In a statement from Oct. 9, the university expressed concern that the student government violated students' First Amendment rights. On Friday, UNI Public Relations Manager Steve Schmadeke told Fox News that the university supported students' right to appeal. "The University of Northern Iowa supports shared governance, as well as our students’ right to appeal. YAF previously published an Iowa State University professor's syllabus, which threatened to dismiss students who opposed abortion or Black Lives Matter. In a statement to Fox News, the university described the syllabus as "inconsistent" with its commitment to the First Amendment.

Source: Fox News October 20, 2020 21:45 UTC