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Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Editor

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Eleanor Hildebrandt is one of two News Editors at The Daily Iowan. She is a junior at the University of Iowa majoring in journalism and mass communication and global health studies. She also is earning a minor in German. During her first two years, at the DI Eleanor worked as a news reporter, digital producer, and podcast host for the paper. She previously covered shared governance and higher education.

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Honors Program selects Shaun Vecera as new director

Honors Program selects Shaun Vecera as new director

September 15, 2021
Iowa kid captain Drew Hennigan answers questions during an interview with ABC during “Kid’s Day at Kinnick” inside Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 14.

Kid Captain Drew Hennigan excited to welcome fans back to Kinnick Stadium

September 2, 2021
Iowa Book is seen on Aug. 4, 2021. the bookstore will now be managed day-to-day by Barnes and Noble.

Iowa Book enters new partnership with Barnes and Noble College

August 23, 2021
A medical student receives their Moderna vaccine along with other University of Iowa students on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021.

UIHC participates in various COVID-19 vaccine trials

August 22, 2021
University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson speaks with media during a press conference at the Old Capitol in downtown Iowa City on Monday, Aug. 16.

UI to maintain current COVID-19 guidance despite faculty petition

August 16, 2021
Johnson County holds a virtual meeting for the Board of Supervisors on Nov. 12, 2020.

Johnson County Board of Supervisors to consider masks in county buildings

August 11, 2021
Graduating student veteran, Paul Richards, poses for a portrait outside of Calvin Hall on May 4, 2021.

Graduating at any age: how two nontraditional students navigated their time at the University of Iowa

May 11, 2021
Amanda Thein, a finalist for the Associate Provost and Graduate College Dean position is asked interview questions on Wednesday, May 5th, 2021.

Graduate College Dean Search: College of Education Associate Dean Amanda Thein emphasizes continued conversations with student

May 5, 2021
The new University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson addresses reporters in the Levitt Center for University Advancement on April 30, 2021. Wilson becomes the 22nd president for the University of Iowa and was previously the Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs for the University of Illinois.

Incoming UI President Barbara Wilson receives 80 percent approval from campus survey prior to selection

May 4, 2021
University of Iowa student Abby Crow poses for a portrait on April 20, 2021. Crow is majoring in human physiology and his the new student regent on the Iowa board of regents.

UI sophomore Abby Crow becomes next student regent

May 3, 2021
The new University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson addresses reporters in the Levitt Center for University Advancement on April 30, 2021. Wilson becomes the 22nd president for the University of Iowa and was previously the Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs for the University of Illinois. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Daily Iowan)

Barbara Wilson named next University of Iowa president

April 30, 2021
A sapling is seen in Court Hill Park on Thursday, April 29, 2021. As a part of Iowa City’s Project 51, 60 trees were planted in Court Hill Park and 400 trees were planted throughout Iowa City in 2020. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Daily Iowan)

Iowa City plants 400 trees in 2020, looks to break planting record in 2021

April 29, 2021
University of Iowa Presidential Candidate Barbara Wilson addresses the audience during the second UI Presidential Forum in the Levitt Center for University Advancement on Monday, April 10, 2021. Wilson is currently the executive vice president and vice president for Academic Affairs for the University of Illinois System.

Student focused: UI Presidential Finalist Barbara Wilson’s career embraces building connections as a higher education leader

April 28, 2021
Teresa Marshall, the new president of the University of Iowa Faculty Senate, is seen during a UI Faculty Senate meeting on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. (Brianna Brown/The Daily Iowan)

New faculty officers hope to establish ‘strong working relationship’ with new UI administration

April 28, 2021
Medical syringe of vaccine injection

University of Iowa to resume Johnson & Johnson vaccinations

April 28, 2021
University of Iowa Presidential Candidate Barbara Wilson addresses the audience during the second UI Presidential Forum in the Levitt Center for University Advancement on Monday, April 10, 2021. Wilson is currently the executive vice president and vice president for Academic Affairs for the University of Illinois System.

Student focused: UI Presidential Finalist Barbara Wilson’s career embraces building connections as a higher education leader

April 25, 2021
The indoor pool at Mercer Park Aquatic Center on Monday, April 12, 2021. The center is located at 2701 Bradford Dr.

Johnson County pools prepare for second COVID-19 summer, struggle to find staff

April 26, 2021
University of Iowa Presidential Candidate Barbara Wilson addresses the audience during the second UI Presidential Forum in the Levitt Center for University Advancement on Thursday, April 15, 2021. Wilson is currently the executive vice president and vice president for Academic Affairs for the University of Illinois System.

