The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Mayflower Residence Hall is seen on Tuesday Feb. 14, 2023.

UI students express mixed emotions on university’s plan to sell Mayflower Residence Hall

Isabelle Foland, News Reporter February 22, 2023

University of Iowa students have expressed mixed emotions about the university’s plan to sell Mayflower Residence Hall and build an additional east-side dorm. The UI is proposing to sell Mayflower...

The Iowa City Kirkwood campus is seen on Feb. 17, 2023.

Kirkwood Community College getting offers for $7.5 million IC campus

Jack Moore, News Reporter February 21, 2023

University of Iowa programs tied to Kirkwood Community College — such as the joint nursing program — will not be impacted by the $7.5 million sale of the community college’s Iowa City campus...

The Old Capitol dome is seen on Monday Feb. 20, 2023.

Regent universities’ four-year student graduation rates rise, undergraduate retention falls

Archie Wagner, News Reporter February 20, 2023

The University of Iowa retained most students in the class of 2025 since their classes started in 2021. Overall, Iowa’s public institutions reported a slight 1 percent decrease, in undergraduate student...

The University of Iowa Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion offices on Thursday, Feb 3, 2022.

Some UI faculty feel DEI has too much emphasis

Archie Wagner, News Reporter February 19, 2023

Some University of Iowa faculty are dissatisfied with the way the university is handling diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. In two questions on the 2022 UI Campus Climate survey, 27 percent of...

Board of Regents president Michael Richard and president pro tem Sherry Bates listen at the Iowa Board of Regents meeting hosted at the University of Northern Iowa on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022.

UI sees increase in faculty resignations, salary amounts

Kate Perez, News Editor February 19, 2023

Faculty resignations are increasing at the University of Iowa. From fiscal 2021 to fiscal 2022, UI faculty resignations rose from 80 to 92, according to the state Board of Regents’ Annual Human Resources...

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UI student cheats the system with AI program ChatGPT

Cooper‌‌ ‌‌Worth, News Editor February 19, 2023

Getting an A on a paper was easier than one University of Iowa student thought. The UI student — who was granted anonymity by The Daily Iowan — said they had a successful history of cheating on...

The Campaign to Organize Graduate Students, the University of Iowas graduate student union, is seen on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. COGS is campaigning for a 10 percent increase to graduate student worker wages as well as other benefits.

UI COGS request 10 percent salary hike, regents offer 3 percent

Alejandro Rojas, News Reporter February 16, 2023

The University of Iowa Campaign to Organize Graduate Students asked the state Board of Regents for a 10 percent wage increase but was offered a 3 percent salary increase in a contract proposal meeting...

The Boyd Law Building is seen in Iowa City on Sunday Nov. 6, 2022.

UI requests suspension of admissions to the Master of Studies in Law

Katie Asher, News Reporter February 16, 2023

The University of Iowa is requesting approval from the state Board of Regents to suspend the admissions in the Masters of Studies in Law at the UI College of Law.  The regents will decide the future...

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

First new hire of UI Transformational Faculty Hiring Program to start August 2023

Kufre Ituk, News Reporter February 15, 2023

Eric Hunter, a current associate dean for research in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University, will join the University of Iowa faculty in fall 2023 as the first...

Currier Residence Hall is seen on August 30, 2020.

UI to request an increase for room and board rate

Jack Moore, News Reporter February 15, 2023

The University of Iowa residence hall rate could increase by 4.2 percent for the 2023-2024 academic year.  The request for the increased rate will be presented by the UI at the upcoming state Board...

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

Federal financial aid drops for fifth consecutive year at Iowa public universities

Alejandro Rojas, News Reporter February 14, 2023

Students at Iowa’s public institutions — including the University of Iowa — received less federal financial aid for the fifth consecutive year, the state Board of Regents announced in its annual...

The University of Iowa Power Plant as seen on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021.

UI faces lawsuit for alleged breach of public/private utility contract

Grace Katzer, News Reporter January 28, 2023

Three years after entering a 50-year-long deal, the University of Iowa Energy Collaborative, which oversees the utilities across campus, filed a federal lawsuit against the UI for a breach of contract. The...

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