The Board of Regents has approved the 26-member advisory council for the proposed Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa. Regent Nancy Dunkel asked that the vote be delayed as she had concerns about there only being two women on the council, that it was not politically balanced, and a number of the people on the advisory board would be from out of state.
Radio Iowa reports that Regent Christine Hensley has led the process to put the board together and says there will be oversight of the decisions as they are subject to the open meeting law requirements. Hensley says they shouldn’t delay and she is confident they have a good group for the advisory council. The council was approved on a vote of 7-2 with Dunkel and student Regent Lucy Gipple both voting against it.
Courtesy Radio Iowa.
