Cedar Rapids native Madison Bartlett can’t remember a time when she wasn’t surrounded by art. Bartlett said it has always been her outlet for self-expression.
Barlett’s identical twin...
University of Iowa graduate students Kara Carter and Kimberly Fiock are reaching the end of their educational journeys on a high note: as Graduate Research Excellence Award winners.
Carter...
Glen Waters II has always found the path through academia exciting. From playing Division I football to pursuing poetry at the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Waters has honed a diversity...
Two soon-to-be 2023 University of Iowa alumni have found unique opportunities to take their talents abroad following graduation.
UI students Kyler Johnson and Raj Aditya will further their...
At age 16, Kyle Lastine wanted to accelerate his postsecondary education.
Lastine is set to graduate from the University of Iowa in May at 18 years old. He completed his undergraduate degree in...
Four graduating University of Iowa seniors found a purpose for human rights advocacy and activism in the university’s Human Rights Certificate.
Through the certificate, Grace Wenstrom, Lauren...
To highlight minority students on campus, many Multicultural and International Student Support and Engagement, or MISSE, centers are hosting graduation celebrations this spring. The celebrations are...
A University of Iowa doctoral candidate will serve as the only student on the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity under the U.S. Department of Education.
Molly Hall-Martin,...
Senior Savannah DeGroot plans to head to their aunt’s house in Des Moines for graduation day. They’ll put on their cap and gown and grab some breakfast. When their name comes across the TV screen,...
When Mekhia Hillgren realized she would only have one “normal” semester of college, she contemplated changing her graduation plans.
Hillgren came to the University of Iowa in fall 2019, fresh...
After enduring a life-altering pandemic for more than a year, University of Iowa graduates will end their college careers where, for some, it began — at Kinnick stadium.
To reduce potential COVID-19...
Mia Qu said she still remembers landing at the Cedar Rapids airport before beginning her first semester at the University of Iowa.
“I remember talking to a few other students on campus, and meeting...
