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GOP lawmakers air campus free speech concerns
Holly Brink
A group of Republican legislators say conservative students at Iowa’s public universities are complaining to them that they’re being harassed on campus because of their political views.
Representative Holly Brink, a Republican from Oskaloosa, convened a Government Oversight Committee hearing this week with administrators from the three schools.
“Iowa State, UNI, and the University of Iowa you are here for Iowans. Iowa is not here for you,” Brink said. “And we will continue to protect and make sure that things are going right for students and the next generation.”
Leaders from all three of Iowa s public universities Tuesday apologized to lawmakers for egregious incidents on their respective campuses that suppressed First Amendment rights and quelled free speech - largely affecting conservative students - and they all committed to enacting change and taking corrective action.
Today in the Government Oversight committee we heard from representatives of the University of Iowa College of Dentistry, Iowa State University, and University