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The Iowa Board of Regents invites applications for the inaugural permanent Director of the Center for Intellectual Freedom (the Center or CIF). Established by the Iowa General Assembly through House File 437 (2025), the CIF is an independent academic center operating under the authority of the Iowa Board of Regents. The Director reports directly to the Board, not to University administration, and holds sole and exclusive authority over all CIF hiring and termination decisions. The Center is mandated to offer courses in American history and civil government to University of Iowa students, and is further required to coordinate with Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa to ensure those courses are available to students at those institutions as well. The Center may also offer other courses and develop certificates, majors, minors, and graduate programs. The Director will play a foundational role in building a nationally prominent center dedicated to free inquiry, constitutional thought, and civic education. Beginning in the 2028-29 academic year, House File 2800 (2026) requires all University of Iowa undergraduates to complete at least six credit hours of CIF course offerings as a condition of graduation, making the rapid and high-quality expansion of those offerings a central task for the incoming Director.
For more information and application instructions, see https://www.iowaregents.edu/the-board/job-opportunities