For two UI alums, a class assignment turned into a company. The business, J&J Solutions, is a concept developed in 2006 by John Slump and Jared Garfield as a part of the UI’s entrepreneurial program...

COUNCIL BLUFFS — UI students may face steeper tuition increases next year because of the ongoing financial struggles of Iowa’s universities, one member of the state Board of Regents said on Thursday. Tuition...

The Wal-Mart cash register intones the familiar beep as bread, turkey, cookies, chips, and plastic gloves slide past the scanner. UI graduate Mitch Moylan pays the $35.02 bill, but the food isn’t for...

A Mexican man in his early 40s sat focused at the end of a long table, stumbling over his pronunciation of “fireworks.” Not far away, a woman studied for the U.S. citizenship test, easily answering...

The U.S. House passed a bill on Thursday that could dramatically speed up the way students apply for federal financial aid. Officials said they hope the bill will simplify the application process, a yearly...