Behavioral health specialists, student advocates and security personnel part of staffing additions
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Behavioral health specialists, student advocates and security personnel part of staffing additions
One day after state senators advanced an education budget bill starving Iowa’s public universities of any general aid increase in the coming year, the Iowa House advanced its own package cutting general education support by the amount each university was spending on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. But unlike the Senate version, the House would increase some support for other regent initiatives and for community colleges.
Nearly 90 Jewish faculty, staff, students, and alumni across Iowa’s higher education landscape have issued a collective statement condemning threats to and attacks on their college and university campuses “in the name of the Jewish community.”
Students from Iowa BIG — a project-based learning program based in Cedar Rapids — set out to educate children about local laws on driving ATVs and UTVs. They shared the importance of wearing helmets and other safety guidelines. Even the students who have grown up riding the vehicles, said they learned something about safety through the project.
For the second time in four months, the University of Iowa has paused a search for a college dean -- with its Graduate College this month joining its College of Law in the limbo status of interim leadership.
Of the 40 Iowa public universities, community colleges and private institutions contacted by the Iowa Capital Dispatch and the 28 that responded, 13 acknowledged having some number of university students or recent graduates with changed federal status.
Also in this week’s government notes, the Cedar Rapids school board has approved a 3 percent wage increase for district teachers.
University of Iowa Health Care for years has bemoaned its cramped emergency department and limited bed capacity — creating long wait times, lengthy ER stays, and higher-than-average rates of would-be patients who leave without being seen.
Cleaning the brick and maintaining many windows and doors part of the plan to save structure
Hugh Culverhouse Jr., a Florida megadonor and firebrand son of a former Tampa Bay Buccaneers owner, has stepped up to help the University of Iowa’s International Writing Program after it suffered a devastating blow this year in the loss of nearly $1 million in federal funding.
Four teams from Prairie and Alburnette high schools gave final presentations Wednesday at The Eastern Iowa Airport. Ideas include better seating, a library and an app that rewards passengers.
The governor said the law will decrease cyberbullying and classroom distractions, improve students’ concentration and address concerns about students’ mental health.
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