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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

Gov. Kim Reynolds gives the Condition of the State address at the State Capitol on Tuesday, January 14, 2020. Reynolds discussed initiatives such as tax cuts, mental health funding, and workforce training.

Iowa regent universities would see $15 million general fund boost under governor’s budget proposal

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief January 14, 2020

DES MOINES — While the cash-strapped state Board of Regents universities tout their roles as economic engines for Iowa, Gov. Kim Reynolds has recommended the institutions receive a boost to their...

Harriet B. Nembhard, Courtesy Penn State University

Harriet Nembhard named new UI dean of College of Engineering

Charles Peckman, Senior Reporter December 17, 2019

Come June 2020, Harriet Nembhard will trade in the black and orange of Oregon State University for black and gold as the new dean of the University of Iowa College of Engineering. Currently, Nembhard serves...

UI President Bruce Harreld answers questions during an interview with The Daily Iowan in the Adler Journalism Building on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019.

Q&A: UI President Bruce Harreld talks public/private partnership, climate crisis, sustainability goals

DI staff December 15, 2019

DI: In regards to the P3, state lawmakers said in a forum hosted by the DI yesterday on Sunday that they fear the potential p3 is a gamble that seems to rely on some uncertain factors like unforeseeable,...

University Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Terry Johnson speaks at the utility public private partnership information meeting in The Medical Education Research Facility on Thursday, December 12, 2019. The meeting focused on explaining the 50-year partnership between the University of Iowa, Meridiam and ENGIE.

UI officials field community questions on public/private partnership consultant’s fossil-fuel ties

DI Staff December 12, 2019

Community members questioned leaders managing the University of Iowa’s recently approved utility system public/private partnership — a deal billed as advancing the institution’s sustainability goals...

Steam swirls around the University of Iowa Power Plant on the evening of Monday, Jan. 14, 2019.

Four UI shared-governance branches back public/private partnership

Rin Swann and Eleanor Hildebrandt December 11, 2019

After the state Board of Regents on Tuesday approved a public/private partnership that would allow a private firm to operate and maintain the University of Iowa Utility System, the four pillars of shared...

An attendee voices her concerns on the public/private partnership during a meeting with the state Board of Regents in Urbandale on Tuesday. The state Board of Regents voted unanimously to pass the partnership.

Public raises transparency concerns about UI public/private partnership

Marissa Payne and Katie Ann McCarver December 11, 2019

URBANDALE — State Sen. Claire Celsi, D-West Des Moines, donning a bright gold blazer, rose from her seat at the state Board of Regents’ office Tuesday morning to decry what she said was a lack of transparency...

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld addresses the Faculty Senate during a meeting in the Old Capitol Senate Chambers on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. Harreld talked about the approval of the public/private partnership.

University of Iowa president hones in on higher-ed funding after public/private partnership approval

Kelsey Harrell and Marissa Payne December 10, 2019

As some members of the public and Democratic lawmakers have raised concerns that the General Assembly will defund the University of Iowa for its pursuit of a public/private partnership, UI President Bruce...

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld addresses the Faculty Senate during a meeting in the Old Capitol Senate Chambers on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019. Harreld talked about the approval of the public/private partnership.

UI Faculty Senate passes climate-emergency declaration

Katie Ann McCarver and Kelsey Harrell December 10, 2019

One day after University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld declared a climate crisis in a Daily Iowan interview, Faculty Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a resolution supporting such a declaration. The...

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld prepares to speak to the state Board of Regents at a meeting in Urbandale on Tuesday, December 10, 2019. The regents voted unanimously to pass the public/private partnership.

Regents sign $1.1 billion UI Utility System public/private partnership

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief December 10, 2019

URBANDALE — When University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld visited the headquarters of French energy conglomerate ENGIE in September, the environment he saw impressed him. Several floors below where...

Vice President for Student Life Melissa Shivers waves to an attendee during her farewell ceremony in the IMU on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. Shivers will be moving to the Ohio State University in January.

University of Iowa officials plan for change from previous roles

Alexandra Skores, News Editor December 10, 2019

A line of Hawkeyes extended outside the door of the IMU Second Floor Ballroom on Monday with people eager to offer their well-wishes and extend warm embraces to Vice President for Student Life Melissa...

University of Iowa professor Nicholas Bowman is seen in his office located in he Lindquist Center on Monday, December 2, 2019. Bowman is the lead author in the research on what graduates get out of college once they have graduated.

Attending college has consistent long-term benefits, UI researchers say

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter December 9, 2019

Higher education outcomes in the lives of students, past and present, are constantly in question — especially in regard to financial burden. A University of Iowa researcher teamed up with three other...

Steam swirls around the University of Iowa Power Plant on the evening of Monday, Jan. 14, 2019.

How would UI’s public/private partnership work?: A rundown before Iowa regents consider the deal

Kayli Reese, Managing News Editor December 9, 2019

After months of discussion, the state Board of Regents will consider approving the University of Iowa’s proposed public/private partnership at a meeting at the regents’ office in Urbandale, Iowa, at...