House committee presenter says universities push students into ‘accepting progressive views’

Iowa lawmakers should focus on the bigger picture of higher education and the problems it finds there in order to ensure a better use of taxpayer dollars and return-on-investment for the state, a policy analyst said Wednesday.

Members of the House Higher Education Committee listened to a presentation by Manhattan Institute policy analyst Neetu Arnold, who discussed the problems of higher education in Iowa and how the Legislature can take a more active role in overseeing university offerings and operations.

The Manhattan Institute is a policy think tank and urban policy magazine publisher described by the Center for Justice & Democracy at New York Law School as “extremely conservative” and “corporate-funded.”

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