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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Iowa Board of Regents 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. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Guest opinion: What Putin can teach Rastetter

May 6, 2016

Regent President Bruce Rastetter appears to need some mentoring regarding the democratic dialogue between the state Board of Regents and the stakeholders of Iowa’s state universities — namely, all...

Bruce Harreld talks with reporters in The Daily Iowan conference room about his upcoming term as the next president of the University of Iowa. Upon his acceptance, Harreld had an approval rating of three percent. (The Daily Iowan/Brooklynn Kascel)

Harreld pushes tuition hike

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...

The Board of Regents sits in a meeting at the IMU on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015. Protestors entered the meeting and presented a petition for all members of the Board of Regents to resign. (The Daily Iowan/Mikaela Parrick)

Mary Andringa resigns from the state Board of Regents

April 28, 2016

Regent Mary Andringa has resigned from the state Board of Regents. The Republican and board chairwoman of Vermeer Corp. snagged the seat in a term starting May 1, 2015. Her resignation is effective...

Iowa Board of Regents 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. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Rastetter to remain as top regent

Bruce Rastetter will remain in his leadership position on the state Board of Regents. During the regents' meeting on Thursday at the Iowa School for the Deaf, they decided to re-elect Rastetter as President...

The Iowa spirit squad runs before the team before the Iowa-Minnesota game at Kinnick on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2013. The Hawkeyes defeated the Golden Gophers, 40-35 to stay perfect on the season. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Regents mull taking sports funds

At the state Board of Regents meeting on Thursday at the Iowa School for the Deaf, the members discussed shifting funding from athletics to support academic and research enterprises at the three state...

Minimal maintenance and repair on the building shows it's dated interior in need of a remodeling in Seashore Hall at The University of Iowa on Wednesday, April 20, 2016. Seashore Hall was the original location of the University Hospital dating back to 1899. (The Daily Iowan/Anthony Vazquez)

Regents committee to recommend new psych building, razing part of Seashore

Cindy Garcia, [email protected] April 21, 2016

  The largest department in the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts & Sciences is one step closer to receiving a state-of-art teaching and research space. The state Board of Regents’...

Iowa Board of Regents 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. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Soyer: Don’t re-elect Rastetter

April 20, 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...

FILE - The University of Iowa campus looking west from Old Capitol and the Pentacrest.

Tuition hikes loom in Iowa

April 14, 2016

The state Board of Regents is disappointed by lack of legislative funding. By Kaylyn Kluck [email protected] Tuition hikes at Iowa’s three Board of Regents’ universities look unavoidable after...

Bruce Harreld talks with reporters in The Daily Iowan conference room about his upcoming term as the next president of the University of Iowa. Upon his acceptance, Harreld had an approval rating of three percent. (The Daily Iowan/Brooklynn Kascel)

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...

FILE - The University of Iowa Health Care building is seen on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2016. (The Daily Iowan/file)

Regents approve medical leadership shakeup

Tom Ackerman, [email protected] February 26, 2016

New changes are coming to the medical field’s leadership on campus. In their meeting on Thursday, the state Board of Regents approved the merging of leadership at the University of Iowa Hospitals...

UI junior Olivia Loechner and freshman Sydney McMurray sit in a UI dorm lounge they share with three other women on Monday, Aug. 24, 2015. An overflow of students stay in residence-hall lounges converted into housing spaces until permanent accommodations can be made. (The Daily Iowan/Carly Matthew)

Some regents balk at raising housing and dining rates

Tom Ackerman, [email protected] February 26, 2016

  Whether there will be an increase in housing and dining rates for the three state Board of Regents universities is still in flux, but some regents expressed concerns about approving them. Rates...

Students walk down the T. Anne Cleary Walkway in-between classes on December 2, 2015 at the university of Iowa. (File photo/The Daily Iowan)

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,...