lockdown as the result of a burst of positive tests. Students will receive tests beginning at 9 a.m. on Feb. 20.
BREAKING: Hinkle Fieldhouse to host NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament games
Hinkle Fieldhouse will host NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament games in 2021, per CBS Sports.
Butler suspends in-person student affairs activities, classes to remain in person
Butler has suspended students from meeting in groups of more than four people, yet classes will remain in person until Nov 24, the original end date of fall semester. Butler currently has 74 positive COVID-19 cases.
Butler University announces that in-person classes will resume
University officials said the decision was made in consultation with health experts. Students will resume in-person learning on Sept. 7.