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highplainsdem

(63,221 posts) Sat May 23, 2026, 05:48 PM Saturday

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 Saturday OP

Incredible irony--- lastlib Saturday #1

You would think they would have a tiny amount of shame about this EdmondDantes_ Saturday #3

Ha. lastlib Saturday #5

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

God, NO! lastlib Sunday #8

Red state shitbaggery on parade. Celerity Saturday #2

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

You will now be FORCED to THINK ABOUT intellectual FREEDOM Prairie Gates Saturday #6

Won't survive a court test. Mandating a specific class is yellowcanine Sunday #9

And, who in Iowa, or the current administration, is going to enforce that? (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Sunday #10

when i went to college, there were required classes. mopinko Sunday #11

Mandated by the college/university GenThePerservering Sunday #12

you're right. my bad. mopinko Sunday #13

Right and even so, one almost always was able to choose yellowcanine Monday #14

lastlib

(28,682 posts)

1. Incredible irony---

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Sat May 23, 2026, 06:53 PM

Saturday

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

EdmondDantes_

(2,116 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

Saturday

lastlib

(28,682 posts)

5. Ha.

Reply to EdmondDantes_ (Reply #3)

Sat May 23, 2026, 09:29 PM

Saturday

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

haele

(15,623 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

Sunday

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?