Nontenured faculty of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences gathered on the Pentacrest and delivered a list of demands to the UI administration on Wednesday. The nontenured faculty are campaigning for union rights and representation.
COUNCIL BLUFFS — While facing dwindling support from the state, Iowa’s public universities have made it a priority to boost financial aid to offset the growing cost of financing higher education.
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After the UI saw an increase in the number of faculty resignations last year, the institution is now reporting a decline in departures, but other regent schools are reporting an increase.
In light of Iowa’s dwindling state support, legislators and members of the UI community ask: What is higher education’s role in society? How public will it remain if funding sources become more private?
After the state Board of Regents had delayed a tuition discussion, the regents unveiled a proposal Tuesday under which students at Iowa’s public universities would see tuition increases under 4 percent.
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