[Last] week, the University of Iowa and the University of Iowa Foundation shared the results of our historic, eight-year campaign “For Iowa. Forever More.” More than 272,000 contributors from 99 Iowa...
Three miles south of the Pentacrest, past Highway 6, sits a “resort-style” student-housing development called “The Quarters.” The units range in size from one to three bedrooms, and the amenities...
By Rachel Zuckerman
Last week, for the first time ever, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation annual conference in Washington, D.C., featured a panel on accreditation from the perspective...
During my first year as an undergraduate student at the University of Iowa 23 years ago, I had the good fortune to be part of an historical moment — the inaugural UI Dance Marathon. Though we were not...
The University of Iowa chapter of the American Association of University Professors opposes Senate File 41, a bill introduced in the Iowa Legislature in January by Sen. Brad Zaun. If passed, the bill...
In the wake of Donald Trump’s November victory, a group of the world’s leading scientists endorsed an unprecedented open letter. In it, they implored the incoming Congress and administration to “strengthen...
University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld celebrated his first year in office by refusing to give any interviews to the press or hold any of the town-hall meetings that he had promised when he arrived....
John Higgs, in his 2015 book Stranger Than We Can Imagine: An Alternative History Of The 20th Century, writes about the influence of Russian-American Ayn Rand on the fundamentalists’ approach to personal...
I am from a country, China, that uses a very different system to choose our leaders. Because of this, American politics really fascinates me. By following the past few election cycles, I have found that...
This week is International Education Week, an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide. This joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the U.S....
College is stressful. It is full of deadlines, expectations, and peer pressure. There are late nights, early mornings, and a usually less-than-great diet. Many students are far away from home for the first...
It is no secret that college students love Halloween. Every October, students across the country spend hours making plans with their friends, shopping for decorations, and looking forward to how they will...
