Meet the Economics Professor Who Will Lead State-Mandated Center for Intellectual Freedom

Meet the economics professor who will lead state-mandated Center for Intellectual Freedom

The Iowa Board of Regents appointed University of Iowa professor Luciano I. de Castro as the interim director of the Center for Intellectual Freedom.

Proposed interim director for UI center for intellectual freedom approved by Regents

The Iowa Board of Regents moved ahead Wednesday with implementing new Iowa laws, including approving an interim director for the University of Iowa’s new center for intellectual freedom and establishing residency requirements for medical and dental school admission. Board members…

Temporary leader picked for U-I Center for Intellectual Freedom

(Radio Iowa) – Economics professor Luciano de Castro will take over as the temporary director of the University of Iowa’s new Center for Intellectual Freedom. The Board of Regents approved de Castro for the job, and David Barker was one of the Regents to support him. “He’s a very accomplished economist and I’m really excited to see what he can do with the Center,” Barker says. De Castro advocated for the center when the plan was working through …