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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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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.

UI faculty catastrophic-leave policy up for regents’ consideration

Katie Ann McCarver, News Editor November 5, 2019

The state Board of Regents will consider approval of proposed revisions to its universities’ current catastrophic-leave policy, which would allow nonvacation-accruing faculty and staff to receive catastrophic...

Board members listen during the Board of Regents meeting on September 12, 2018 in the IMU Main Lounge. Regents members discussed remodeling various buildings and sights across various Iowa campuses.

Iowa regents to consider barring members from sports betting

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter November 5, 2019

The state Board of Regents on Nov. 14 will consider whether to prohibit members and office staff from participating in sports betting on events involving its institutions. The policy would prohibit...

VP for Student Life's Office requests to waive search to name Angie Reams dean of students

VP for Student Life’s Office requests to waive search to name Angie Reams dean of students

Lauren White, News Reporter October 29, 2019

The University of Iowa Office of the Vice President for Student Life on Oct. 18 requested to waive the search process to choose a dean of students and on Tuesday named Angie Reams to the role, which she...

University of Iowa Athletic Director Gary Barta dresses Faculty Senate members during a Faculty Senate meeting on Oct. 29, 2019.

UI Athletics Director Gary Barta talks effects of pay-to-play, sports-betting laws

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Reporter October 29, 2019

University of Iowa Athletic Director Gary Barta took opposition to the NCAA Board of Directors’ move Tuesday to allow collegiate athletes to own the individual right to their name, image, and likeness...

Associate Professor of Instruction for the Rhetoric Department Megan Knight reads a statement during a protest for sick leave time at the Old Capitol Building on Tuesday, October 29, 2019. Faculty Forward would like to establish a sick leave bank for non-tenure track faculty. The University of Iowa’s Catastrophic Leave policy covers two percent of faculty members in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, most of the uncovered faculty are non-tenure track.

Fixed-term faculty protest catastrophic-leave policy outside UI Faculty Senate meeting

Kinsey Phipps and Katie Ann McCarver October 29, 2019

“What do we want? Sick leave. When do we want it? Now. If we don’t get it? Shut it down.” Members of Service Employees International Union Faculty Forward, a grassroots effort by nontenure-track...

The U.S. Capitol is seen on March 13, 2018.

US House education committee to markup Democratic proposal to reauthorize Higher Education Act

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief October 28, 2019

The U.S. House Education and Labor Committee will markup a bill today that Democrats say is aimed at removing barriers to accessing an affordable higher education, encouraging states to invest in their...

The Old Capitol is seen on Nov. 25, 2018.

UI forms vice president for Student Life search committee

Alexandra Skores, News Editor October 24, 2019

The University of Iowa has announced a search committee for the new vice president for Student Life following the departure of current Student Life head Melissa Shivers. Ohio State University on Wednesday...

Sarah Fisher Gardial, Dean of the Tippie College of Business, speaks during the state Board of Regents meeting inside the IMU Main Lounge on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. Gardial spoke changes in the market dynamics that led to the decision to close the full-time M.B.A. program.

Tippie Dean Sarah Fisher-Gardial to lead Belmont University’s business school

Charles Peckman, Senior Reporter October 23, 2019

Tippie College of Business Dean Sarah Fisher-Gardial on Wednesday announced to the community Wednesday she will serve as the dean of Belmont University's business school in Nashville. Gardial, who has...

Director of Finance and Operation Rob Lehnertz sits down for an interview with The Daily Iowan in Jessup Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019.

Q&A: Senior Vice President of Finance and Operations talks climate strike, P3, Finkbine development

DI Staff October 21, 2019

DI: If you had something to start with, feel free. Lehnertz: Yeah, so, I guess I’ll start with this, in asking this question, about the timing of this — will it be this week? The reason is, I’m...

Former UI President Hunter Rawlings (1988-2015) speaks during a panel discussion by four former University of Iowa Presidents and current UI President Bruce Harreld on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019 in the Voxman concert hall. The event coincided with the unveiling of portraits of former UI Presidents Mary Sue Coleman, David Skorton, and Sally Mason, which will be on display on the fifth floor of the UI Main Library.

Head Hawkeyes reunite for UI presidential panel during Homecoming week

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter October 20, 2019

The University of Iowa's past and present head Hawkeyes gathered on campus recently to celebrate Homecoming and reflect on their leadership experiences. Five former and current UI presidents reflected...

UI President Bruce Harreld gives a presentation during a Rotary Club lunch on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. The presentation went over topics such as the class of 2023, first-generation students, and the public-private partnership.

Harreld talks state funding, public/private partnership at State of the University speech

Charles Peckman, Senior Reporter October 11, 2019

For the University of Iowa to push forward in the face of dwindling state appropriations, UI President Bruce Harreld hinted at the possibility of additional public/private partnerships at the State of...

Photograph of Megan McVancel taken by Raquele Decker on Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019.

UI joins the Carnegie Project for its Education Doctorate consortium

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter October 7, 2019

The University of Iowa recently joined a consortium to enhance its education doctorate, which is typically obtained by those planning to serve as a school-district superintendent or a higher-education...