UI Center for Intellectual Freedom Advisory Council
At its September meeting, the Board of Regents will consider approval of the Advisory Council for the forthcoming Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa. If approved, the council will consist of 26 members serving four-and two-year terms.
The advisory council will develop by-laws for the center, subject to approval by the Board of Regents, and conduct a national search for the center’s director. If approved, the following members will be appointed to the Advisory Council:
Four-Year Terms
- Regent Chris Hensley (Chair)
- Regent Robert Cramer
- Regent Kurt Tjaden
- University of Austin President Carlos Carvalho
- Fareway CEO Reynolds Cramer
- Iowans for Tax Relief Policy Director John Hendrickson
- American Enterprise Institute Senior Fellow Joshua Katz
- Princeton University Professor Sergiu Klainerman
- University of Texas Professor Richard Lowery
- Stanford University Professor Iván Marinovic
- Former State Senator Liz Mathis
- UI VP for External Relations Peter Matthes
- Northwestern University Professor Nicola Persico
- Stanford University Professor Joshua Rauh
- University of Chicago Professor Harald Uhlig
- Heart of America Group CEO Mike Whalen
Two-Year Terms
- University of Chicago Professor Dorian Abbot
- Emory University Emeritus Professor Mark Bauerlein
- University of Texas Professor Daniel Bonevac
- George Mason University Professor Thomas Gallanis
- Former Iowa Governor and US Ambassador to China Terry Branstad
- Former U.S. Congressman Greg Ganske
- Former Meredith Corporation Chairman Steve Lacy
- Former Regent Jim Lindenmayer
- Hillsdale College Professor Wilfred McClay
- Former Board of Regents President Mike Richards
House File 437, signed into law by Governor Kim Reynolds last June, requires the creation of the center and the appointment of an advisory council. The bill also states that the center will provide scholarship on the intellectual foundation of free societies, the principles, ideals and institutions of the American constitutional order and the foundations of responsible leadership and informed citizenship. In addition, the center is tasked with fostering civic engagement among university students and faculty and coordinating with the Center for Cyclone Civics at ISU and the Center for Civic Education at UNI.
In July, the Board of Regents appointed Luciano de Castro, UI professor of economics, to serve as the center’s interim executive director.