Second UI presidential forum: University of Illinois System Executive Vice President Barbara Wilson emphasizes student voices, diverse team building

April 15, 2021
Elizabeth Bergman is seen discussing refunding bonds during the Iowa Board of Regents meeting on Wednesday, April 14, 2021.

Regents approve three University of Iowa refunding bonds, saving millions

April 14, 2021
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Research into southeast Iowa site locates hidden history

April 14, 2021
Cambuses pick up and drop off passengers at the WCTC stop on Monday, April 20, 2020.

Board of Regents find inconsistencies in drug, alcohol testing, insuring vehicles during audit of Cambus

April 14, 2021
Contributed photo of Barbara Wilson, executive vice president and vice president of academic affairs for the University of Illinois system.

UI Presidential Search: Executive Vice President for the University of Illinois System Barbara Wilson named finalist

April 14, 2021
The Old Capitol building is seen on March, 6, 2021.

UI Strategic Planning Team adds shared governance late into process

April 12, 2021
Guowei Qi, a senior studying biochemistry, math, and computer science at UI, is seen in front of the Old Capital on Thursday, April 8, 2021. Qui is one of 17 Churchill Scholars in the U.S.

Guowei Qi becomes fifth Churchill Scholar from UI

April 11, 2021
University of Iowa Student Government President, Connor Wooff, speaks during an Iowa Board of Regents meeting on Wednesday, April 7. Wooff talked about the challenges students faced during the pandemic. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Daily Iowan)

2020 brought social justice attention, mental health challenges to Iowa campuses, student leaders say

April 7, 2021
University of Iowa Executive Officer and Associate Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Liz Tovar, speaks during an Iowa Board of Regents meeting on Wednesday, April 7. Tovar answered questions related to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Daily Iowan)

Tovar: diversity, equity, and inclusion to be ‘core pillar’ in next UI strategic plan

April 7, 2021
The English-Philosophy Building at the University of Iowa is pictured on April 5, 2021.

New EPB window renovation leads to questions about COVID-19 transmission

April 6, 2021
The Old Capitol is seen on Sunday, March 21, 2021.

University of Iowa plans to bring scholars at risk to campus

April 5, 2021
Professional Student Survey Report from the Health and Safety Committee of the University of Iowa Graduate and Professional Student Government (GPSG) as seen on April 1. The report details the well-being of students during COVID-19.

Most graduate students report negative mental health according to survey

April 1, 2021
State Board of Regents then President Bruce Rastetter announced the newly appointed President Bruce Harreld during a meeting in the IMU on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. Harreld is the 21st president of the University of Iowa. (Margaret Kispert/The Daily Iowan)

From ‘disappointment’ to a ‘seat at the table’, how Harreld changed shared governance

March 30, 2021
Photo Illustration by Jeff Sigmund on Thursday, March 25, 2021.

Iowa City looks for more public feedback on new mural

March 25, 2021
The Old Capitol Building is seen on Monday, March 1, 2021.

UI reports continued low COVID-19 cases, vaccine supply limited

March 24, 2021
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics building front.

Health care workers, UIHC set out to improve relationship with conversations facilitated by the Board of Regents

March 22, 2021
University of Iowa sophomore Joslin Some submits a post-exam video for his class, Data Structures, on Saturday, March 13, 2021 at his apartment in Iowa City. Some is an international student from Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso in West Africa. He is studying computer science at the university.

University of Iowa classrooms adapt a year into the pandemic

March 16, 2021
University of Iowa senior and undergraduate BSN nursing student, Nick Figuracion (right), and fellow nursing students, Amy Gustafson (left) and Rebecca Sandhu (center), talk before their clinical rotation on Thursday, March 11 in the University of Iowa Stead Family Childrens Hospital. Figuracion’s advice to other nursing students during COVID is that, “You have to persevere. These times are tough for everyone and none of this is natural to us. Wearing masks and face shields and standing six feet apart that’s not human. Human interaction is being close and interacting with one another, so you just have to persevere and know that there is light at the end of the tunnel.”

Health care professionals remain vigilant, resilient after a year on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic

March 16, 2021

Sydney Nguyen

March 16, 2021
The Tippie College of Business, located at the University of Iowa, is seen on Monday, March 15, 2021. Iowa’s business school has declared a program between business schools from University of Northern Iowa, Grinnell, and Cornell, to allow students to get their master of finance degrees quicker. (Grace Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Tippie College of Business embraces partnerships with Iowa universities to accelerate master’s program

March 15, 2021
The Old Capitol Building is seen on Monday, March 1, 2021.

