There’s something especially unnerving about how some of the biggest critics of health-care reform have responded to its passage. I’m not talking about the GOP vowing to repeal it after regaining control...

“Can anyone explain this health-care bill in simple words?” I heard this question amid the sweet and bitter slogans last week, when President Obama visited the University of Iowa. My head was also...

The recent changes to the student-lending market are refreshing and much needed, even if their most substantive effects won’t be felt here at the University of Iowa. Legislation affixed to the recently...

So, how does Armageddon feel? Pretty much like Tuesday, I suspect. Who knew? I don’t know about you, but I had always thought that Armageddon would feel more like a Monday. A really bad Monday. I...

One theory holds that humans abandoned the nomadic life with the discovery of brewing. Large quantities of beer were just too heavy to carry around, so we invented civilization. But what we have now is...

The make-up of the nation’s higher-education faculty is in flux. In 1960, 75 percent of college teachers were full-time tenured or tenure-track professors, according to the New York Times. At present,...

A devastating and tragic humanitarian crisis is plaguing the Democratic Republic of the Congo. And a key driver of the conflict hits uncomfortably close to home. For 13 years, the people of eastern Democratic...

The following is a version of the letter sent by the University of Iowa Parent Association Advisory Board to city councilors. Dear Iowa City City Council, Current and past members of the UI Parent Association...

President Obama stepped between the blue curtains Thursday, and a roar of applause erupted among the estimated 3,000 onlookers. The University of Iowa Field House held more than badminton and volleyball...

“Being a woman will no longer be a pre-existing health condition,” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said after the passage of the health-care reform bill in the House. Upon hearing that statement, I hoped...

March 4, 2010, was a national day of action to defend public education. In California, it was a historic day as students and teachers from all sectors of public education, K-12 to state universities, united...

Iowa legislators appear to have a short memory. Nearly two years after the devastating floods, the Legislature is on the verge of adjourning without passing any major legislation to prevent, educate,...