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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

All graduating seniors that participated in the Rainbow Graduation pose after the event on Tue. May 8, 2018 held in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber. The Rainbow Graduation allows LGBTQ students to celebrate their graduation as a group.

UI multicultural, diversity centers explore new ways to celebrate graduating seniors amid COVID-19

Mary Hartel, News Reporter May 10, 2020

Campus coordinators are using social-media spotlights, mailed gifts, and video celebrations to highlight 2020 graduates among various identity-based University of Iowa communities after the UI canceled...

Alka Walter poses for a potrait in front of the UI Health Care Iowa River Landing East Clinic on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Walter is a clinical assistant professor in the UI Carver College of Medicine and serves as the Congolese Health Partnership co-chair.

Congolese Health Partnership creates multilingual video series to educate immigrants, refugees on COVID-19

Will Fineman, News Reporter April 22, 2020

An Iowa-based health partnership created multilingual video series to help inform immigrants and refugees about COVID-19 and curtail the spread of misinformation. The videos were produced by the...

A crowd member watches the royalty show in Iowa City during the pride weekend on June 15, 2019.

Iowa City community reacts to Pride celebrations across the globe moving online

Riley Davis, News Reporter April 21, 2020

After the cancellation of Pride events this summer, Iowa City and University of Iowa LGBTQ organizations are planning to move their celebrations online. Iowa City Pride canceled its in-person summer...

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Postdoctoral scholars join new fellowship program from UI Provost’s Office

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter April 19, 2020

Four postdoctoral scholars will comprise the inaugural class of the University of Iowa Office of the Provost’s Postdoctoral Faculty Fellowship Program, created as an avenue to train and retain postdoctoral...

The outside of the UI Student Disability Services office is seen on Wednesday, June 5, 2019. The office is located in the basement of Burge Residence Hall.

UI Student Disability Services modify accommodations to help Hawkeyes with disabilities in virtual learning

Marissa Smith, News Reporter April 16, 2020

Student Disability Services is in uncharted territory as it provides accommodations to students with disabilities and aims to assure equal access to education for all Hawkeyes in the transition to...

UISG meets in the Blackbox Theater in the Iowa Memorial Union on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020. UISG is going to Des Moines on Wednesday to advocate for the UI, specifically through medical amnesty (a law that allows students who are underage to call an ambulance and not be persecuted for the well underage drinking stuff) and renting issues.

USG constituency senator candidates discuss platforms, how to serve students amid COVID-19

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter March 29, 2020

Amid the COVID-19 outbreak and the University of Iowa’s shift to moving students off campus, students vying for constituency senate seats in the Undergraduate Student Government are adapting how...

Ana Rodriguez Rodriguez poses for a portrait in her office in Phillips Hall on Monday, March 9, 2020. Rodriguez holds a PhD in Spanish Literature from the University of Wisconsin and is working on her second from Universidad Complutense de Madrid in Critical Edition.

Passion for teaching Spanish lit brought UI professor Ana Rodríguez-Rodríguez from Spain to the U.S.

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter March 24, 2020

As a first-generation student, Ana Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Spanish and Portuguese associate professor and director of graduate studies, found it hard to talk about her difficulties and challenges she...

University of Iowa Provost Montserrat Fuentes poses for a portrait for The Daily Iowan in her office in Jessup Hall on Monday, March 2.

American Talent Initiative report reveals top institutions growth towards 2025 goal

Riley Davis, News Reporter March 11, 2020

Two years after the University of Iowa joined the American Talent Initiative, a new report reveals that it is one of the top-producing institutions in the program and is continuously working to expand...

Executive Director for Belonging and Inclusion Maria Bruno poses for a portrait in the Iowa Memorial Union on Monday, March 2, 2020.

From high school dropout to UI administrator, Maria Bruno is an ‘inspiration’ to Hawkeyes

Rin Swann, News Reporter March 9, 2020

In college, Maria Guadalupe Bruno’s nickname from her sorority was “inspiración,” or inspiration. As an adult, that nickname has found new meaning. Formerly a high school dropout, Bruno has...

The student group 50/50 meets in the IMU on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. 50/50 is an organization intended to promote female representation in politics.

Hawkeyes set in motion Iowa nonprofit 50-50 student organization

Mary Hartel, News Reporter March 3, 2020

A group of women leaders on campus set in motion a student organization slated to begin this fall that aims to continue a mission set by two former Iowa senators to elect women lawmakers. Headed...

Johnson County Supervisor Royceann Porter leads a discussion with former Iowa City City Councilor Rockne Cole following a screening of Still Rising: Celebrating 10 Years of the Iowa City Civil Rights Trip on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020, at the Iowa City Public Library. The civil rights trip is for local students to visit various historical sites from the Civil Rights Movement as well as Historically Black College and Universities.

Still Rising documentary displays importance of civil-rights education during Black History Month

Rin Swann, News Reporter February 18, 2020

Around a dozen people gathered at the Iowa City Public Library Tuesday to view a local filmmaker's documentary about Iowa high-school students traveling to key civil-rights movement locations — one of...

A Iowa City transit bus seat is seen on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020. Transit will be saving a seat in honor of Rosa Parks throughout the month of February, which is Black History Month.

Iowa City Transit initiative saves a seat for Rosa Parks to honor her stance against segregation

Riley Davis, News Reporter February 10, 2020

Sixty-five years ago, Rosa Parks took a stand against segregation by refusing to give up her seat at the front of the bus. Now, Iowa City transit systems are celebrating her bravery by reserving a...