IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - The new president of the Iowa Board of Regents said universities he oversees are too liberal and should have more conservative ideas during the University of Iowa’s new Center for Intellectual Freedom’s first event Friday.

The panel, titled “What is wrong with universities?”, featured speakers who said universities, administrators, and teachers are too liberal. The event at the Old Capitol included regents and speakers from outside Iowa.

“We’re just trying to bring some different views and see if they can bring some balance to it,” said Robert Cramer, the new regent president.

Despite the emphasis on diverse intellectual perspectives, all panelists shared the same viewpoint that universities are too liberal. Cramer echoed this stance.

“My big takeaway from this

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