Regents question whether DEI changes will comply with new legislation [Video]

DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Television Iowa Capitol Bureau) – There’s disagreement among the Board of Regents about whether changes to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs at Iowa universities will comply with a bill on Governor Kim Reynolds’ desk.

At the Regents meeting Thursday, Presidents from Iowa’s three public universities laid out how they eliminated DEI programs and are increasing civics education. Some regents say the changes they’re working on may have been a waste of time.

Regent Robert Cramersaid, “Keeping it all quiet of what we’re doing until today I think maybe did lead to the legislature doing what they did and so assuming that’s signed into law, I kind of feel like what we’re doing is somewhat moot. That it doesn’t really matter what we think about your plans. It’s now going to go to the attorneys and the lawyers are all going to figure out how we comply with the …