It’s been nearly seven months since the world first started hearing about the latest Ebola outbreak. In those seven months, however, we have heard about the deadly virus nonstop. A potent combination...

I come from a long line of educators. My mother is a teacher, my stepfather is a principal, and I have lost track on the number of aunts and uncles who also fall into the category. Whenever there is any...

As November’s election draws near, candidates are taking strong stances on issues that have previously been in everyone’s interest to avoid. Rep. Bruce Braley, D-Iowa, did just this with a...

Columbus Day, who remembers that? I mean, we still celebrate Columbus Day? Well, OK, maybe you remember. Maybe your cognizance of truly important stuff such as Columbus Day is much better than mine. It...

I’ve often been asked by friends inside and outside of our great university why I choose to give to the We Are Phil campaign. I am “Phil” because I believe in giving back to an institution...

Ernst stuck to issues, not catch phrases The Iowan Senate race has tightened. A new Iowa poll released this weekend shows that Ernst is only leading by 1 percentage point; the Real Clear Politics average...

I knew London was going to be expensive before boarding my flight over the Atlantic. The exchange rate isn’t in my favor, and the city has a reputation for increasing housing and living costs. According...

During last year’s inaugural We Are Phil faculty/staff giving initiative, the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business responded with gusto to the challenge of increasing employee participation...

On the heels of a recent hacking of 10 large U.S. financial institutions, including JP Morgan Chase, Washington is trying to push piecemeal legislation through Congress to improve our nation’s cybersecurity....

A lot has been said in regard to stemming the flow of potential militants of ISIS from Western nations from joining its jihad in Syria and Iraq. U.S. officials have come out urging young Muslim men not...

Last year, I volunteered to serve as a co-head for the first three years of We Are Phil, the University of Iowa’s new giving program for faculty and staff. After a very successful launch last fall, we...

In 1959, some 1,100 UI students and alumni traveled across country by train to watch Iowa beat California, 38-12, in its second Rose Bowl. Among those excited Hawkeyes were two particularly special people...