Regents approve another tuition hike
Marissa Payne, [email protected]
June 8, 2017
CEDAR FALLS — For a second year in a row, the state Board of Regents took a summer vote to raise tuition for Iowa’s public universities. The regents approved the increases at their meeting here on June 8. Resident undergraduate tuition rates at the UI will increase 5 percent, or $358; nonresident...
IC police, FBI say Owens incident not a hate crime
May 17, 2016
By Girindra Selleck [email protected] After more than two weeks of tension about a fight involving UI freshman Marcus Owens that was initially believed by many to be racially motivated, the Iowa City police on My 16 released a statement declaring the incident does not qualify as a hate crime. ...
UI justice forum with Harreld turns contentious
Katelyn Weisbrod, [email protected]
May 3, 2016
University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld’s academic year is ending similarly to how it began. Tension grew after Harreld refused to respond to numerous questions from community members at a Just Living Theme Semester Planning Committee discussion on Tuesday night. The event also saw several audience...
Harreld pushes tuition hike
Stacey Murray, [email protected]
May 3, 2016
University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld will argue for “more dramatic” increases in tuition moving forward, potentially as a way to offset lower amounts of support from the state Legislature. “We have an obligation to the state, and we will fulfill that obligation,” he said. “But at th...
UI student vets voice concerns at strategic planning forum
Katelyn Weisbrod, [email protected]
April 26, 2016
Veterans services were among some of the concerns at the first student forum for input on the University of Iowa strategic plan. Seven students spoke at the forum on Monday, the first of two student forums and one of seven forums focused on the UI's strategic plan. The forums are intended to gather...
Soyer: Don’t re-elect Rastetter
April 21, 2016
Hannah Soyer [email protected] The state Board of Regents met Wednesday and will meet again today to elect the board president and president pro tem. Current President Bruce Rastetter and President Pro Tem Katie Mulholland seek re-election, although it is necessary for the regents to elec...
Harreld updates regents on innovations
Tom Ackerman, [email protected]
February 26, 2016
Even in a state Board of Regents meeting, University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld could not escape the controversy of his presidency. The regents and officials from Iowa’s three public universities met Thursday in Ames. Harreld gave updates on innovations, accomplishments, and progress...
Editorial: Incivility, unrest at Harreld’s town hall
February 25, 2016
Roughly 120 days into his controversial presidency, University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld has not been able to establish a strong footing upon which to build success, though few have given him an opportunity to do so. On Tuesday night, Harreld hosted a town hall. Rather than rushing through an...
Community gears up for Harreld town hall
Savannah Guyer, [email protected]
February 23, 2016
University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld’s first town hall has many drawing their breath in anticipation of questioning the new president. Harreld will hold a the meeting from 4 to 6 p.m. today in the Pomerantz Center. Provost P. Barry Butler, interim Senior Vice President for Finance Rod Lehnertz,...
Regents leave community cold
KayLynn Harris, [email protected]
February 19, 2016
A record number of community members attended the latest state Board of Regents public transparency hearing, although most believed it was just another way for their voices to be ignored. Thursday, the hearing allowed people to record messages through a web camera. The comments, which could not be...
Guest opinion: Remembering what public universities are about
February 19, 2016
University of Iowa students, faculty, staff and alumni, and for that matter the citizens of Iowa generally, have been treated in recent months to vague and insubstantial comments by newly appointed President Bruce Harreld and the state Board of Regents about what the future might hold for the UI. Their...
Barta garners big contract extension
February 18, 2016
By Jordan Hansen [email protected] While plenty of questions swirl about the Iowa Athletics Department, the university decided to double-down on Athletics Director Gary Barta, extending his contract to June 30, 2021. Barta’s contract was set to expire after June 30 of this year. Acc...