Students wishing to pursue a career in philanthropy may soon get a head start.
A $100,000 gift to the UI Foundation from UI alumnus Kevin Gruneich will be used to fund a philanthropy-centered curriculum...
Sarah Horgen likes to dig. Whether it’s 120 degrees outside or the ground is frozen and topped with a layer of snow, she said, she loves everything that comes with archaeology.
“It’s really not...
The Iowa City City Council voted to pass and adopt a reduction of the city’s franchise fee from 2 percent to 1 percent at Tuesday’s meeting.
Councilors unanimously passed the reduction after requesting...
The Iowa City City Council approved its second consideration of an ordinance that would ban the use of electronic signs on Iowa City taxis.
Councilors split on a vote to amend the ordinance to only include...
The Iowa City City Council passed a resolution at Tuesday’s meeting to establish a ruling for electronic participation in council meetings.
At its Jan. 25 work session, the majority of the council expressed...
The majority of the UI’s graduate programs scored well, a UI task force said — but those that didn’t must quickly improve or risk restructuring, consolidation, or elimination.
The UI Task Force...
Increasing retention is key for student success, and the university should implement programs to attract and keep more students, a university task force said on Monday.
And more students means more tuition...
The UI should reconsider General Education Fund allocations, factoring in suggestions to tie faculty salary to performance and investing in more programs to bring in tuition revenue, a task force said...
A task force report released Monday echoed UI Provost Wallace Loh’s ongoing calls for a university “without borders.”
As universities around the country become increasingly diverse and internationally...
The UI should strengthen its sustainability efforts and reach out more to community colleges, the UI Task Force on Public Outreach and Civic Engagement said on Monday.
The task force is focused on fortifying...
A UI task force on Monday noted eight areas of research focus it said should act as a guide when contemplating funding in the future.
The 50-page report from the UI Task Force on Research and Creative...
UI and state officials are trying to help a unique group of students who, they say, are often overlooked.
On Monday, Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, and several university officials gathered at the Blank...
