IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY

Students protest as Iowa State alters LGBTQ center under new anti-DEI law

Iowa State University has updated its Center for LGBTQIA+ for Student Success to comply with a state law restrictin…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Nov 9, 2024

Iowa universities have redirected over $2 million away from DEI offices

As noted by the Iowa Capital Dispatch, the Iowa Board of Regents released a report on Tuesday that says $2.1 millio…

By Campus Reform
Oct 30, 2024

Iowa Board of Regents reviews universities' DEI programs following new state law

The Iowa Board of Regents is currently reviewing the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies and programs of publ…

By Patrick McDonald '26
Sep 27, 2024

Iowa State officially disbands DEI office after state law takes effect

Iowa State University in Ames officially shut down its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) office on July 22.

By Mary Stevens '25
Aug 2, 2024

'Discrimination, Exclusion and Indoctrination': State rep shares Iowa's efforts to combat DEI

Iowa state representative Taylor Collins told Campus Reform about Iowa’s efforts to combat DEI: ‘[I]f we see that D…

By Pedro Rodriguez '25
Jan 19, 2024

Iowa Board of Regents vote to curb DEI in state universities

In November, the board approved a series of 10 proposals seeking to gut the DEI bureaucracy in the state’s three pu…

By Ranen Aschemann '27
Dec 12, 2023

Iowa Board of Regents halts all DEI programs, pending 'comprehensive' review

The state’s Board of Regents wrote, '[o]ver the next few months, the Board of Regents will initiate a comprehensive…

By Jared Gould
Mar 20, 2023

Iowa State holds 'Social Justice Summit'

The summit was the 12th of its kind at Iowa State University and consisted of breakout sessions and a keynote speak…

By Alexia Bianchi '22
Feb 2, 2023

Iowa State bans TikTok

Iowa State University has banned the usage of TikTok from university-owned devices due to potential threats from Ch…

By Alexia Bianchi '22
Dec 28, 2022

University clarifies tabling policies ‘to protect students’ freedom of speech’

After receiving a demand letter, Iowa State University clarified a tabling policy that risks ‘censor[ing] student o…

By Shelby Kearns
Dec 23, 2022

WATCH: Student takes action against university tabling policy

Campus Reform Assistant Editor Alexa Schwerha spoke with Elliott Fox about a policy limiting the number of times a …

By Alexa Schwerha
Nov 14, 2022

Change these 'unconstitutional' policies, legal organization tells 12 universities

On Monday night, Southeastern Legal Foundation sent letters to 12 universities across the country demanding that th…

By Alexa Schwerha and Kate Anderson
Oct 4, 2022

OPINION: Universities’ financial mismanagement, rising costs are making the student mental health crisis worse

Increasing tuition to fund mental health programs is a counterintuitive approach to solving the mental health crisi…

By Jared Gould and Alexa Schwerha
Sep 7, 2022

REPORT: Inflation, tuition hike make life unaffordable for these students

Rachel Sorenson, vice president of the Graduate and Professional Student Senate at Iowa State University, reportedl…

By Kate Anderson
Aug 1, 2022

These universities are hosting Lavender Graduations this spring

With graduation season right approaching, universities are planning to hold segregated ceremonies based on students…

By Logan Dubil '23
Apr 21, 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Public university spent $53k on DEI training

Iowa State University spent over $53,000 on two contracts with The Barthwell Group for Diversity, Equity and Inclus…

By Abigail Streetman '23
Dec 31, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: How 12 public universities spent $230K on DEI training over 20 years

Campus Reform submitted multiple FOIA requests that revealed a dozen colleges have spent nearly a quarter million d…

By Abigail Streetman '23
Dec 27, 2021

Yet another leftist tried to silence pro-life students on campus

A leftist turned himself into police after accosting a conservative student at Iowa State University over the latte…

By Ben Zeisloft
Sep 25, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: Students call ISU's woke orientation materials 'propaganda,' 'indoctrination'

Iowa State University included documents in its required orientation leader training that some considered a symbol …

By Alex Munguia '24
Aug 17, 2021

Iowa State professor says she limits interactions with white people 'as much as possible'

One professor at Iowa State University allegedly tweeted that she limits her interactions “with yt people as much a…

By Alex Munguia '24
May 4, 2021

Iowa universities receive backlash for silencing conservative voices on campus

Leaders from public universities in Iowa are apologizing after multiple First Amendment violations occurred in 2020…

By Addison Pummill '23
Mar 11, 2021

Prof threatens to punish students for pro-life, anti-BLM views

Iowa State told Campus Reform that the syllabus is "inconsistent" with its First Amendment policies.

By Jessica Custodio '23
Aug 18, 2020

VICTORY: Iowa students' free speech rights prevail

A free speech rights organization has won its battle against Iowa State University.

By Matthew Keyes
Mar 26, 2020

Iowa State 'chilling' political speech weeks before caucuses. That could soon change.

The lawsuit alleges the college is "chilling" political speech just weeks before the Iowa caucuses.

By Caroline Wharton
Jan 10, 2020

LAWSUIT: Free speech org says Iowa State is 'chilling' political speech ahead of caucuses

A lawsuit has been filed against Iowa State University for several policies that are allegedly direct threats to it…

By Celine Ryan Ciccio
Jan 3, 2020

Iowa Dems claim free speech bill would 'legalize' discrimination

The bill, introduced by Republican State Senator Amy Sinclair, would eliminate "free speech zones" on public campus…

By Adam Sabes
Mar 8, 2018

Pink-haired protester disrupts speech by 'racist' ISU prez

A megaphone-wielding student interrupted a conference on racism to attack Iowa State President Steven Leath for “pu…

By Amber Athey
Mar 6, 2017