The Republican-controlled Iowa House passed three bills directing curricular changes and tightening control over presidential searches at the state's three public universities: University of Iowa, Iowa State and University of Northern Iowa. House File 2487 would require institutions to identify general‑education courses containing “diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory–related content” for potential elimination; House File 2361 mandates comprehensive survey courses in American history and government for new undergraduates; and House File 2245 prescribes a five‑member voting board committee structure for presidential searches. The measures move faculty and curricular authority toward political oversight and could force program revisions ahead of the fall 2028 deadlines specified in the bills.