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Regents approve Center bylaws, grant emerita status to Wintersteen and elect new leadership
Summary
At its Dec. 3 meeting, the Iowa Board of Regents approved bylaws for a Center for Intellectual Freedom, designated Iowa State's Wendy Wintersteen president emerita effective Jan. 2, 2026, and elected Robert Kramer president and Kurt Jaden president pro tem; the board also recognized outgoing president Sherry Bates.
The Iowa Board of Regents on Dec. 3 approved several governance and personnel items, including the bylaws for a Center for Intellectual Freedom, a request to designate Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen as president emerita upon her retirement and the election of new board leadership.
Bylaws and tenure questions: Board executive director Mark Braun introduced bylaws that the advisory committee had reviewed and approved. During discussion, Regent Nancy Dunkel raised an American Association of University Professors (AAUP) letter seeking clarity on how tenure would apply to center-affiliated faculty. Mark Braun and other…
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