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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

Textbooks for the 2020 school year are stacked.

Faculty required to list textbook orders with Hawk Shop following bookstore private-partnership agreement

Rylee Wilson, News Editor April 13, 2021

As the Iowa Hawk Shop transitions to private management, faculty will now be required to place all course materials orders with the Hawk Shop, leaving some concerned about impacts on local bookshops.  Faculty...

The Capitol building in Des Moines is pictured on April 29, 2018.

Bill to freeze funding for regents universities passed through state House Appropriations Committee

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Reporter April 12, 2021

A bill that proposes zero increased funding and a tuition freeze for Iowa’s three regents universities was approved by the state House Appropriations Committee on a party-line vote on Monday.  House...

University of Iowa Presidential Candidate Hari Osofsky gives opening remarks at a public forum, Monday, April 10, 2021, in Iowa City, Iowa. Osofsky currently serves as dean of Penn State’s Law and the Penn State School of International Affairs.

First UI presidential forum: Penn State College of Law Dean Hari Osofsky emphasizes collaboration, integrity in leadership

Sarah Watson, Caleb McCullough, and Grace Hamilton April 12, 2021

As president of the University of Iowa, first finalist Hari Osofsky said she would be a collaborative leader who values “personal integrity” above all else. The first of four finalists, Osofsky...

Contributed photo of Hari Osofsky, dean of the Penn State College of Law and School of International Affairs.

UI presidential search: Dean of Penn State Law Hari Osofsky named finalist

Caleb McCullough and Sarah Watson April 11, 2021

Hari Osofsky, dean of Penn State Law and the Penn State School of International Affairs, will attend campus on Monday as the first of four finalists for the University of Iowa presidency.  She...

University of Iowa Student Government President, Connor Wooff, speaks during an Iowa Board of Regents meeting on Wednesday, April 7. Wooff talked about the challenges students faced during the pandemic. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Daily Iowan)

2020 brought social justice attention, mental health challenges to Iowa campuses, student leaders say

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter April 7, 2021

A year after COVID-19 drastically changed the lives of college students, student leaders at Iowa’s public universities say students have confronted struggles for racial justice and mental health...

The Old Capitol Building is seen on Monday, March 1, 2021.

Faculty numbers decline at all three regent institutions in Iowa

Sabine Martin, News Reporter April 7, 2021

Iowa’s regent universities reported a drop in tenured, tenure-track, and non-tenure-track faculty members in the 2020-2021 academic year, compared to the previous academic year, at the state Board...

University of Iowa Executive Officer and Associate Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Liz Tovar, speaks during an Iowa Board of Regents meeting on Wednesday, April 7. Tovar answered questions related to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Daily Iowan)

Tovar: diversity, equity, and inclusion to be ‘core pillar’ in next UI strategic plan

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter April 7, 2021

The University of Iowa will prioritize diversity, equity, and inclusion in its next strategic plan, Associate Vice President for DEI Liz Tovar told the state Board of Regents during Wednesday’s Campus...

The Old Capitol Building is seen on Monday, March 1, 2021.

Four finalists for University of Iowa presidency set to visit campus this month

Sarah Watson, Executive Editor April 7, 2021

Four candidates to become the next top Hawkeye will be interviewed by campus beginning next week, including hybrid online and in-person public forums scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on each candidate's first...

The Old Capitol is seen on Sunday, March 21, 2021.

University of Iowa plans to bring scholars at risk to campus

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter April 5, 2021

The University of Iowa will open its doors to provide sanctuary to at-risk scholars as it joins the Institute of International Education’s Scholar Rescue Fund Alliance. The alliance was created...

State Board of Regents then President Bruce Rastetter announced the newly appointed President Bruce Harreld during a meeting in the IMU on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. Harreld is the 21st president of the University of Iowa. (Margaret Kispert/The Daily Iowan)

From ‘disappointment’ to a ‘seat at the table’, how Harreld changed shared governance

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter March 30, 2021

When Bruce Harreld first took the helm as the University of Iowa’s president in 2015, members of the four shared governance branches were initially hesitant. Harreld’s appointment came after...

University of Iowa Graduate College Dean John Keller (left) and Interim Executive Associate Dean of the College of Nursing Sandra Daack-Hirsch (right) hold the UI Presidential Search Committee meeting on Friday. The committee selected 12 semi-finalists for the position of UI president.

UI Presidential Search Committee selects 12 semi-finalists to be interviewed next week

Sabine Martin, News Reporter March 26, 2021

AGB Search handed almost 80 applications for the position of the next University of Iowa president to the UI Presidential Search Committee on Friday for review. The committee selected 12 semi-finalists...

John Keller  speaking in the UI Senate Chambers on Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2017.

Graduate College Dean John Keller tapped to be interim University of Iowa president

Sarah Watson, Executive Editor March 25, 2021

Outgoing dean of the graduate college John Keller has been tapped to serve as the interim president of the University of Iowa after current President Bruce Harreld leaves campus May 16.  In a letter...