The 12 committee members leading Iowa State University’s search for its next president began interviewing semi-finalists Monday morning on the Ames campus — with eight candidates invited to participate in the virtual closed-session discussions over the next two days.
A Gazette reader wondered what the bomb shelter is used for today and whether government-supplied rations are still stored there.
Also in this week’s Government Notes roundup, the League of Women Voters of Linn County will host a Cedar Rapids school board candidate forum this week.
The Gazette asked candidates for Cedar Rapids school board why they’e running for office, their thoughts on College & Career Pathways, and how they will be responsive to the public if they’re elected in November.
At the end of the year, Merrill will step down as IWP director and focus on writing and teaching as a member of the English Department faculty. Cate Dicharry, former executive associate director of operations for IWP, will take over in January.
A two-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Des Moines charges Ian Roberts with one count of making a false statement for employment and one count of being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm.
A University of Northern Iowa professor is suing the university, alleging administrators waged a coordinated campaign to falsely “frame” her for disability discrimination while subjecting her to gender-based discrimination.
A U.S. attorney is asking a federal court to pause proceedings in a lawsuit four University of Iowa international students filed against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security — in part — because of the government shutdown and frozen funds.
For the last 12 years of world-bending events worthy of both critical analysis and comedic reprieve in an ever-shifting media landscape of streaming, strikes, and corporate mergers, University of Iowa alum Eric Leiderman has had a front row seat as producer for the news and political satire talk show “Late Night With Seth Meyers.”
Grant Wood catalogue raisonné at University of Iowa creating database of all the ‘American Gothic’ painters artwork.
Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand's office plans to conduct an audit of Des Moines Public Schools following the arrest of former Superintendent Ian Roberts.
None of the nine campuses the Trump administration has asked to sign a “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education” have done so, but two conservative lawmakers in Iowa are urging the Board of Regents to be the first.
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