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Iowa Slashes DEI Initiatives at State Universities, Bars Forcing Students to Disclose Pronouns

The Iowa Board of Regents has scaled back DEI initiatives at the state’s public universities, joining other GOP-led states to resist the controversial programs.
Iowa Slashes DEI Initiatives at State Universities, Bars Forcing Students to Disclose Pronouns
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds at the White House on June 26, 2020. MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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11/20/2023|Updated: 11/20/2023
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The Iowa Board of Regents has voted to take an axe to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs at state universities, scaling back or eliminating the controversial initiatives that many conservatives have panned as discriminatory or even neo-Marxist.

The nine-member board voted on Nov. 16 at a meeting in Cedar Falls, Iowa, to adopt a series of 10 recommendations (with one amendment) targeting DEI programs.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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