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The International Programs office located in the University Capitol Centre in Iowa City on Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. International Programs is opening the University of Iowa Passport Office within the same space.
Four more UI students’ visas revoked
Roxy Ekberg, Politics Editor • April 15, 2025

This is a developing story, check back for updates  Federal officials have revoked the visas of five international students at the University of Iowa, according to the Campaign to Organize Graduate Students.  Russell Ganim, associate provost and dean of international programs,...

President Donald Trump watches during finals of the NCAA Men's Wrestling Championship at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa on Saturday, March. 22, 2025. The NCAA Championships ended with Penn States fourth consecutive victory at 177.0, Nebraska in second 117.0, Oklahoma State in third 102.5, and Iowa in fourth 81.0.
Trump administration revokes UI student’s visa
Roxy Ekberg, Politics Editor • April 11, 2025

The Trump administration revoked the visa of an international graduate student at the University of Iowa, according to an email sent to international students on April 10.  The UI learned on April 4 the U.S. Department of State canceled the student’s visa, according...

The Iowa City Public Library is seen before an International Writer Program panel held in the Iowa City Public Library on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.
Public library programs at risk after executive order dismantles Institute of Library and Museum Services
Anna Mitchell, News Reporter • April 10, 2025

President Donald Trump’s initiative to dismantle the Institute of Library and Museum Services could result in Iowa losing out on federal funding and support for libraries and museums.  Issued on March 14, the executive order seeks to dissolve the Institute of Library...

The inner dome of the Iowa State Capitol building is seen during the second day of the 2025 Iowa legislative session at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025.
Politics Notebook | Iowa Senate sends bill creating Center for Intellectual Freedom at UI to governor’s desk
Liam Halawith, Politics Editor • April 15, 2025

Iowa Senate lawmakers sent a bill that would create a Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa to the governor’s desk on Tuesday. The bill, House File 437, would create a new center that would teach classes and do research on the “historical ideas,...

Director Anne Dugger visits an empty classroom at the Catherine McCauley Center in Cedar Rapids on April 10. Due to recent cuts in funding for refugee resettlement services, many of the staff and services have been laid off. According to Dugger, the work that used to be done by 20 people is now done by two.
Trump administration’s pause of refugee resettlement upends lives, impacts Iowa
Roxy Ekberg, Politics Editor • April 15, 2025

Benedicte Chubaka’s family members were slated to fly to the U.S. from Uganda through a refugee resettlement program. After undergoing a week of medical checkups, a final step before reuniting with Chubaka, their flight was canceled, and they received the news they would...

Stephanie Amundson plays with her son Sebastian Amundson at the Iowa City Pedestrian Mall Playground on April 11. She is a neonatal intensive care unit nurse and mother.
What the expansion of Medicaid means for Iowa mothers
Shreya Reddy, Audience Editor • April 15, 2025

When Lily Nichols, a mother of two and neonatal intensive care unit nurse, became pregnant, she felt comfortable going into the birthing process, feeling as if her experience as a nurse helped her advocate for herself and know when she would need intervention or certain services...

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The Iowa City VA Federal Building Campus is seen in Iowa City on April 15, 2025. Federal policymakers are currently proposing cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Iowa City staff say cuts to VA could push system past its breaking point
Emma Jane, News Reporter • April 15, 2025

As the federal government moves to shrink the Department of Veterans Affairs, frontline workers in Iowa City warn that a system known for delivering high-quality care to veterans may be pushed past its limits. The Department of Veterans Affairs, or VA, consists of three...

Iowa City Mayor Pro Tem and City Councilor Mazahir Salih ask a clarifying question about the Burlington bridge project during a city council meeting at the Iowa City City Hall in Iowa City on Sept. 17. Salih believes the civil war in Sudan has had a significant impact on the Iowa City Sudanese community.
Lost in the noise: The struggle of Iowa City’s Sudanese community amid a neglected crisis
Mia O'Connor-Walker, Politics Reporter • December 3, 2024

In December 2023 in Cairo, Mazahir Salih saw suffering. There to find her mother who had just fled Sudan, Salih witnessed the lines of tired and hungry Sudanese refugees outside of the U.N. location in Sudan, all of them with the same hope — safety. The Sudanese refugees...

The Old Capitol is seen in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.
UI campus Democrats disappointed, Republicans ecstatic about Trump’s win
Liam Halawith, Elections Editor • November 14, 2024

With former President Donald Trump on his way back to the White House after beating out Vice President Kamala Harris, University of Iowa campus political organizations are mixed about the results of the election.  Campus conservatives are ecstatic about Trump’s rise...