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IOWA CITY — The first meeting of a new Legislature-imposed University of Iowa Center for Intellectual Freedom advisory council has been set for next week, on Tuesday, over Zoom — meaning the half who live outside Iowa won’t need to travel to the state.

The inaugural meeting of the 26-member council will be open to the public — with the Board of Regents planning to notice it with an agenda at least 24 hours in advance.

Regent Christine Hensley — one of three regents appointed to the council — shared plans for that first meeting during a board meeting Wednesday at which regents considered new bylaws for the center.

She also flagged an upcoming inaugural “event“ for the center on Dec. 5 in answ

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