University of Iowa adds new certificate to help students pursue planning, public affairs

March 14, 2021
The Faculty Council meeting is shown on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Faculty Council met to discuss campus safety and fall 2021 semester plans, amongst other topics.

Campus Health Officer: vaccine rollout slower for faculty in Iowa than in other states

March 9, 2021
Tippie College of Business Building is seen on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020.

University of Iowa Native American Leadership Academy deals with technology difficulties, adds support

March 8, 2021
Pictured on Aug. 27, 2020, is a student walking through campus to their classes during the first week of school at the University of Iowa. (Grace Smith/The Daily Iowan)

UI Presidential Search Committee plans to bring finalists to campus in April

March 5, 2021
CEO of University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and Associate Vice President of University of Iowa Health Care, Suresh Gunasekaran, speaks during the Iowa Board of Regents meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 24 over Zoom. Gunasekaran spoke about case mix index, patient satisfaction and quality scores.

UI Hospitals and Clinics to continue pushing for new North Liberty hospital

February 25, 2021
Iowa Board of Regents President Michael Richards sits alongside President Pro Tem Patty Cownie during a meeting at the Iowa State Alumni Center in Ames, Iowa, on Thursday, June 6, 2019. The Regents voted in favor of a four percent tuition increase starting in the fall semester of 2019.

State Board of Regents recommend changes to syllabi, campus policies regarding free speech

February 24, 2021
A COGS sticker is seen on a stop light post on Friday, October 16, 2020.

Graduate student workers asking university for more transparency on graduate student COVID-19 cases in classroom

February 23, 2021
The Old Capitol building is seen from the T. Anne Cleary on Feb. 10, 2021.

University of Iowa to receive additional funds from stimulus packages

February 19, 2021
University of Iowa asks state Board of Regents for $6.4 million in property, facility advancements

University of Iowa asks state Board of Regents for $6.4 million in property, facility advancements

February 17, 2021
University of Iowa senior Jade Miller speaks at a demonstration held in front of University President Bruce Harrelds home on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. The Campaign to Organize Graduate Students (COGS) led a march to Harrelds home in order to protest the administrations insistence that the university remain open despite the health risk posed by COVID-19.

COGS frustrated after not being able to elect presidential search representative

February 16, 2021
President of SEIU local 199 Cathy Glasson answers questions during a press conference announcing the results of recertification elections for SEIU, AFSCME, and UE local unions across the street from the University of Iowa hospitals and clinics on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. The state requires that the unions vote to confirm the continuation of each union. This is the first time all three have voted simultaneously to recertify.

UIHC union, Board of Regents continue contract negotiations with an optimistic outlook

February 15, 2021
The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

Iowa Senate subcommittee advances bill to prohibit tenure at Iowa’s public institutions

February 11, 2021
University of Iowa graduate student Drew Etienne poses for a portrait in downtown Iowa City on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. The Campaign to Organize Graduate Students (COGS) led a march to President Bruce Harrelds home in order to protest the administrations insistence that the university remain open despite the health risk posed by COVID-19.

COGS, state Board of Regents differ on wage increases as contract negotiations begin

February 9, 2021
Entrance to the University of Iowas Seamans Center for the Engineering Arts and Sciences at 103 South Capitol Street, Iowa City, IA on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020.

University of Iowa College of Engineering receives diversity recognition, but still has work to do

February 5, 2021
The Old Capitol building is seen on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019.

University of Iowa’s first round of public/private partnership funding distributed

February 4, 2021
The Old Capital building is seen on Nov. 19, 2019.

University of Iowa moves spring 2021 commencement online

February 3, 2021
Steam swirls around the University of Iowa Power Plant on the evening of Monday, Jan. 14, 2019.

University of Iowa, Board of Regents seek to block auditor’s subpoena for information on public private partnership

February 2, 2021
The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

Iowa Republican lawmakers again face opposition to advancing bill prohibiting tenure at public universities

January 29, 2021
The LGBTQ Iowa Archives is seen on Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021. The new library and archive is located in the basement of the Wesley Center.

