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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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GPSG Vice President Thomas Pak and President Dexter Golinghorst sit for an interview at Java House on Monday, August 19, 2019.

GPSG executives remain in position, strive to make group more present on campus

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter August 26, 2019

As the campus community welcomes fresh faces this week, a familiar pair will continue to lead the Graduate and Professional Student Government into the new year.  Public-health graduate student Dexter...

New CLAS Dean Steve Goddard poses for a portrait in Schaeffer Hall on Friday, August 23, 2019.

Plans of excellence, impact, autonomy, and accountability drive new CLAS dean as fall semester begins

Rachel Steil, News Reporter August 26, 2019

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean Steven Goddard is enthusiastic to begin work this school year as he settles into his new position at the University of Iowa.  Goddard assumed the role of liberal-arts...

Students make their way to Kinnick Stadium for Kickoff at Kinnick on Friday, August 23, 2019. Kickoff at Kinnick is a University of Iowa tradition where Freshmen and transfer students form an I on the field.

UI freshmen: What it means to be a Hawkeye

DI Staff August 26, 2019

Beginning this semester, The Daily Iowan is implementing the Inclusion & Engagement Initiative. We are committing to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in our newsroom and improving the representation...

MUSC Executive Director of Student Programs and Student Diversity TaJuan Wilson speaks during the forum for the associate vice presidency of diversity, equity, and inclusion on March 25, 2019.

Resigned UI diversity administrator ‘telecommuting’ into work

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-chief August 26, 2019

The University of Iowa administrator who resigned earlier this month after serving seven weeks as associate vice president for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion signed an agreement to telecommute and is...

On-Iowa volunteers help a family move items into Burge Hall during move-in on Tuesday, August 20, 2019.

Expanded housing returns as residence halls overflow

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter August 26, 2019

Earlier this month, University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld told the state Board of Regents, “We’re very creatively looking to make sure we have adequate space for all the students that we’re...

Students form a block I at Kickoff at Kinnick on Friday, August 23, 2019. Kickoff at Kinnick is a University of Iowa tradition where Freshmen and transfer students form an I on the field.

New year, new Hawkeyes: UI ushers in first-year students with OnIowa

Chloe O'Connor, News Reporter August 25, 2019

Thousands of University of Iowa’s Class of 2023 sat on the lawn of the Pentacrest on Aug. 25 as the OnIowa Convocation marked the beginning of their journeys at the university. With events such as...

Magician Eric Michaels chains his assistant Niki’s wrists for a trick at Poindexter Coffeehouse on Saturday, August 25, 2019. The show was put on by CAB, who will offer more show dates as part of their Coffee House Series this semester. (Jenna Galligan/The Daily Iowan)

Graduate, CAB kick off alcohol-alternative programming

Maddie McCarron, News Reporter August 25, 2019

The Graduate Iowa City hosted its first alcohol-alternative event — known as the Poindexter Coffeehouse Series — on the evening of Aug. 24 as an effort to promote activities that could help reduce...

Rev. Anna Blaedel listens during a Bible study at the Wesley Center on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. Openly queer, Rev. Blaedel faced formal complaints by the United Methodist Church.

UI Wesley Center Board of Directors condemns church trial of resigned minister

Brooklyn Draisey, Managing Editor August 24, 2019

The University of Iowa Wesley Center Board of Directors defended the organization’s recently resigned director in a statement released Aug. 24 after the United Methodist Church’s Iowa Committee on...

A University of Iowa Police Department vehicle is pictured.

UI police receive report of East Side residence hall incident

Alexandra Skores, News Editor August 24, 2019

University of Iowa Public Safety on Aug. 24 issued a crime alert after a report of a male subject entering a sleeping resident’s dorm room in an East Side residence hall during the early morning hours...

TaJuan Wilson speaks during the forum for the associate vice president of diversity, equity, and inclusion on March 25, 2019. He was later selected to fill the role and on Aug. 15, 2019 the UI announced his resignation from the position.

Associate VP for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion resigns: ‘It is not the right fit for me at this time’

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief August 15, 2019

Less than two months after TaJuan Wilson assumed the role of associate vice president for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion — a division the University of Iowa has renewed its focus on as it strives to...

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld speaks in front of the state Board of Regents on Thursday, April 18, 2019.

UI’s fiscal 2020 budget: Tuition up, but tuition revenue down

Kelsey Harrell and Marissa Payne August 1, 2019

The state Board of Regents on Aug. 1 approved the University of Iowa’s $746 million general-fund budget for fiscal 2020 — a $1 million boost from fiscal 2019 thanks in part to a bump in state support....

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld addresses the Board of Regents during a meeting at the Iowa State Alumni Center in Ames, Iowa, on Thursday, June 6, 2019.

University of Iowa Research Park Corporation no longer needs regent approval to govern

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter August 1, 2019

The state Board of Regents has approved the University of Iowa’s request to make changes to the articles of incorporation and bylaws for the UI Research Park Corp.  The UI corporation Board of Directors...