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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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UI President Bruce Harreld answers questions during an interview with The Daily Iowan in the Adler Journalism Building on Monday, December 9, 2019.

What the next University of Iowa president will inherit

Alexandra Skores, Managing Editor October 1, 2020

While University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld’s reign comes to a close, the 22nd president of the UI will be inheriting many obstacles as they step into the role. COVID-19 has placed a large...

The Food Pantry at Iowa, located in the Iowa Memorial Union, serves the Hawkeye community one meal at a time. Wednesday was distribution day, so the pantry will restock before the next distribution.

Iowa City food pantries adjust services to combat food insecurity during COVID-19

Claire Benson, News Reporter October 1, 2020

Families in Iowa City and across the U.S. are facing economic instability stemming from COVID-19, and many local nonprofits are looking to combat rising food insecurities. The Hamilton Project reports...

Photo of Francois M. Abboud, MD. Contributed.

Longest-serving faculty member, Francois Abboud, reflects on 60 years at the UI

Lillian Poulsen, News Reporter October 1, 2020

When University of Iowa professor Francois Abboud began teaching at the UI in 1960, he was not planning to stay for long. 60 years later, he is the UI’s longest-serving faculty member. “My decision...

The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

When did past University of Iowa presidents leave the institution?

Sarah Watson, Executive Editor October 1, 2020

The state Board of Regents will be starting the search for the next UI president — more than two years before the end of Harreld’s contract — in an effort to smooth the transition process to...

President Bruce Harreld speaks during a virtual interview with The Daily Iowan on Sept. 29, 2020.

Q&A: UI President talks retirement plan, decision to reopen campus, and the spring semester

DI staff October 1, 2020

President J. Bruce Harreld: A few years ago, I extended my contract and I have been worried, as some of you may have heard me talk about, that we don't do succession planning very well at the university....

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld talks with members of the Daily Iowan during an interview at the Adler Journalism Building on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. President Harreld has been the president at the university since November 2, 2015.

Harreld to retire, opening search for new University of Iowa president

Rylee Wilson, News Editor October 1, 2020

Bruce Harreld has steered the University of Iowa campus through a pandemic, faced falling state appropriations, and brokered the institution’s first public-private partnership to bring in billions...

University of Iowa freshman Alexa Cohen completes work for an online class outside the Blank Honers Center on their first day of the new semester on Monday, August 24th, 2020. Despite the pandemic, campus remains open and some classes are still being held in person.

While the UI continues to offer in-person classes, thousands of students are operating entirely online already

Mary Hartel, News Reporter September 30, 2020

At the University of Iowa this semester, more than 2,500 undergraduate students are holding their classes all online. As groups of students and faculty have criticized the UI’s return-to-campus...

Sign seen on South Linn Street on Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2020.

UI students discuss the pandemic-tinted rent landscape in Iowa City

Brian Grace, News Reporter September 30, 2020

As University of Iowa students settle into life in the pandemic, renting remains a relevant topic for those living off campus. Chad Rhym, UI second-year Ph.D. student in the Department of Sociology...

Students embrace hidden disabilities

Students embrace hidden disabilities

Julia Shanahan, Politics Editor September 29, 2020

I was diagnosed with bipolar II disorder a little over a year ago, just a month before the most important academic and professional year of my life. As the politics editor of The Daily Iowan during...

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld speaks during a virtual interview with Daily Iowan staff members on Tuesday, September 29, 2020.

Harreld says University of Iowa should not bank on a vaccine for next semester, expects to remain mostly online

Sabine Martin, News Reporter September 29, 2020

As students adjust to the COVID-19 afflicted fall semester at the University of Iowa, UI president Bruce Harreld said the spring semester will likely look very similar to the fall. Harreld said...

The University of Iowa's College of Law is seen Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020.

University of Iowa College of Law welcomes most diverse class in its history

Rylee Wilson, News Editor September 29, 2020

The University of Iowa College of Law is welcoming its most diverse class in its 155-year history, with 25 percent of students in the class of 2023 identifying as a minority. That’s a jump from...

The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

University of Iowa reports sexual assault at fraternity

Rylee Wilson, News Editor September 29, 2020

The University of Iowa reported it received a report of a sexual assault.  The reported assault occurred Sept. 26 at a fraternity, according to an email from the Department of Public Safety sent Monday...