Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed legislation requiring new undergraduates at the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Northern Iowa to complete a comprehensive survey of American history plus a second American government course. State “civics centers,” often affiliated with conservative viewpoints, select which courses meet the requirement. At the flagship campus, the Center for Intellectual Freedom is the only academic unit offering the required courses, a structure that lawmakers say supports viewpoint diversity while critics argue it centralizes curriculum control outside traditional faculty processes. The law takes effect for fall 2028 entrants, with exemptions for students who completed substantially similar coursework and for degrees designed to take three years or less.