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highplainsdem

(63,149 posts) Sat May 23, 2026, 05:48 PM 6 hrs ago

Iowa lawmakers move to mandate students take Center for Intellectual Freedom classes amid low enrollment

https://www.kcrg.com/2026/05/20/iowa-lawmakers-move-mandate-students-take-center-intellectual-freedom-classes-amid-low-enrollment/

University of Iowa students could soon be required to take classes at the Center for Intellectual Freedom — or they won’t be able to graduate.

Republican lawmakers added a provision to a massive budget bill during a 35-hour legislative session requiring University of Iowa students to complete at least six credit hours from the center to earn an undergraduate degree. The bill now heads to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk.

Democrats are urging Reynolds to line-item veto the provision.

Iowa Republicans created the Center for Intellectual Freedom to counter what they described as liberal indoctrination on college campuses.

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Students haven't been interested in this rightwing indoctrination, so now they'll be required to waste money and time on it to graduate. IF Reynolds signs the bill. No news about that yet, but I don't think there's any real chance of the line item veto Democrats are urging.

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Iowa lawmakers move to mandate students take Center for Intellectual Freedom classes amid low enrollment (Original Post) highplainsdem 6 hrs ago OP

Incredible irony--- lastlib 5 hrs ago #1

You would think they would have a tiny amount of shame about this EdmondDantes_ 4 hrs ago #3

Ha. lastlib 2 hrs ago #5

And what, pray tell, is on the syllabus for such a class? haele 5 min ago #7

Red state shitbaggery on parade. Celerity 5 hrs ago #2

For out-of state students, that is $3,285 x 2 $6,570.00 of mandatory rightwing indoctrination lostnfound 3 hrs ago #4

You will now be FORCED to THINK ABOUT intellectual FREEDOM Prairie Gates 41 min ago #6

lastlib

(28,654 posts)

1. Incredible irony---

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat May 23, 2026, 06:53 PM

5 hrs ago

being forced to take indoctrination classes at the "Center for Intellectual Freedom." Repuglykans have a special blend of stoopid. How Orwellian.

EdmondDantes_

(2,104 posts)

3. You would think they would have a tiny amount of shame about this

Reply to lastlib (Reply #1)

Sat May 23, 2026, 07:30 PM

4 hrs ago

lastlib

(28,654 posts)

5. Ha.

Reply to EdmondDantes_ (Reply #3)

Sat May 23, 2026, 09:29 PM

2 hrs ago

A party that can turn a blind eye to an insurrection doesn't know what shame is. They are unmitigated psychopaths.

haele

(15,608 posts)

7. And what, pray tell, is on the syllabus for such a class?

Reply to lastlib (Reply #1)

Sun May 24, 2026, 12:04 AM

5 min ago

How to recognize propaganda?
How to research and apply logic to find evidence?
Logical Fallacies and approaches to argument and defense of statements?
General Rhetorical skills?
Understanding Context and Motivations?
Ethics?