The state Board of Regents’ university presidents and regent leadership agreed to not raise the presidents’ salaries statewide. Steve Gettel, the superintendent of Iowa’s special schools, is the...
Elizabeth Catlett Residence Hall — like its eponym — refuses to remain invisible.
University of Iowa officials have dubbed the brand-new 12-story Catlett the “Lantern on the River.” It rises above...
Shared efforts to address the trend of state disinvestment in higher education have been put on hold, it seems for some state legislators.
On Monday, the state Board of Regents canceled the first of...
The first of four scheduled meetings for the state Board of Regents’ Tuition Task Force has been cancelled.
The meeting had been planned to take place from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Thursday at the Pappajohn Education...
UI President Bruce Harreld announced on July 20 that Lena Hill, senior associate to the president and associate professor of English and African American studies, will serve as interim chief diversity...
Georgina Dodge will leave her position as chief diversity officer at the University of Iowa for a job at Bucknell University.
By Molly Hunter
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To deny people their identities is...
Federal funding for research is dwindling by millions, and although the University of Iowa’s push for philanthropic donations is paying off, it might not be enough to make up for the decrease.
The UI...
The University of Iowa is elevating its strength in the health sciences to bring together numerous disciplines and create an undergraduate neuroscience major.
The state Board of Regents approved the...
Five-year tuition plans from Iowa’s three public universities will be the highlight of the state Board of Regents’ tuition task force meetings taking place later this summer.
The task force’s four...
For Tom Rocklin, the status quo is never enough when it comes to student success.
His office overlooks the often-bustling heart of campus that is the Pentacrest and the shining golden dome atop the Old...
Without discussion, the state Board of Regents approved the appointment of state relations officer Keith Saunders to the post of interim executive director in a telephonic meeting on Wednesday. Saunders...
The state Board of Regents saw the departure of two of its top leaders in April, and in about one month, it will see the departure of yet one more.
Robert Donley, the regents’ executive director and...
