Senate File 2095 would require private colleges and universities offering degree programs with clinical rotations to, if requested by a student, find a rotation placement where that student would be exempt from any vaccination requirements put in place by that placement during their time in the rotation.

Iowa community colleges are seeking more state funding and policy changes as lawmakers consider expanding programs, including possible four-year degrees. Leaders say new investment is key to boosting access, affordability and workforce training.

Several Iowa community colleges, after reviewing their diversity, equity and inclusion activities to come in line with recommendations from Community Colleges for Iowa, have concluded that they were already on the right track in their mission of supporting all students.

Like many schools, Bondurant-Farrar High School has a bulletin board set up every spring for seniors to announce their plans for after graduation. While some students were headed to out-of-state colleges or directly into the workforce through a trade, half of the board was dominated by cards signaling one of Iowa’s public universities as students’ next step.