Last week, Taliban forces surrounded a city in northern Afghanistan, setting into motion a tactic that had long been planned. They took over the city, Kunduz, and set the stage for a fierce back and forth...

Jace Brady Sen. Marco Rubio stood about five rows in front of me in an intimate town hall hosted by Mudd Advertising. To my left sat Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton supporters and to my right another...

Christopher Cervantes [email protected] On Oct. 1, artist and activist Traci Molloy visited the University of Iowa campus and spoke about her various projects and works. Molloy was a key figure in several...

Board of Regents and Bruce Harreld The regents are twisting themselves in knots to legitimize their selection of Bruce Harreld as the next UI president. Just consider the comments some of them made in...

This past week marked the first state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the United States. The president of the second largest economy in the world accomplished a lot during his weeklong visit;...

Christopher Cervantes [email protected] According to the comparative website nationmaster.com, the amount of schooling an adult in the United States receives averages 12 years. Nearly the entirety of...

The regents’ power grab After reading and re-reading the gauntlet that was thrown down by Regent Katie Mulholland: “… We honor the shared governance of the university faculty and staff, BUT shared...

Check out more about Phil here: www.uifoundation.org/facultystaff Coming from a community that emphasized volunteerism, I long knew that I enjoyed helping others. I also knew that I enjoyed working in...

After the high-profile pharmaceutical takeover of a lifesaving drug to prevent parasitic infection in children and AIDS patients by Martin Shkreli, when his firm Turing Pharmaceuticals overhauled the price...

Hannah Soyer [email protected] I overhear a negative remark made toward Asian students here at least once a week. These comments aren’t always outright — sometimes they’re simply a generalization...

Samuel Studer [email protected] On Sept. 26, during the 70th United Nations General Assembly session, Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg called for greater access to the Internet on a global stage....

Check out more about Phil here: www.uifoundation.org/facultystaff I became “Phil” shortly after I joined the staff at the University of Iowa Henry B. Tippie College of Business last fall. I had known...