(Radio Iowa) – The Board of Regents is postponing its vote on a policy to ban Iowa, Iowa State and U-N-I from requiring students take courses with content related to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion or Critical Race Theory.

The board was scheduled to discuss the policy at its meeting next week, but Board of Regents president Sherry Bates says after hearing concerns from students, faculty and others, the board will continue to review the feedback before deciding when to reconsider the policy.

The proposed policy was written to take effect next June and is similar to language in a bill that failed to pass the Iowa legislature.