In the hours after State Auditor Rob Sand in March refused to approve another University of Iowa Athletics Department settlement until Athletics Director Gary Barta was gone, UI President Barbara Wilson heard from members of the public asking her to heed -- or not heed -- Sand’s call.
Articles Tagged: Barbara Wilson
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Iowa Hawkeyes Mar. 9, 2023 5:10 pm89d ago
University of Iowa Athletics will reimburse the state for the $2 million taxpayers covered of a $4.2 million deal to settle a discrimination lawsuit 12 former football players filed against UI Athletics and its coaches, UI President Barbara Wilson said Thursday morning.
Higher Ed Dec. 14, 2022 7:21 am174d ago
Willard “Sandy” Boyd – who served as the University of Iowa’s 15th president from 1969 to 1981, gaining repute for his wisdom that subsequent presidents have often quoted – died Tuesday in Iowa City at the age of 95.
Higher Ed Oct. 13, 2022 4:58 pm236d ago
The University of Iowa did extend an offer to one of its finalists after receiving “robust feedback from campus stakeholders regarding the candidates,” but that person declined the offer.
Higher Ed Jul. 13, 2022 5:46 pm328d ago
The day the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade – upending nearly 50 years of precedent by finding no constitutional right to an abortion exists – University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson emailed the UI community asking that the campus remains “a place for open and respectful discussion of differences.”
Higher Ed Jun. 3, 2022 1:31 pm368d ago
Both University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson and Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen are getting 8.3 percent pay raises this summer — bumping up their annual base pay from $600,000 to $650,000.
Higher Ed Feb. 25, 2022 6:14 pm466d ago
The university held Wilson’s official installation ceremony on its 175th anniversary — kicking off a series of celebrations in the coming days commemorating UI’s many milestones, including groundbreaking appointments of women to leadership roles.
Higher Ed Feb. 22, 2022 6:00 am469d ago
Seven months after beginning her tenure as the University of Iowa’s 22nd president, Barbara Wilson on Friday will be formally “installed” during an afternoon ceremony at Hancher Auditorium – happening in conjunction with the campus’ 175th anniversary celebration.
Higher Ed Feb. 15, 2022 5:12 pm476d ago
When University of Iowa Health Care erects a new inpatient tower on its main Iowa City campus – recently revealed as part of its 10-year master plan – officials intend to name it in honor of the late Richard O. Jacobson, whose foundation recently committed $70 million to the project.
Higher Ed Dec. 2, 2021 5:11 pm551d ago
Among a handful of key areas on which the University of Iowa is focused as its heads into a post-pandemic future facing challenges old and new is mental health and supporting student well-being, University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson told a group of community members Thursday.
Higher Ed Sep. 3, 2021 7:20 pm641d ago
Search warrant details steps taken by Iowa City police to investigate allegations in 2020
Iowa Football Sep. 3, 2021 2:39 pm641d ago
With the University of Iowa about to make good on its promise to resume in-person Hawkeye football this fall, campus administrators Thursday issued messages promoting COVID precautions and general good fan behavior heading into the weekend.
Higher Ed Aug. 27, 2021 5:28 pm648d ago
As tens of thousands of new and returning students poured back into Iowa’s public university classrooms Monday, leaders delivered welcome messages of hope and trepidation given rising COVID case and hospitalization numbers statewide.
Higher Ed Aug. 22, 2021 8:15 pm653d ago
On the eve of an academic year promising to be unlike any other — by being, officials hope, more than last year like many others — University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson stood with thousands of new freshmen in solidarity. “Our job is to be healthy Hawkeyes,” she said.