The John Deere Foundation has committed $6.6 million over six years to a collaboration with the University of Iowa and Davenport Community School District to provide additional education, support services and funds to high school seniors.
A month since several regents and lawmakers criticized Iowa’s public universities for keeping too close to the vest details on their progress to pare down diversity, equity, and inclusion functions, the University of Iowa has shared a campuswide update on its new “Division of Access Opportunity & Diversity.”
A classroom at Prairie High School has been transformed into a simulated workplace to help students with disabilities or other barriers to employment after high school. Participants get to explore 275 jobs in the five career areas.
After 20 years leading Loras College – the state’s oldest campus, founded in 1839, seven years before Iowa became a state in 1846 – James E. Collins next year will retire as the college’s longest-serving president and one of the longest-serving of any president to have led any college or university in Iowa.
Also, Cedar Rapids seeks training on homelessness diversion
Moving from Jordan as a teen, Maya Dahdaleh will continue writing at the University of Iowa.
Leslie Acevedo-Cruz could blend love of math, teaching someday, teachers say
Leela Strand sought opportunities to explore her interest in medical sciences throughout high school.
He has been heavily involved in the performing arts since an early age. Next stop: Boston Conservatory at Berklee to study musical theater.
Rosangel Flores Rubio — who immigrated from Honduras in third grade with her mother and younger sisters — has grown into other roles: City High Student Senate co-president, executive editor of the Little Hawk newspaper, tennis player, mock trial team member and founder of Latino Hawks.
Burdette plans to pursue the culinary arts at Kirkwood
Thousands of students are graduating this spring from Iowa high schools. The Gazette this week is featuring graduating seniors from six Johnson County high schools
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