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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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People raise cards marking raised money during the For Iowa. Forever More: The Campaign for the University of Iowa event in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber on Monday, Feb. 6, 2017. The eight-and-a-half year campaign raised $1,975,592,048. The $45 million grant from the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust that enabled the creation of the Iowa Neuroscience Institute and is supporting the neuroscience major was added to the campaign's total. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

UI adds a new neuroscience major

Marissa Payne, [email protected] July 11, 2017

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...

UI President Bruce Harreld takes a question from Regent Larry McKibben during a Board of Regents meeting on June 8, 2017. McKibben chaired the regents’ tuition task force. (The Daily Iowan/Nick Rohlman)

Tuition task force unveils plans

Marissa Payne, [email protected] July 9, 2017

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...

Tom Rocklin, current VP for Student Life, sits inside his office in the IMU after an interview with The Daily Iowan. After serving over 30 years, Rocklin will be retiring in July this year, being replaced by Melissa Shivers, the current Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Life and Dean of Students at the University of Tennessee. Rocklin began his career at Iowa as a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations in 1986. (Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Leaving behind a legacy

Marissa Payne, [email protected] June 29, 2017

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...

File photo (Nick Roholman/The Daily Iowan)

Regents approve interim executive director

Marissa Payne, [email protected] June 28, 2017

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...

Executive Director of Board of Regents Bob Donley listens to a presenation during a meeting in the Reiman Ballroom of the ISU Alumni Center in Ames on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. The Board of Regents will have a full board meeting on Feb. 23. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Regents executive director resigns

Marissa Payne, [email protected] June 14, 2017

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...

UISG president Jacob Simpson addresses the Iowa Board of Regents on Thursday June 8, 2017. Simpson called for transparency as the Board of Regents debates tuituion increases. (The Daily Iowan/Nick Rohlman)

Report reveals declining debt among grads

Marissa Payne, [email protected] June 12, 2017

CEDAR FALLS — As public support for Iowa’s universities governed by the state Board of Regents is on the decline, postsecondary academic institutions are ramping up their financial-aid offerings to...

University of Iowa Provost Sue Curry speaks to University President Bruce Harreld during an Iowa Board of Regents Meeting on Thursday June 8, 2017. (The Daily Iowan/Nick Rohlman)

Regents approve another tuition hike

Marissa Payne, [email protected] June 8, 2017

CEDAR FALLS — For a second year in a row, the state Board of Regents took a summer vote to raise tuition for Iowa’s public universities. The regents approved the increases at their meeting here...

FILE - The University of Iowa campus looking west from Old Capitol and the Pentacrest.

Regent university administrators discuss budget priorities, concerns

Marissa Payne, [email protected] June 7, 2017

After grappling with a rocky fiscal year, administrators of the institutions governed by the state Board of Regents are looking at the challenges looming in fiscal 2018. The state Legislature took...

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State audit reports improper purchases by former UI staff member

Marissa Payne, [email protected] May 25, 2017

A state audit report released May 25 alleged that the University of Iowa Athletics Department’s former information technology director made improper purchases and disbursements. State Auditor Mary...

Vice President for Student Life candidate Melissa Shivers poses for a portrait on Monday, May 1, 2017. Shivers is one of four candidates for the upcoming VP for Student Life position. (The Daily Iowan/Lily Smith)

Shivers selected as new VP for Student Life

Marissa Payne, [email protected] May 25, 2017

After a semester-long search for a new vice president for Student Life, the University of Iowa has named its newest addition to the Hawkeye family. The UI announced in a press release this morning...

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

UI eyes renewing reviews

Marissa Payne, [email protected] May 11, 2017

After lagging behind in reviews of central administrators in the past couple decades, University of Iowa officials are working to get the process back on track. Straying from university policy, only...

Regents begin tuition discussion

Regents begin tuition discussion

A summer vote to increase tuition for the second-consecutive summer may occur next month. Student leaders, university presidents, and members of the state Board of Regents spoke on Monday regarding Iowa’s...