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Iowa lawmakers move to mandate students take Center for Intellectual Freedom classes amid low enrollment [View all]
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - University of Iowa students could soon be required to take classes at the Center for Intellectual Freedom — or they won’t be able to graduate.
Republican lawmakers added a provision to a massive budget bill during a 35-hour legislative session requiring University of Iowa students to complete at least six credit hours from the center to earn an undergraduate degree. The bill now heads to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk.
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Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks even suggested naming it after Charlie Kirk, the assassinated conservative leader.
The center opened this spring. The Iowa Board of Regents has allocated $1 million in funding to start the center.
Low enrollment
The nonprofit Common Sense Institute reported student interest and enrollment was low — with just eight students in one class.
more...https://www.kcrg.com/2026/05/20/iowa-lawmakers-move-mandate-students-take-center-intellectual-freedom-classes-amid-low-enrollment/
Republican lawmakers added a provision to a massive budget bill during a 35-hour legislative session requiring University of Iowa students to complete at least six credit hours from the center to earn an undergraduate degree. The bill now heads to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk.
...
Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks even suggested naming it after Charlie Kirk, the assassinated conservative leader.
The center opened this spring. The Iowa Board of Regents has allocated $1 million in funding to start the center.
Low enrollment
The nonprofit Common Sense Institute reported student interest and enrollment was low — with just eight students in one class.
more...https://www.kcrg.com/2026/05/20/iowa-lawmakers-move-mandate-students-take-center-intellectual-freedom-classes-amid-low-enrollment/
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