Board News - 2026 Archive

The Iowa Board of Regents met November 11-12, 2026 at the Iowa State University Alumni Center. Selected items discussed are outlined below.  Center for Intellectual Freedom Director  VIDEO The Board appointed Brian Lai to serve as the center’s permanent director. Lai, associate professor in the Department of Political Science at...

Today, the Iowa Board of Regents accepted the resignations of 11 members of the Center for Intellectual Freedom (CIF) Advisory Council, effective immediately. The members resigning are: Richard Lowery, Thomas Gallanis, Dorian Abbot, Daniel Bonevac, Carlos Carvalho, Joshua Katz, Sergiu Klainerman, Ivan Marinovic, Nicola Persico, Joshua Rauh and Harald Uhlig....

The Iowa Board of Regents met September 16-17, 2026 at the University of Northern Iowa Maucker Union. Selected items discussed are outlined below.  FY 2028 State Appropriations  VIDEO The Board passed FY 2028 operating and other state appropriations request for the Regents enterprise near the end of day two. This...

The Iowa Board of Regents has selected Huron Consulting Services as its partner for its Revenue Enhancement and Productivity Study (REAPS). Huron, based out of Chicago, has demonstrated extensive experience in higher education, with more than 100 similar engagements in the higher education space in the past five years. A...

The Iowa Board of Regents met July 29, 2026 at the Board of Regents Office in Urbandale. Selected items discussed are outlined below.  FY 2027 Budgets  VIDEO The Board passed a $9.368 billion FY 2026 Budget for the universities, the Board Office and the Iowa Lakeside Laboratory. Of the $9.368 billion...

The Iowa Board of Regents met June 15-16, 2026 at the University of Iowa Levitt Center for University Advancement in Iowa City. Selected items discussed are outlined below.  Governance, Evaluation and Human Resources Committee  VIDEO The committee approved numerous policy manual revisions, salary policies and the Red Tape Review, pursuant...

The Iowa Board of Regents met April 22-23, 2026 at the Iowa State University Alumni Center in Ames. Selected items discussed are outlined below.  2026-27 Tuition and Fees  VIDEO To comply with House File 440 (2025), which requires the Board of Regents to set tuition by April 30, the Board...

We are aware of the shooting that happened in Iowa City early Sunday morning. Our hearts are heavy, and our prayers are with the victims, their families and anyone affected by this horrific incident. The safety of all the faculty, staff and students at our universities is the highest priority...

The Iowa Board of Regents met February 25-26, 2026 at the University of Iowa Levitt Center for University Advancement in Iowa City. Selected items discussed are outlined below.  Firsts The week marked the first in-person, on-campus meeting of the year and the first ever under President Robert Cramer and President...

The University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa combined to add $18 billion in income to the state of Iowa’s economy during fiscal year 2023-24, according to an economic impact study from Lightcast, a labor market analytics firm. That figure of $18 billion is equal...