In responding to a House proposal that would require the University of Iowa to establish a new “School of Intellectual Freedom,” a UI lobbyist on Tuesday announced campus plans to create a new “Center for Civic Dialogue and Leadership.

A new "school of intellectual freedom" at the University of Iowa was among the sprawling higher ed priorities Iowa lawmakers advanced Tuesday.

Two former Iowa governors are meeting for lunch today to discuss the past and the future of the Des Moines-based World Food Prize. Democrat Tom Vilsack, who served two terms as Iowa’s governor, will become the organization’s CEO on March 1.

In responding to an Iowa House proposal that would require the University of Iowa to establish a “School of Intellectual Freedom,” a University of Iowa lobbyist Tuesday announced campus plans to create a new “Center for Civic Dialogue and Leadership.

Local 5 News caught up with Vilsack to discuss what he is looking forward to and what he believes he brings to the role as CEO.

"I know that most of the teachers are socialists but i think all viewpoints should be represented," Former Iowa Governor Terry Branstad said during a hearing at

Former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad said President Donald Trump has expanded Republicans' base in Iowa since his first term in 2017.

Stepping down as agriculture secretary, former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack is stepping up as the first CEO of the World Food Prize Foundation

In response to a proposal that would require the University of Iowa establish a “School of Intellectual Freedom,” UI plans to create a new “Center for Civic Dialogue and Leadership.”

Vilsack is a longtime supporter of the Foundation, having served on the Council of Advisors and Board of Directors.

Auditor Rob Sand chastises Iowa Workforce Development for lax oversight after audit finds hundreds of thousands channeled to nonprofit misspent

After a Trump administration memo to freeze federal grants and loans was reversed less than two days after it was issued, a Des Moines nonprofit's CEO says she's continuing to plan as if the funding may be revoked.