New lending libraries, archives create community space for LGBTQ Iowans

January 31, 2021
The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

University of Iowa to receive millions in federal aid in the spring semester

January 27, 2021
Board members listen during the Board of Regents meeting on September 12, 2018 in the IMU Main Lounge. Regents members discussed remodeling various buildings and sights across various Iowa campuses.

Regents ask Iowa Department of Public Health to include faculty in COVID-19 vaccination plans

January 26, 2021
Board members listen during the Board of Regents meeting on September 12, 2018 in the IMU Main Lounge. Regents members discussed remodeling various buildings and sights across various Iowa campuses.

Regents counter UIHC union’s 5 percent wage increase request with 1 percent raise

January 21, 2021
The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

Search committee ‘inundated with interest’ for University of Iowa president position

January 20, 2021
Board members listen during the Board of Regents meeting on September 12, 2018 in the IMU Main Lounge. Regents members discussed remodeling various buildings and sights across various Iowa campuses.

UIHC union begins contract negotiations with state Board of Regents, asks for wage increase

January 13, 2021
The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

Students, faculty prepare for uncertain spring semester

December 15, 2020
President Bruce Harreld speaks during a virtual interview with The Daily Iowan on Sept. 29, 2020.

‘It’s been Hell and I think we’re ready for a transition’ Harreld looking to new testing, depopulation options for spring semester

December 13, 2020
The Old Capitol building is seen on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019.

Faculty of color voice frustrations with University of Iowa Diversity, Equity, Inclusion document

December 11, 2020
UI Quick Care, University Capitol Center, 201 S Clinton St. Testing entrance as seen on Monday Nov. 30, 2020.

University of Iowa plans to implement asymptomatic COVID-19 screening

December 8, 2020
University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld and Interim Provost Sue Curry listen to a presentation during an Iowa Board of Regents meeting at the Iowa State Alumni Center in Ames, Iowa, on Thursday, June 6, 2019. The Regents voted in favor of a four percent tuition increase starting in the fall semester of 2019.

University of Iowa Presidential Search Committee introduces search timeline, selection of UI president set for April 30

December 4, 2020
The Haunted Bookshop in Iowa City is seen on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020.

Iowa City Businesses prepare for students’ extended break, impact on holiday season

December 3, 2020
Yes, President Trump’s claims of fraud go back to Iowa’s 2016 caucuses

Yes, President Trump’s claims of fraud go back to Iowa’s 2016 caucuses

November 20, 2020
City High head coach Dan Sabers congratulates the team after the first varsity football playoff game between City High and Ottumwa on Friday, Oct. 16, 2020 at Frank Bates Field. The Little Hawks defeated the Bulldogs with a score 41-16. At the beginning of the game, announcers told the crowd to wear masks and practice social distancing.

Longtime Iowa City High football coach says goodbye, leaves lasting impact off field

November 20, 2020
Photo Illustration by Katie Goodale

Iowa hospital officials hopeful on vaccine, continuing surge plan

November 18, 2020
Regent President Mike Richards listens during the state Board of Regents meeting at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls on Friday, November 15, 2018.

Board of Regents President says tuition will not increase in the spring

November 18, 2020
UI President Bruce Harreld answers questions during an interview with The Daily Iowan in the Adler Journalism Building on Monday, December 9, 2019.

Regent President Mike Richards to give spring tuition update at Board of Regents meeting this week

November 15, 2020
The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

Regents name UI Presidential Search Committee members

November 11, 2020
The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

State Board of Regents discuss campus crime statistics, UI stalking cases double

November 10, 2020
Photo Illustration by Jeff Sigmund

USG starts Green Bandana Project to increase campus suicide prevention efforts

November 8, 2020
Voters in polling booths at the UI Campus and Recreation Center in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 03, 2020. Precincts 5 and 11 were stationed in the building, with Precinct 11 having more ballots casted than Precinct 5.

University of Iowa students react to Iowa election results, lack of national results, voter turnout

November 4, 2020
Iowa 3rd Congressional District-elect Cindy Axne speaks to supporters during the statewide Democratic candidates watch party at Embassy Suites in Des Moines on Wednesday, Nov.

Cindy Axne wins Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District race

November 4, 2020
Photo Illustration by Raquele Decker

University of Iowa Pentacrest Museums shift to virtual tours, podcast to expand reach

November 3, 2020
The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

State Board of Regents announces UI Presidential Search Committee composition

October 29, 2020
Freshman Tara Kielkopf poses on the T. Anne Cleary Walkway on Oct. 22, 2020. Kielkopf, like many other freshmen, has not had a typical start to college due to COVID-19. Freshmen are utilizing student organizations, social media, and many virtual methods to find a sense of a community during the pandemic.

