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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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Former state Board of Regents President Bruce Rastetter announces the appointment of Bruce Harreld as the new UI president during a meeting in the IMU on Sept. 3, 2015. Harreld is the 21st president of the UI.

Regents recount secret meetings held prior to hiring Harreld as UI president

Marissa Payne, [email protected] September 26, 2017

Two current and three former members of the state Board of Regents testified that their private meetings with Bruce Harreld prior to selecting him as the 21st president of the University of Iowa were...

UI President Bruce Harreld speaks during a state Board of Regents tuition task force meeting in 101 Biology Building East in Iowa City on Monday, Aug. 14, 2017. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Regents approve appropriations request for fiscal 2019

September 26, 2017

On Monday, the state Board of Regents unanimously approved appropriation requests for fiscal 2019 totaling $622.35 million.        Actions by designated regent staff to seek collaboration and...

UI President Bruce Harreld speaks during a state Board of Regents meeting in the IMU Main Lounge on Sept. 7, 2017. (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Harreld tells regents efficiencies must be part of funding equation

September 26, 2017

On Monday, University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld delivered a report to the state Board of Regents about efficiencies and reallocations, TIER@Iowa, and the UI Strategic Plan. “Efficiency and productivity...

Reed, UI vice president for Research and Economic Development, plans to step down

Reed, UI vice president for Research and Economic Development, plans to step down

September 21, 2017

Dan Reed, the University of Iowa vice president for Research and Economic Development, will step down from the position this fall, the UI announced Thursday. Reed will leave because of a recent health...

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 20, 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 18, 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 13, 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 11, 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...