A growing percent of students across Iowa’s public universities feel comfortable expressing their opinions on and off campus, in and out of class, and even on social media according to a second free speech survey Iowa’s Board of Regents administered earlier this year, just over two years after ordering its first following a string of campus incidents that drew intense criticism from Republican lawmakers.
The second round of an Iowa Board of Regents-led free speech survey saw higher percentages of students and employees saying they feel comfortable expressing their opinions on campus. Associate Chief Academic Officer Jason Pontius said the intent behind the first free speech survey was to establish benchmarks for how students and employees feel about offering […] The post State university students, employees report greater comfort expressing views appeared first on Iowa Capital Dispatch.
Iowa boasts a higher six-year graduation rate across its public universities 73 percent than any state in the nation, a meaningful statistic for a region facing growing workforce demands and a higher education landscape facing mounting pressure and skepticism from lawmakers.
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