First-year students use social media, Zoom breakout rooms, student orgs to find community

October 22, 2020
University of Iowa graduate student Drew Etienne poses for a portrait in downtown Iowa City on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. The Campaign to Organize Graduate Students (COGS) led a march to President Bruce Harrelds home in order to protest the administrations insistence that the university remain open despite the health risk posed by COVID-19.

Unions at Iowa universities vote to recertify for bargaining power, frustrated with election process

October 20, 2020
A nurse uses the walkway from the WCTC to the hospital during football media day in Kinnick Stadium on Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020.

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics is hiring more temporary nurses to help fill gaps left by retention issues

October 19, 2020
University of Iowa Lecturer of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Mary Kosloski, and her son, Felix, pose for a portrait at the Pentacrest on Oct. 16.

Professors, TAs balance teaching and parenting in a pandemic

October 18, 2020
The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

Presidential search committee co-chairs look towards process with confident, inclusive mindset

October 15, 2020
Iowa Board of Regents President Michael Richards sits alongside President Pro Tem Patty Cownie during a meeting at the Iowa State Alumni Center in Ames, Iowa, on Thursday, June 6, 2019. The Regents voted in favor of a four percent tuition increase starting in the fall semester of 2019.

Board of Regents approve Harreld’s retirement, start search for new president

October 5, 2020
University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld talks with members of the Daily Iowan during an interview at the Adler Journalism Building on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2019. President Harreld has been the president at the university since November 2, 2015.

Shared governance groups on campus prepare for search for next UI president

October 4, 2020
The Red Cross is seeking blood donations after the cancellation of blood drives created a shortage. Photo by Antonio via Flickr.

UI Annual Homecoming Blood Drive adapts for COVID-19, sees increase in donations

October 4, 2020
The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

University of Iowa reports 10 new COVID-19 cases

September 30, 2020
The Asian Pacific American Cultural Center is seen Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020.

University of Iowa cultural centers create sense of community virtually during COVID-19

September 24, 2020
Iowa Board of Regents President Michael Richards sits alongside President Pro Tem Patty Cownie during a meeting at the Iowa State Alumni Center in Ames, Iowa, on Thursday, June 6, 2019. The Regents voted in favor of a four percent tuition increase starting in the fall semester of 2019.

Regents send $18 million funding boost request to lawmakers

September 23, 2020
The University of Iowas College of Law is seen Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020.

University of Iowa Law Anti-Racism Committee generates plan for immediate action

September 20, 2020
Sarah Hansen, the Vice President of Student life for the University of Iowa, speaks to the Board of Regents about the university COVID-19 statistics on Thursday Sept. 17. Hansen had concerns about the reopening of the bars following the resolve of Governor Reynolds mandate. Majority of the cases on campus, were a result of off-campus activities.

University of Iowa leaders wary of looming bar closure deadline, not ready for in-person learning

September 17, 2020
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UIHC, College of Nursing faculty inducted into American Academy of Nursing Fellows Class

September 16, 2020
The Hawk the Vote website is seen on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020.

Student organizations, Johnson County looks to keep young voters civically engaged during COVID-19

September 14, 2020
Textbooks for the 2020 school year are stacked.

Backordered textbooks cause students issues to stay on top of school work

September 8, 2020
University of Iowas student Disability Services Office is seen on September 3, 2020.

Deaf, hard of hearing students with new communication challenges due to COVID-19

September 3, 2020
University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld, Associate Vice President and Dean of Students Angie Reams, and members of USG meet virtually at the first University of Iowa Student Government Meeting on Aug. 25, 2020.

USG reassesses Student Activity Fee to support students during COVID-19

September 1, 2020
Photo Illustration by Nichole Maryse Harris

UI changes dorm recycling program to help mitigate COVID-19 spread

August 30, 2020
Students and community members gather on the grass outside of MacBride Hall on the University of Iowa Pentacrest in Iowa City to listen to Eva Sileo speak during an event protesting the way University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld’s administration has handled campus and community safety during the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday, August 28.

As COVID-19 cases rise in Johnson County, students call for UI to move completely online with renewed urgency

August 28, 2020
Graduate student Carter Cook studies for his online classes in his apartment. He only has one in-person discussion this semester.

UI graduate students struggle to maintain safety and trust in their programs

August 27, 2020
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