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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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University President Bruce Harreld adresses members of the UISG and GPSG on Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. Harreld spoke about the need for cooperation between student leaders and administrators as well as the challenges faced by the university following budget cuts by the state legislature. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

Harreld addresses students’ role in shared governance

Marissa Payne and Elianna Novitch September 19, 2017

Campus shared-governance leaders agree the institution is better off when there is more collaboration. At a joint student-government meeting Tuesday night in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber, University...

Regent President Michael Richards listens to a presentation during a state Board of Regents meeting in the IMU Main Lounge on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017.

Regents to request $12 million to fund financial aid for Iowa resident undergrads

Marissa Payne, [email protected] September 19, 2017

“Everything is on the table,” Regent Larry McKibben said throughout the summer as Iowa’s public universities governed by the state Board of Regents convened for Tuition Task Force meetings across...

FILE - The Iowa City Kirkwood Community College campus is seen on Monday, Sept. 18, 2017. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Kirkwood Community College planning renovations with bond money

Andy Mitchell, [email protected] September 19, 2017

On Sept. 12, voters approved a $60 million bond referendum to assist Kirkwood Community College and other Kirkwood campuses around eastern Iowa. The referendum adds five more years to its current...

Seashore Hall is pictured on a rainy day on Monday, Sept. 18, 2017. The Iowa Board of Regents approved plans to build a $33.5 million facility at the corner of Gilbert St. and Iowa Ave., but the higher than average construction costs are continuously delaying efforts.

Construction of new UI psychology facility partially delayed

September 19, 2017

By Paige Schlichte [email protected] For the first time in almost 90 years, the University of Iowa Psychological and Brain Sciences Department will receive a new home as the university eyes...

University of Iowa President J. Bruce Harreld speaks during a state Board of Regents tuition task force meeting in Kollros Auditorium in Biology Building East in Iowa City on Monday, Aug. 14, 2017. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Financial aid’s role in offsetting rising tuition concerns some UI students

Emily Wangen, [email protected] September 17, 2017

As enrollment has generally spiked and tuition revenue has risen at the University of Iowa, for some — particularly nonresidents — concerns remain that financial aid may not be enough to cover the...

UI Foundation and Alumni Association move forward with merger

UI Foundation and Alumni Association move forward with merger

September 12, 2017

By Brooklyn Draisey [email protected] Two University of Iowa organizations are merging to form one that UI officials say will work toward better relations with alumni. University of Iowa...

FILE - Regent Larry McKibben speaks during a state Board of Regents meeting in the IMU Main Lounge on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017. The regents provided a summary of the state's funding situation and discussed future steps they would take to make a predictable tuition plan. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

After Tuition Task Force meetings, regents ask: ‘What do we do next?’

Marissa Payne, [email protected] September 10, 2017

Midyear votes to approve tuition rates at the three universities governed by the state Board of Regents will be a thing of the past, regents say. Consistent with what The Daily Iowan reported on Sept....

Incoming freshmen wait for food at the President’s Block Paty after convocation on Aug. 20, 2017. This years incoming class was smaller than the previous two years with only 5,029 incoming students. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

UI takes measures to limit enrollment in Class of 2021

Marissa Payne and Emily Wangen September 8, 2017

The University of Iowa has managed to dial down its enrollment growth, announcing on Thursday the Class of 2021 is its third-largest class in UI history after welcoming record-setting class sizes for two-consecutive...

Interim Provost Sue Curry listens during the state Board of Regents Academic and Student Affairs Committee meeting inside the IMU Main Lounge on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. (Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan)

UI seeks change in leisure studies

September 6, 2017

The University of Iowa has requested approval from the state Board of Regents to change the name of the M.A. in Leisure Studies program to M.A. in Sport and Recreation Management. The proposed name change...

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.

Regent expresses approval of Tippie full-time M.B.A. program closure

Despite the reaction from some University of Iowa alumni about the Tippie College of Business’ announcement in August that it plans to close its full-time M.B.A. program, the college’s dean maintains...

University of Iowa J. Bruce Harreld speaks during an interview with the Daily Iowan in Adler Journalism Building on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. This was the DI's first interview of the 2017-18 school year with Harreld. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Harreld talks DACA, tuition increases

DI staff, [email protected] September 6, 2017

DI: You’re coming into your second full year as president of the University of Iowa. How would you say you’ve taken the UI from “great to greater,” as you said you wanted to in 2015. What still...

UISG President Jacob Simpson and Vice President Lilián Sanchez pose for a portrait in the UISG offices in the IMU on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

UI community ‘stands in solidarity’ with DACA students

Marissa Payne, [email protected] September 5, 2017

Members of the University of Iowa community are voicing a commitment to the UI’s values of community, inclusion, and respect after the announcement on Tuesday that President Trump’s administration...