Regents expect stronger oversight with leadership change

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IOWA CITY — A recent change in leadership atop Iowa’s Board of Regents should address the lack of oversight some have accused it of, according to regent Christine Hensley — who spoke at an inaugural event over the weekend debuting the Legislature’s new Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa.

Her comments came in response to a question of why the board charged with governing Iowa’s public universities puts up with “hostility from the top leadership, or at least lack of cooperation from the top leadership in the university.”

“Leadership at the Board of Regents Office, at the regents level, has just changed recently, and I am hopeful that that will help us address that issue,”