Iowa Board of Regents

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What is the value of having one board oversee these institutions?

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What is the Board's tuition policy?

How are students and citizens informed of tuition rates at the Regent universities?

Is a university education really worth the cost to students and the investment of state tax dollars?

How are facilities on the campuses funded?

How can the Regent universities build new facilities when state funding is being cut?

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