Those who were in Iowa City during summer 2020 remember nights of chanting and marching.
Crowds that reached a peak of nearly 2,000 walked through the streets, bearing “Black Lives Matter” and...
After being remote for the last 18 months because of the pandemic, the University of Iowa Afro House reopened its doors to welcome the Black student body in a week of celebration and space to be unapologetically...
Iowa City City Council approved devoting $200,000 to aid the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s charges –– which was created after the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 –– during its...
After a year of waiting, Latino Fest Iowa City took over the Ped Mall for the ninth time.
The festival featured a total of 17 different events scheduled throughout the day, as well as vendors lining...
The University of Iowa announced this morning a new addition to its Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: the Englert Theatre's Andre Perry.
Perry, a graduate of the UI's Nonfiction Writing...
Over the spring semester, 22 undergraduate students have been working in seven different groups to create narratives of queer topics specific to Iowa’s history in a class called Queer Movements:...
Outgoing University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld told the state Board of Regents on Thursday he had "always planned" to use any deferred compensation for relocating cultural centers to the heart...
The University of Iowa is create a new office in the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion that will streamline parts of three separate offices that handle reports of sexual misconduct, free...
In the closet of University of Iowa alumna Rebecca Chia, there is a bright, blue trumpet dress, with a dazzling open back made with sheer edges. For many, a dress like that would be worn to a ball...
Three students who met at the University of Iowa just before the pandemic are developing an app called Context Culture, dedicated to story-based cross-cultural communications and learning.
In the...
When Isabela Flores transferred to the University of Iowa in fall 2015, she felt lost and challenged by the thought of making it through college on her own.
The first of her mother’s children...
The third finalist for the University of Iowa’s presidency, Wendy Hensel, characterizes her roles in the past as being a “complex problem solver, change agent, and educator.”
Hensel is the...
