Republican lawmakers slam University of Iowa for 'intimidation of free speech'
IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa and its College of Dentistry are being squeezed by critics on both sides over their handling of a White House executive order in the fall barring certain types of diversity training and, more broadly, over their handling of diversity and free speech. “When the (College of Dentistry) and the university were put to the test, and their core values of ‘diversity, equity and inclusion’ were challenged, they failed to uphold these values,” according to a petition being circulated by an “Action UIowa Task Force” of students planning a Friday walkout a...