The Iowa Board of Regents’ selection to lead the Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa has rejected the role, leaving the center without a director for the near future. Carson Holloway, chair of the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s department of political science and interim chair of the philosophy department, was selected […]
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After ‘long, drawn-out’ search process, the Iowa Board of Regents has picked a new Center for Intellectual Freedom director
The Iowa Board of Regents has selected Carson Holloway as the new director of the Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa, opening a new chapter for the center amid conflict over its development. Board of Regents President Robert Cramer said he appreciated the “time and energy” center interim director Luciano de Castro […]
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Nearly half of the Center for Intellectual Freedom advisory council resigns; emails reveal infighting with regents
Nearly half of the Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa’s advisory council membership have resigned from their roles after issues were voiced about the Iowa Board of Regents’ dismissal of their concerns relating to control of the center and finding its permanent leader. The Iowa Board of Regents Tuesday stated in a […]
