Iowa state universities pursue program closures after November review Brooklyn Draisey Iowa Capital Dispatch Feb 27, 2026 Feb 27, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Each of Iowa’s three public universities is working to close and consolidate academic programs after a review identified degrees with low enrollment.kAm!C@G@DED 7C@> E96 &?:G6CD:EJ @7 x@H2[ &?:G6CD:EJ @7 }@CE96C? x@H2 2?5 x@H2 $E2E6 &?:G6CD:EJ AC6D6?E65 E@ E96 x@H2 q@2C5 @7 #686?ED 5FC:?8 :ED (65?6D52J >66E:?8 :? x@H2 r:EJ @? 677@CED E96J’G6 :?:E:2E65 E@ C6G:6H 2?5 492?86 E96:C =@H\6?C@==>6?E AC@8C2>D H96C6 ?646DD2CJ] $@>6 AC@8C2>D 2=C625J D=2E65 7@C 4=@DFC6 2C6 D6E E@ 4@>6 E@ E96 3@2C5 7@C 2AAC@G2= 2D D@@? 2D :ED ?6IE >66E:?8 :? pAC:=]k^AmkAm“%96C6 H6C6 ?:?6 C64@>>6?52E:@?D[ :7 J@F’== C642==[ :? E92E C6A@CE E92E H6 82G6 :? }@G6>36C[” q@2C5 r9:67 p4256>:4 ~77:46C #2496= q@@? 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