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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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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)

VP for Student Life hopefuls lay out visions

A new leader for the Division of Student Life is one step closer to being named. The candidates for vice president for Student Life visited campus throughout the week to discuss their thoughts on the...

Regents choose Richards, Cownie

Regents choose Richards, Cownie

New leaders are on the clock for the state Board of Regents. After Regent Larry McKibben moved to unanimously elect Regent Mike Richards as president, the regents named Richards the 22nd president of...

Incoming President of the Faculty Senate Peter Snyder adresses the Senate on April 25, 2017. Snyder, a cardiology prefessor, will serve as Senate president for the 2017-18 academic year. (The Daily Iowan/Nick Rohlman)

Faculty choose new leaders for next year

Marissa Payne, [email protected] April 25, 2017

The lame-duck period began for the 2016-2017 University of Iowa Faculty Senate officers Tuesday. Faculty Senate members elected a new group of officers for the coming school year at their last meeting...

Rastetter, Mulholland take their leave

Rastetter, Mulholland take their leave

Marissa Payne, [email protected] April 20, 2017

COUNCIL BLUFFS — It’s out with the old and in with the new for the state Board of Regents. Regent President Bruce Rastetter and President Pro Tem Katie Mulholland wrapped up their final meeting...

Outlook for tuition: UP

Outlook for tuition: UP

Marissa Payne, [email protected] April 20, 2017

COUNCIL BLUFFS — Iowa’s public universities governed by the cash-strapped state Board of Regents may see a hike in tuition rates higher than the rate regents approved in December 2016. The regents...

UI seeks dorm upgrades

UI seeks dorm upgrades

Marissa Payne, [email protected] April 19, 2017

The East Side residence hall some students affectionately refer to as “Dirty Burge” could potentially get a facelift. Rod Lehnertz, the University of Iowa senior vice president for Finance and Operations,...

Students walk on the T. Anne Cleary walkway on Thursday, Jan. 21. Ridge and Furrow, better known as the "brain rock" is located on the T. Anne Cleary walkway. (The Daily Iowan/ Alex Kroeze)

Officials work on ISU presidential search

Marissa Payne, [email protected] March 27, 2017

After last week’s announcement that Iowa State University President Steven Leath will take on the top position at Auburn University, some are pondering whether the state Board of Regents will latch onto...

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

Students want action on sexual misconduct

Marissa Payne, [email protected] March 23, 2017

In the months since the University of Iowa released its Speak Out Iowa sexual misconduct survey results, the university’s response to students concerned about related policies has been like “radio...

University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld speaks during a sit-down interview with The Daily Iowan on Monday, Feb. 27, 2017. This was the first sit-down interview with the DI this semester. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

UI and other universities stand behind DACA students

Marissa Payne, [email protected] March 21, 2017

The University of Iowa and more than 500 other institutions are prepared to work with President Donald Trump to preserve the rights of all students to earn an education. Universities from around the...

FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2012, file photo, Iowa State President Steven Leath speaks during his installation ceremony in Ames, Iowa. Documents obtained by The Associated Press under the open records law, shows Leath damaged a private plane in a hard landing in 2014, 11 months before he banged up a university aircraft in similar fashion. The Board of Regents has received the results of an audit into every flight Leath and others have taken on university planes during his presidency, and scheduled a special meeting to discuss Leath's performance. (Bryon Houlgrave/The Des Moines Register via AP, File)

Leath to leave Iowa State for position at Auburn University

Marissa Payne, [email protected] March 20, 2017

For a third time in less than two years, one of the three public Board of Regents institutions will be searching for a new leader. The Auburn University Board of Trustees announced today Iowa State...

Academics mull tight budgets

Academics mull tight budgets

Marissa Payne, [email protected] March 10, 2017

The funding problems universities across the nation face may be solved by going “back to investing in the future.” University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld made the case for investing in higher...

Gianna Rubino works on her laptop at the main library on Thursday, February 2, 2017. Rubino, a UI sophomore, majors in therapeutic recreation. (The Daily Iowan/Olivia Sun)

Summer courses may be tricky because of cuts

Marissa Payne, [email protected] March 9, 2017

Students trying to get ahead on coursework by taking summer classes at the University of Iowa may struggle to enroll in courses they had initially planned to take. The UI announced last month the Summer...