Iowa State University has agreed to pay a former professor and lab director $275,000 as part of a settlement stemming from years of accusations both from her and against her — including that her department chair and his domestic partner made unwanted sexual advances.
Coe College community members protested Thursday in response to diversity, equity, and inclusion concerns following the private college’s recent presidential search – prompting two trustees to resign and issue scathing letters accusing colleagues of deceit.
He succeeds Nancy Humbles; Cindy Garlock to be board vice president
The future of magnet school programming in the Cedar Rapids Community School District may include a school just for high school freshmen and sophomores.
Even with COVID crippling community services and hampering projects and initiatives last year, a “heart safe community campaign” in honor of the late University of Iowa cardiology professor Richard Kerber did not skip a beat — so to speak.
Once again, fewer students enrolled in Iowa’s 15 community colleges this fall — continuing a decadelong slide that COVID exacerbated, driving a 7.5 percent drop from fall 2019 to fall 2021.
The owners of Kinderfarm Preschool are searching for a new owner for the business and property to continue a 50-year tradition of offering nature-based preschool.
Students with social anxiety, who feel self-conscious, or who don’t like navigating school hallways may focus better in virtual learning environment.
Though total enrollment across Iowa’s public universities has been sliding for the last five years — including big drops from COVID since 2019 — the University of Iowa is predicting a 4-percent one-year jump next fall and 6-percent bump by 2026, according to new data UI provided to lawmakers.
School District Social Worker Michelle Wilson has lead the project over many years and through the pandemic and after the derecho, she is seeing more need than before
Cedar Rapids middle school students are taking advantage of the opportunity to play sports this year after all middle school athletics were canceled in Iowa during the 2020-21 school year to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
With Iowa eager to put COVID in the rear view mirror, Board of Regents President Mike Richards in May lifted the state of emergency he imposed in March 2020 and mandated Iowa’s public universities return to pre-pandemic operations.
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