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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
Rephrasing earlier guidance that explicitly prohibited instructors from asking students to wear masks, barred them from inquiring about vaccination, and dissuaded them from even discussing either issue, the University of Iowa has disseminated new COVID-related directives.
Despite predictions for a vastly different academic year than last, University of Iowa faculty again are raising safety concerns as they head into a fall semester with COVID cases rising — echoing demands from a year ago for stronger administrative stances and public health precautions.
Stepping into the University of Iowa presidency as her campus emerges from an historically tumultuous year that stressed the budget and prompted her predecessor to trim programs, eliminate sports, and
Overnight Wednesday, the University of Iowa updated its Office of the President website to reflect its new leadership — presenting Barbara Wilson as its 22nd president. On Thursday, she officially took the helm, promising to usher in a “new era of excellence” for the Hawkeyes.
Just weeks before starting her tenure as 22nd University of Iowa president, Barbara Wilson recently signed a formal employment contract and deferred compensation plan that includes some notable differences from those of her predecessor Bruce Harreld.
Iowa’s Board of Regents this week is meeting in person for the first time since the pandemic to, among other things, evaluate and set goals with its university presidents - including
Bruce Harreld is scheduled to speak at Kinnick celebration May 16.
Barbara Wilson, the University of Iowa’s next president, is a seasoned academic leader with a doctorate and nearly two decades of administrative experience in academia.
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