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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld talks with The Daily Iowan during an interview at the Adler Journalism Building on Feb. 13.

Q&A: UI president talks VP for Student Life search, Marching Band safety, P3 approval

DI staff February 16, 2020

DI: At the Feb. 5 Board of Regents meeting, some students, a few of them from the University of Iowa, protested tuition hikes and support for underrepresented students on campus. They shared that higher...

Provost Montse Fuentes speaks in an interview with The Daily Iowan in Jessup Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. Fuentes sat down to discuss new plans to improve support for first-generation students.

UI Provost launches program aimed at recognizing tenured faculty

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter February 13, 2020

The University of Iowa is launching a new Distinguished Professorship program through a partnership between the Provost's Office and the university colleges that aims to recognize tenured faculty members...

Brian Lai, Associate Professor and Department Executive Officer in the Department of Political Science, speaks at the open forum for the president for Student Life search Tuesday in 166 IMU.

Fourth VP for Student Life candidate Brian Lai talks need to retain underrepresented staff

Alexandra Skores, News Editor February 11, 2020

At the fourth and final public forum in the search to fill the position of University of Iowa vice president for Student Life, political-science Associate Professor Brian Lai, the department executive...

Faculty Senate President Sandra Daack-Hirsch speaks during the Faculty Senate meeting on April 23, 2019.

UI Faculty Senate talks catastrophic-leave program and phase two of policy changes

Rachel Schilke, News Reporter February 11, 2020

The University of Iowa Faculty Senate on Tuesday planned for the second phase of the catastrophic-leave policy, discussing how vacation-leave time is donated and received to faculty or staff who need...

The third of four candidates for Vice President of Student Life, Danielle Martinez, presents during a public forum in the IMU on Monday, Feb. 10, 2020.

Third UI VP for Student Life candidate Danielle Martinez highlights student success, diversity initiatives

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter February 10, 2020

As the search for a new vice president for Student Life continues, one candidate for the job — University of Iowa Associate Director of Academic Support and Retention Danielle Martinez — highlighted...

TaJuan Wilson speaks during the forum for the associate vice president of diversity, equity, and inclusion on March 25, 2019. He was later selected to fill the role and on Aug. 15, 2019 the UI announced his resignation from the position.

After ending stint at University of Iowa, TaJuan Wilson is headed to Georgia Southern University

Hannah Rovner, News Reporter February 6, 2020

After ending his brief stint at the University of Iowa following his seven-week tenure as the associate vice president for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, TaJuan Wilson has landed a similar position...

Marching band members escape the rain during a football game between Iowa and Iowa State at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames on Sept. 14, 2019.

Hawkeye Marching Band alleged physical harassment investigation closes with no charges

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief February 6, 2020

Following the months-long investigation into Hawkeye Marching Band members' allegations of physical harassment by Cyclone fans at the Sept. 14 Cy-Hawk football game, state Board of Regents President...

Protesters break up Iowa regents meeting asking for tuition freeze

Protesters break up Iowa regents meeting asking for tuition freeze

Eleanor Hildebrandt and Kelsey Harrell February 6, 2020

URBANDALE — Iowa Student Action, a group composed of students from across Iowa, interrupted Wednesday’s state Board of Regents meeting to protest the multiyear tuition model, asking the regents implement...

The Office of Financial Aid is seen inside Calvin Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019.

Board of Regents hears annual student financial aid report

Katie Ann McCarver, News Editor February 5, 2020

URBANDALE — Heads of financial aid from the state Board of Regents institutions addressed accessibility to and affordability of college for students, as well as their efforts to minimize debt in the...

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld sits down for an interview with the Daily Iowan in the Adler Journalism Building on May 2, 2019.

Iowa lawmakers question UI president on utility system public/private partnership

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter February 5, 2020

DES MOINES — Iowa lawmakers presented the University of Iowa with concerns about the long-term feasibility of the institution’s utility system public/private partnership during a state House Appropriations...

Iowa Board of Regents President Michael Richards sits alongside President Pro Tem Patty Cownie during a meeting at the Iowa State Alumni Center in Ames, Iowa, on Thursday, June 6, 2019. The Regents voted in favor of a four percent tuition increase starting in the fall semester of 2019.

Board of Regents grants University of Iowa new BA

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter February 5, 2020

URBANDALE — The state Board of Regents granted a University of Iowa request for a new Bachelor of Arts in the College of Education at its Wednesday meeting. UI Provost Montserrat Fuentes advocated...

The Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building is seen on April 17, 2018.

Regents approve extended admissions suspension in five Biomedical Sciences legacy programs

Katie Ann McCarver, News Editor February 5, 2020

At its meeting in Urbandale on Wednesday, the state Board of Regents approved a University of Iowa request to extend the admissions suspension of five Biomedical Sciences legacy programs, while reopening...