Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)

The third annual Iowa Farmers of Color Conference takes place Saturday, Dec. 6. It's an opportunity for farmers of color from around the Midwest to come to together to learn from each other and build community. Sixth-generation farmer Todd Western III joins the program to preview the event. We also get to know another founder of Iowa Farmers of Color, Hannah Scates Kettler. She and her husband co-own Minerva's Meadow, an organic, no-till flower farm located near State Center. Then, we learn more about how farming has played a role in Black resiliency and activism for centuries from Felicite Wolfe of the African American Museum of Iowa. The exhibit "Rooted: Labor, Land and Legacy," shares the struggles and triumphs that Black farmers have seen in Iowa and the U.S. through present day.

Hundreds of Midwest law enforcement agencies are now working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which is raising big questions about civil rights and community trust.

The Iowa Board of Regents is directing teachers at public universities to avoid what they call indoctrination of one perspective. For some educators, the changes raise questions about where to draw the line between opinion and scientific truth.

Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird launched an investigation Wednesday into the University of Iowa for allegedly violating a state law that restricts diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

Kevin Negaard started Sioux City's Miracle League 10 years ago and sought a creative way to continue supporting the nonprofit through a baseball-related fundraiser.

The mural created by students from the University of Northern Iowa’s Interactive Digital Studies program had sustained storm damage shortly after it was installed in 2020.

With growing concerns of a recession comes uncertainty about how both producers and consumers will be impacted in Iowa. An economist and others tell us what the future may hold for Iowans.

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.

Proposals at the Iowa statehouse could ban Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs at institutions of higher education and in local government.

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