Board of Regents

The Iowa Board of Regents wrapped up two days of meetings with discussions on tuition increases, civic engagement and new syllabi policies. The board is coming under increased scrutiny for its stance on DEI. Some students are calling on them to stand up against the Trump administration’s blitz on higher education.

Iowa House Republicans advanced bills Tuesday establishing uniform educational requirements at the state’s public universities and protecting universities from being penalized by accreditors for following state law. Proposals for capping in-state tuition and establishing tuition guarantee were also removed from a bill known as the "College Affordability Act."

The Iowa House advanced two proposals Tuesday targeting diversity, equity and inclusion in state agencies and higher education amidst pushback from Iowa House Democrats.

The House Higher Education Committee has honed in on standardizing general education requirements, banning schools from requiring DEI courses and preventing accreditors from penalizing colleges for following state law.

The presidents of Iowa's three state universities held a general discussion of their next fiscal year budgets Wednesday during a meeting with the Iowa Board of Regents.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs have been impacted at colleges across the country, including Iowa's public universities.

Republicans in the Iowa House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday to cap in-state tuition increases and put restrictions on diversity, equity and inclusion programs at Iowa’s public universities.

The Iowa Board of Regents voted Thursday to direct the state’s three public universities to cut diversity, equity and inclusion programs that are not necessary for research contracts or accreditation.

The University of Iowa announced Monday that 26 athletes across five sports are suspected of wagering on sports in violation of NCAA rules, and more than 100 people have been linked to an investigation.

The Board of Regents voted to increase tuition for all three of Iowa’s state universities. The decision comes after a decades-long decrease in state higher education funding.