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Iowa lawmaker calls for line-item veto on new civics requirement at state universities
Thursday, May 21, 2026
KCCI
Classes at UI’s Center for Intellectual Freedom could be mandatory
Thursday, May 21, 2026
WHO
Budget Bill Could Mandate UI Courses At Center For Intellectual Freedom
Thursday, May 21, 2026
WMT Radio
For freedom, teach students questioning, not 'both sides' | Opinion
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Des Moines Register
Iowa lawmakers move to mandate students take Center for Intellectual Freedom classes amid low enrollment
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
KCRG
Iowa lawmakers move to mandate students take Center for Intellectual Freedom classes amid low enrollment
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
KTI
Iowa’s Three State Universities Explore Cost-Cutting Measures. Here’s a Thought.
Monday, May 18, 2026
Iowa’s Higher Ed Overhaul Bills Mostly Fizzled. State Regents May Act Instead.
Friday, May 8, 2026
Inside Higher Ed
NAS Supports Iowa’s HF 2800 as a Major Step Toward Restoring Civic Education
Thursday, May 7, 2026
National Association of Scholars
Kim Reynolds and GOP lawmakers have won the culture war
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Bleeding Heartland
Iowa House passes bill requiring civics, history courses at public universities
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
The Lion
Iowa Legislature passes state education appropriations budget
Friday, May 1, 2026
KTIV
Iowa House passes bill mandating American government, history courses at public colleges
Friday, May 1, 2026
The College Fix
Assessment: centers for intellectual freedom ‘do not start with demand; they create it’
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
The Gazette
Center for Intellectual Freedom's low interest is normal, report says
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Des Moines Register
Iowa’s $1M taxpayer-funded Center for Intellectual Freedom sees low enrollment, may need mandates to survive
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
KCRG
Report: UI Center for Intellectual Freedom can create the demand it lacks
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
The Gazette
UI cuts 2 programs a year after cultural analysis school was denied
Monday, April 27, 2026
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Center for Intellectual Freedom adds to ideas in higher ed | Opinion
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Des Moines Register
Iowa center should be a wide-open forum, not an echo chamber | Opinion
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Des Moines Register
Iowa’s intellectual freedom center starts slowly as balance questioned
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Des Moines Register
Op-Ed: Strengthening civic education in Iowa
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Opinion
Here's an overview of the Center for Intellectual Freedom at the UI
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Des Moines Register
Op-Ed: Strengthening civic education in Iowa
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
The Black Chronicle
State universities see flat funding under House GOP budget bill
Thursday, April 16, 2026
KCRG
State universities see flat funding under House GOP budget bill
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
News From The States
This university’s ‘intellectual freedom’ center creates the problem it claims to solve
Sunday, April 12, 2026
MS NOW
Only Republicans Invited to Iowa Intellectual Freedom Event
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Inside Higher Ed
Stop pretending the Center for Intellectual Freedom is not about politics
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
The Gazette
GOP invited to Center for Intellectual Freedom event, Democrats weren’t
Sunday, April 5, 2026
The Gazette
Center for Intellectual Freedom optimistic for future
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
The Daily Iowan
Friday, March 20th, 2026
Friday, March 20, 2026
Iowa Public Radio
Iowa House asserts lawmaker power over universities
Thursday, March 19, 2026
The Gazette
Tuition guarantee, civics requirements part of Iowa House bills
Friday, March 13, 2026
Des Moines Register
House advances bills to offer fixed tuition rate program, U.S history requirements for regents universities
Friday, March 13, 2026
Iowa Public Radio
Iowa House passes bills to change universities’ core curriculum, tuition options
Friday, March 13, 2026
KCRG
Iowa House Republicans pass bills giving them, the board of regents and the attorney general more control over universities
Friday, March 13, 2026
Iowa Capital Dispatch
GWSS department faces looming closure
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
The Daily Iowan
What to expect from the first Center for Intellectual Freedom courses
Friday, March 6, 2026
Iowa City Press-Citizen
University of Iowa Center for Intellectual Freedom classes set to begin
Friday, March 6, 2026
KCRG
Center for Intellectual Freedom provides course and lecturer details
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
The Gazette
Center for Intellectual Freedom at University of Iowa seeks funding, director and students
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
The Gazette
An open letter to the people of Iowa and University of Iowa alumni | Letters
Friday, February 27, 2026
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Lack of student interest brings delay for UI’s Center for Intellectual Freedom
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Radio Iowa
‘Very Republican, very patriotic’: right-leaning civic centers now offer courses at US public colleges
Thursday, February 26, 2026
The Guardian
When the watchdogs are targeted
Thursday, February 26, 2026
the tack
UI Center for Intellectual Freedom’s first event sees mixed reviews
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Ottumwa Courier
https://littlevillagemag.com/letter-to-the-editor-as-governor-rob-sand-should-reset-the-board-of-regents/
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Little Village
UI Center for Intellectual Freedom’s first event sees mixed reviews
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Iowa Capital Dispatch
UI Center for Intellectual Freedom seeks additional funding after postponing classes
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
The Daily Iowan