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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

The Old Capitol is seen with the Iowa Homecoming Corn Statue in front on Thursday, October 18, 2018.

UI Faculty Senate expands catastrophic leave donation policy to include more faculty members

Chloe O'Connor, News Reporter September 18, 2019

The University of Iowa Faculty Senate unanimously passed a proposal on Tuesday to change the state Board of Regents policy for certain faculty and staff to take leave in cases of catastrophic illnesses.  This...

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UI reports enrollment growth in class of 2023

Brooklyn Draisey, Managing Editor September 13, 2019

After explaining shrinking enrollment by pointing to its strategy of intentionally dialing down growth in the student population, the University of Iowa on Thursday reported a spike in the size of its...

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

UI requests state funding to restore Pentacrest buildings

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter September 11, 2019

The University of Iowa is looking to proceed with a project to renovate three buildings that sit atop the Pentacrest — the iconic space at the heart of campus known for its limestone structures and ample...

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 will hear request to dissolve application portal for public Iowa universities

Katie Ann McCarver, News Editor September 10, 2019

The state Board of Regents will consider dissolving its rarely used Iowa Public Universities Application Portal, a college-application site exclusive to its three universities, at its Sept. 18-19 meeting...

Regent 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.

Iowa regents’ funding request ditches financial-aid focus for fiscal 2021

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

After the state Board of Regents in two consecutive annual appropriations requests asked Iowa lawmakers to dedicate additional support to student financial aid, the regents’ fiscal 2021 funding request...

University of Iowa student IDs not valid for polls

University of Iowa student IDs not valid for polls

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter August 27, 2019

State Board of Regent universities are taking divergent paths on making student ID cards a valid form of voter identification. Iowa State University announced recently that its students will be able...

MUSC Executive Director of Student Programs and Student Diversity TaJuan Wilson speaks during the forum for the associate vice presidency of diversity, equity, and inclusion on March 25, 2019.

Resigned UI diversity administrator ‘telecommuting’ into work

Marissa Payne, Editor-in-chief August 26, 2019

The University of Iowa administrator who resigned earlier this month after serving seven weeks as associate vice president for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion signed an agreement to telecommute and is...

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld speaks in front of the state Board of Regents on Thursday, April 18, 2019.

UI’s fiscal 2020 budget: Tuition up, but tuition revenue down

Kelsey Harrell and Marissa Payne August 2, 2019

The state Board of Regents on Aug. 1 approved the University of Iowa’s $746 million general-fund budget for fiscal 2020 — a $1 million boost from fiscal 2019 thanks in part to a bump in state support....

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld addresses the Board of Regents during a meeting at the Iowa State Alumni Center in Ames, Iowa, on Thursday, June 6, 2019.

University of Iowa Research Park Corporation no longer needs regent approval to govern

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter August 1, 2019

The state Board of Regents has approved the University of Iowa’s request to make changes to the articles of incorporation and bylaws for the UI Research Park Corp.  The UI corporation Board of Directors...

UI proposes new health-care plan for employees

UI proposes new health-care plan for employees

Kelsey Harrell, News Reporter July 24, 2019

The University of Iowa has requested approval from the state Board of Regents to offer a new health-plan option for employees that will include lower premium costs but higher out-of-pocket costs. The...

Governor of Washington Jay Inslee speaks with professors during his meeting with several non-tenured faculty members at the Hamburg Inn in Iowa City on July 15, 2019. Faculty members spoke with Inslee about some of the concerns they have regarding pay and job security. (Katie Goodale/The Daily Iowan)

Jay Inslee outlines higher-education plans to UI faculty

Rylee Wilson, News Reporter July 15, 2019

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, a Democratic presidential-nomination candidate, said he wants to increase funding for public universities during a meeting with several University of Iowa nontenure track faculty...

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

UI moves forward in exploring public-private partnership

Brooklyn Draisey, Summer Editor July 11, 2019

The University of Iowa has taken another step forward with its exploration of a partnership with a private firm to maintain and operate its utility system. The UI on July 11 announced it will proceed...