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The Daily Iowan

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

Provost Montserrat Fuentes speaks during an interview with The Daily Iowan in Jessup Hall on Monday Sept. 30, 2019. Fuentes addressed topics including diversity of campus and student enrollment.

Q&A: New Provost Montserrat Fuentes speaks on starting at the UI

DI Staff October 1, 2019

Fuentes: I wanted to share with you some exciting initiatives that I would like to start working on with the campus community. As a university, we are committed to excellence in who we are and what we...

UI President Bruce Harreld answers a question in the Adler Journalism Building on Monday, September 23, 2019. President Harreld discussed his contract extension, the resignation of the Associate VP for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, the UI marching band investigation regarding incidents taken place during the Cy-Hawk football game.

Q&A: UI President Bruce Harreld discusses diversity head’s resignation, contract extension, Cy-Hawk game

DI staff September 29, 2019

DI: The Board of Regents voted in June to extend your contract. Just a month earlier in May, you told the DI that you needed to get comfortable with, that you were the right person to continue leading...

Chief Finanical officer for the office of Finance and Operations Terry Johnson addresses the audience during a P3 informational meeting in the Medical Education Research Facility on Tuesday Sept. 24, 2019.

Public/private partnership would allow for more financial leeway, university says

Chloe O'Connor, News Reporter September 25, 2019

Following months of conversation around an attempt to serve students better and execute its strategic plan, the University of Iowa is exploring its options for a public/private partnership to operate campus...

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.

Regents approve UI request for Bachelors in Screenwriting degree

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter September 22, 2019

After three years of discussion and support from faculty, alums, and students, the University of Iowa will offer a much-anticipated bachelor’s in screenwriting arts after approval by the state Board...

Daily Iowan staffers are seen working in their office in the Communications Building.

Bidding farewell to The Daily Iowan’s old home in the Communications Center

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-Chief September 20, 2019

Stacks of old newspapers, bulky typewriters, ink bottles, and pads of paper were strewn across the newsroom. Over the decades, the typewriters gave way to clunky computers, but the Communications Center...

The University of Iowa Campus looking west from Old Capitol and the Pentacrest.

State Board of Regents approves Pentacrest modernization project

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter September 20, 2019

COUNCIL BLUFFS – Three buildings on the Pentacrest will receive makeovers after the state Board of Regents voted in approval of the University of Iowa’s request to move forward with a project to modernize...

The Old Capitol building is seen in 2018.

UI provost announces new policy to increase faculty salary promotional raises

Alexandra Skores, News Editor September 19, 2019

University of Iowa Provost Montserrat Fuentes announced a change in policy on Thursday to give higher raises to certain faculty in an effort to keep salaries competitive with peer institutions. Tenure-...

Maura Pilcher, Grant Wood Art Colony Director, poses for a portrait in the Visual Arts Building on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. Spring Break of 2019 the University will be offering a new art residency class which will allow students to make murals for public spaces in Cedar County.

UI receives property for Grant Wood Art Colony

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter September 19, 2019

COUNCIL BLUFFS — To continue famed painter Grant Wood’s legacy of encouraging collaboration between artists, the Grant Wood Art Colony Program will welcome the addition of a new home for artists during...

Progress of the Seashore Hall demolition is seen on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2018. Seashore Hall, which was originally the home of the University hospital, is being torn down to make room for a new building to house the school of Psychological and Brain Sciences.

Last remaining section of Seashore Hall receives approval for razing

Katie Ann McCarver, News Editor September 19, 2019

The state Board of Regents on Sept. 19 approved a University of Iowa request to raze Seashore Hall, or what remains of the building after two previous razings demolished its southwest and southeast wings. According...

Regents President Mike Richards listens during the state Board of Regents meeting at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls on Friday, November 15, 2018.

Regents approve request for $18 million boost to general funds

Katie Ann McCarver, News Reporter September 19, 2019

The state Board of Regents on Thursday approved its fiscal 2021 appropriations proposal requesting an additional $18 million to fund student-success initiatives. According to regents’ documents, the...

Regents listen during the state Board of Regents meeting on Sept. 12, 2018 in the IMU Main Lounge.

Regents hear about evolving Student Disability Services

Katie Ann McCarver, News Reporter September 18, 2019

The state Board of Regents on Sept. 18 in Council Bluffs heard from a representative of each regent university’s Student Disability Services discussing an overall increase in the number of students requiring...

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.

UI seeks approval from regents for numerous program changes

Katie Ann McCarver & Kelsey Harrell, News Editor, News Reporter September 18, 2019

At the state Board of Regents meeting on Sept. 18 in Council Bluffs, the Academic Affairs Committee recommended approval of the University of Iowa requests to change the name of a university center, terminate...