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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Interactive: How universities across the Big Ten Conference are continuing to combat COVID-19

Interactive: How universities across the Big Ten Conference are continuing to combat COVID-19

Kelsey Harrell, Managing Digital Editor August 24, 2021



Two students are seen walking in the Seamans Center at the University of Iowa on Aug. 23, 2021. Per the state Board of Regents COVID-19 mask policy, students have the option to wear a mask.

UI professors navigate semester on campus without mask mandate

Rylee Wilson, Managing Editor August 24, 2021

The University of Iowa has started holding most courses in person again, and instructors are grappling with a return to the classroom at the only Big Ten university that doesn’t require masks. Professor...

University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson speaks with media during a press conference at the Old Capitol in downtown Iowa City on Monday, Aug. 16.

UI to maintain current COVID-19 guidance despite faculty petition

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter August 16, 2021

After faculty members asked for more protections against COVID-19 this fall, the University of Iowa is not planning to change its guidance any time soon. UI President Barbara Wilson said at a press...

The University of Iowa Marching Band practices before Kickoff at Kinnick in Kinnick Stadium located in Iowa City on Aug. 17, 2018. During this OnIowa event, students were able to rush the field, listen to music, learn the fight song, and watch fireworks.

New Hawkeyes anticipating in-person experience

Meg Doster, News Reporter August 3, 2021

The University of Iowa is promising a mostly in-person experience for the incoming freshman class, something last year’s class could not experience. Annie Cowan, an incoming UI freshman, said...

The Old Capitol building is seen on March, 6, 2021.

Regents approve University of Iowa Graduate School program terminations, name changes

Sabine Martin, News Editor July 28, 2021

The University of Iowa will terminate an international program in Hong Kong, create a new graduate program, and change a program’s name after approval from the state Board of Regents Wednesday. The...

Board of Regents approves tuition raises, welcomes President Wilson

Board of Regents approves tuition raises, welcomes President Wilson

Natalie Dunlap, News Editor July 28, 2021

Board of Regents members voted unanimously to increase tuition and fees for the 2021-2022 school year at the University of Iowa, Iowa State, and the University of Northern Iowa during the regents meeting...

University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson walks on campus July 20.

President Wilson talks tuition, state funding fluctuations

Sabine Martin, News Editor July 20, 2021

At an upcoming meeting July 28, the state Board of Regents will finalize tuition rates for the 2021-22 academic year. University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson said during a media availability on...

Iowa Athletic Director Gary Barta speaks at a press conference July 30.

Hawkeye Athletics deficit lower than initially anticipated

Robert Read, Summer Editor July 20, 2021

The University of Iowa athletic department’s deficit from the last fiscal year — originally projected to be $74.8 million — was instead listed at $44.7 million on state Board of Regent documents...

The new University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson addresses reporters in the Levitt Center for University Advancement on April 30, 2021. Wilson becomes the 22nd president for the University of Iowa and was previously the Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs for the University of Illinois. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Daily Iowan)

UI President Barbara Wilson begins tenure at university

Natalie Dunlap, News Editor July 14, 2021

Barbara Wilson’s tenure as University of Iowa President began on Thursday. In April, the state Board of Regents chose the former executive vice president and vice president for academic affairs...

University of Iowa student Pareen Mhatre poses for a portrait in Iowa City, IA on June 22, 2021. Mhatre is an immigration advocate for Improve the Dream.

UI student Pareen Mhatre reflects on telling her testimony to Congress, trip to D.C.

Emily Delgado, News Reporter June 29, 2021

Pareen Mhatre said she has been in constant fear of her path to American citizenship for the past five years. Mhatre, a University of Iowa student and Immigration Advocate for Improve the Dream, is...

Undergraduate Student Government President Regan Smock speaks to the state Board of Regents on June 24.

University of Iowa student leaders call for affordable tuition in higher education

Sabine Martin, News Editor June 24, 2021

The University of Iowa’s student body leaders called for the state Board of Regents to advocate for “systemic changes” toward affordable higher education in Iowa at a regents meeting on Thursday. Undergraduate...

The Tippie College of Business, located at the University of Iowa, is seen on Monday, March 15, 2021. Iowa’s business school has declared a program between business schools from University of Northern Iowa, Grinnell, and Cornell, to allow students to get their master of finance degrees quicker. (Grace Smith/The Daily Iowan)

UI Tippie College of Business selects associate dean of undergraduate programs

Sabine Martin, News Editor June 24, 2021

Charles Wayne Keene will serve as the next associate dean for undergraduate programs at the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business. Keene is currently the director of the Center for Sales...