Iowa lawmakers add requirement for University of Iowa students to take Center for Intellectual Freedom courses to graduate
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Plain bagel done well. Pleasantly substantive.
Summary
Iowa Republican lawmakers have added a provision to a budget bill requiring University of Iowa students to complete at least six credit hours from the newly-created Center for Intellectual Freedom to earn an undergraduate degree. The bill passed during a 35-hour legislative session and now heads to Governor Kim Reynolds. Democrats are urging Reynolds to line-item veto the provision. The center was created by Republicans to counter certain academic perspectives, and a report indicated that mandatory enrollment would be needed to make the center successful.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledUniversity 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.
Democrats are urging Reynolds to line-item veto the provision.
It's exactly what a report highlighted was needed to make the center successful.
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