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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

University of Iowa Faculty Senate President, Joseph Yockey, speaks during the University of Iowa Faculty Senate meeting over Zoom on Tuesday, March 23.

UI Faculty Senate urges shared governance inclusion in leadership appointments

Sabine Martin, News Reporter March 23, 2021

A string of internal appointments among University of Iowa administration has prompted UI Faculty Senate to call for more shared governance involvement in future leadership appointments. On Tuesday,...

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics building front.

Health care workers, UIHC set out to improve relationship with conversations facilitated by the Board of Regents

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter March 22, 2021

Following the conclusion of contract negotiations, the Service Employees International Union 199 is gearing up for semi-monthly conversations with the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics facilitated...

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

A year ago, the University of Iowa shut down campus. Now, it’s navigating a new financial future

Sabine Martin and Katie Ann McCarver March 16, 2021

University of Iowa freshman Sarah Grace Hovey was living on campus in fall 2020 until University Housing and Dining sent a campus-wide email offering refunds for housing contracts because of COVID-19....

Iowa Hawk Shop bags sit on the counter of the store in the Iowa Memorial Union on Tuesday Feb. 28, 2017. The Hawk Shop wants to reusable bags in the store.

Regents approve University of Iowa Hawk Shop private partnership

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter March 12, 2021

The state Board of Regents approved the operating agreement between the University of Iowa and Follett Higher Education Group, which will take over operations of the Iowa Hawk Shop’s online...

Various flags are seen on Monday, October 15, 2018. There are 120 flags being displayed on the Iowa Memorial Union Pedestrian Bridge to recognize the international students on campus.

Iowa public universities’ international travel ban lifted by Board of Regents a year later

Sabine Martin, News Reporter March 11, 2021

The state Board of Regents lifted the international travel ban of all faculty, staff, and students for regent-governed universities on Thursday morning.  The university-sponsored ban was set in...

The Old Capitol building is seen from the T. Anne Cleary on Feb. 10, 2021.

University of Iowa to invite presidential candidates to campus beginning April 12, regents to select UI president April 30

Sabine Martin, News Reporter March 11, 2021

The next University of Iowa president will be selected on April 30 by the state Board of Regents.  Up to four finalists will be invited to the UI’s campus from April 12 to 23 for hybrid and on-campus...

The Faculty Council meeting is shown on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Faculty Council met to discuss campus safety and fall 2021 semester plans, amongst other topics.

Campus Health Officer: vaccine rollout slower for faculty in Iowa than in other states

Eleanor Hildebrandt and Sabine Martin March 9, 2021

University of Iowa Campus Health Officer Dan Fick told the UI Faculty Council on Tuesday that the vaccine rollout may be a little slower for UI faculty than other universities, though campus COVID-19...

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

University of Iowa to offer in-person celebration along with virtual commencements

Sabine Martin, News Reporter March 8, 2021

The University of Iowa will offer an in-person celebration to accompany virtual commencement  for students planning to graduate this spring.  In a campus-wide email sent on Monday, the UI said...

UI Interim Provost and Executive Vice President, Kevin Kregel, speaks at a press conference on Monday, Aug. 10, 2020 in the IMU 2nd floor ballroom.

University of Iowa provost: biased professors ‘outliers’

Sarah Watson, Executive Editor March 7, 2021

Newly permanent Provost and Executive Vice President Kevin Kregel told The Daily Iowan in an interview that some bills in the Iowa Legislature targeting higher education were aimed at a tiny fraction...

Pictured on Aug. 27, 2020, is a student walking through campus to their classes during the first week of school at the University of Iowa. (Grace Smith/The Daily Iowan)

UI Presidential Search Committee plans to bring finalists to campus in April

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter March 5, 2021

The University of Iowa’s Presidential Search Committee plans for finalists to travel to campus to participate in a hybrid interview process in April. The committee is preparing for the application...

Rep. Bobby Kaufmann speaks during the opening of the 2021 legislative session on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021 at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines. Legislative goals for the session include further tax cuts, expanding in-person learning, and moving towards economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Iowa lawmaker introduces bill to require in-person graduation at Iowa’s public universities

Sabine Martin, News Reporter February 26, 2021

Commencement ceremonies at Iowa’s three public universities could be held in-person if a Republican-backed bill makes it through the Iowa Legislature. If the bill, introduced this week, clears...

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

Infectious disease specialist: ‘Get the first vaccine available to you’ as FDA reviewing new one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine

Sarah Watson, Executive Editor February 26, 2021

A disease infections specialist at the University of Iowa is recommending people not "game out" different vaccines by bypassing an opportunity to receive a vaccine in favor of a different brand. Dan...