Just over a year after establishing its first chapter at the University of Iowa, the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity has been suspended from campus for at least four academic years following a November hazing incident involving 57 shirtless men in a basement storage room, many of whom had food splattered on them.
60 teachers impacted by Cedar Rapids schools staffing changes successfully placed in roles for this fall
Recently-reappointed member of Iowa’s Board of Regents David Barker has been nominated to serve as U.S. assistant secretary of post secondary education following the resignation of Nasser H. Paydar, appointed in 2022 by then-President Joe Biden.
School board approved budget for 2025-26 fiscal year last month
A day after a federal judge told an attorney representing four University of Iowa international students to identify themselves or drop a complaint against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the attorney filed a document with the court swapping the John Doe #1-4 labels with the real names of the men she’s representing.
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.
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