Transit systems across Iowa recently landed $77.2 million in Federal Transit Administration grant funding, including $20.8 million to make the University of Iowa and Iowa State University bus systems more environmentally-friendly.
University of Iowa researcher Kate Giannini is using a Fulbright award to explore new flood planning tools with global scientists, aiming to bring them back to Iowa
Among nearly two dozen higher education-related study bills dropped in the first week of the new legislative session is one looking to reshape the Board of Regents — which for more than a century has governed Iowa’s three public universities.
At the center of a legislative proposal to require undergraduate students at Iowa’s public universities to take courses on American history and American government is the question of what role lawmakers should have in a public university classroom.
“This was not a priority we brought to the Legislature,” Emily Shields, executive director of the nonprofit advocacy association Community Colleges for Iowa, told the House Higher Education Committee on Wednesday. “But then we studied it for a year, and the need is undeniable.”
Countering a bill the Iowa Department of Administrative Services prefiled in December to eliminate the mandate in Iowa Code that it maintain a historical resource center in Iowa City, a bi-partisan group of lawmakers Tuesday introduced a measure to ensure historical centers remain staffed and open in both Des Moines and Iowa City.
A deal the State of Iowa reached with the University of Iowa last month to maintain public access to historical society documents in Iowa City — as required by Iowa Code — is only in place for six months, if not fewer, helping the state to comply with Iowa law just long enough to change it.
With higher education coming under a more permanent and scrutinizing legislative gaze last session with the establishment of a new standing committee in the Iowa House, chair Taylor Collins promised sustained focus on the state’s colleges and universities when the 91st General Assembly reconvenes on Monday.
At Aaron Moseley and Laura Kerr’s Iowa City home, dozens of ceramic mugs serve as snapshots of the life they’ve shared together.
The University of Iowa’s Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology is not aligned with policy and best practices in how it administers and monitors grants, accounts for spending, and handles cash, according to an audit that found “unacceptable weaknesses” that could expose the institution to “unacceptable risks or liability if not corrected.”
The Iowa Department of Administrative Services has determined that it did not violate the portion of state code requiring it to “maintain research centers in Des Moines and Iowa City” when it closed the Iowa City Research Library on Dec. 31.
Two years after the U.S. Department of Education botched its rollout of a new “Free Application for Federal Student Aid” meant to grow participation by simplifying the process, the revised FAFSA seems to be doing its job — including in Iowa.
Twenty years ago, most undergraduate credit hours at the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and University of Northern Iowa were taught by tenured or tenure-track faculty -- topping 55 percent at UI, 56 percent at ISU, and 72 percent at UNI.
“Weaving Narratives: African Textiles in Iowa,” a current exhibit at the Stanley Museum of Art, highlights a selection of textiles from a collection of African art. Through written materials and video-recorded interviews, the stories behind these remarkable artifacts are shared by voices from the African community in Iowa City.
Guaranteeing four years of flat tuition for incoming freshmen across Iowa’s public universities might offer more financial predictability and stability for students and families, but it could do the opposite for the institutions, according to a recent study.
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