After delaying the vote on the legally-mandated University of Iowa Center for Intellectual Freedom's bylaws, the Iowa Board of Regents approved the guiding tenets at a previously not-scheduled meeting.

In a vote, the board approved the bylaws unanimously.

The center's proposed bylaws were the heart of a discussion during the Iowa Board of Regents' November meeting in Ames. The Board of Regents on Thursday, Nov. 13, unanimously voted to delay approval of the bylaws , citing concerns about who would control the advisory committee and the lack of council input.

Following the vote to delay, the center's 26-member advisory council held its first meeting Tuesday, Nov. 18, via Zoom, striking a balance between academia and politics as the initial semester approaches, including amending a f

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