Iowa higher ed bills would block required DEI instruction, add transparency measures
Iowa's public universities could not require students to take or compel faculty to instruct on DEI or Critical Race Theory ...
Stricter groping penalties, DEI among hundreds of issues Iowa lawmakers are weighing
Iowa lawmakers have been busy in Des Moines as they advance or table hundreds of bills this session.Higher Education ...
Iowa AG vows to 'look at all available options' if Costco refuses to ditch DEI: 'Follow our Constitution'
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird offered a clear message to Costco as the retail giant refuses to cave to pressure from 19 ...
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Capitol Notebook: Iowa House advances bill capping university tuition increases at 3 percent
Another bill that came out of House Republicans’ new Higher Education Committee, House Study Bill 51 would limit all annual ...
State lawmakers table bill to ban DEI at Iowa community colleges
The lawmaker who introduced a bill to ban diversity, equity, and inclusion offices at Iowa's community colleges pulled the plug on the proposal Wednesday. During the bill's subcommittee hearing, Rep.
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Meet the Asian American lawmaker working to end DEI in Iowa
Pervasiveness of DEI’ means ending it will take work at state, federal, and accreditor levels, Rep. Henry Stone says.
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird co-leads call for Costco to abandon DEI policies
Iowa's Brenna Bird and Kansas' Kris Kobach are leading 19 GOP attorney generals in calling for Costco to abandon its DEI ...
Lawmakers scrutinize DEI, transparency issues in series of higher education bills
In the last of several higher education subcommittees Wednesday, Rep. Ross Wilburn, D-Ames, shared a personal story of ...
Costco Doubled Down On DEI, Then 19 Attorneys General Warned Them To Stop
Costco has emerged as a hero, choosing to keep their DEI efforts alive. Fans rejoiced! But this week, 19 states AGs sent them ...
University of Iowa 'school of intellectual freedom' among bevy of GOP bills battling 'woke'
A new "school of intellectual freedom" at the University of Iowa was among the sprawling higher ed priorities Iowa lawmakers ...
Iowa AG vowing to 'look at all options' if Costco refuses to abandon DEI policies
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird on Costco doubling down on DEI practices despite pressure from 19 state attorneys general ...