Drake University and Des Moines Area Community College have reached a “mutual agreement” on disputed logo designs, ending more than a year of litigation between the two institutions.
By Brooklyn Draisey, - Iowa Capital Dispatch Crime & Courts Jan. 9, 2026 8:27 am1d ago
Drake University and Des Moines Area Community College have reached a “mutual agreement” on disputed logo designs, ending more than a year of litigation between the two institutions.
Vanessa Miller Higher Ed Jan. 7, 2026 7:21 am3d ago
The University of Iowa’s Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology is not aligned with policy and best practices in how it administers and monitors grants, accounts for spending, and handles cash, according to an audit that found “unacceptable weaknesses” that could expose the institution to “unacceptable risks or liability if not corrected.”
Higher Ed Jan. 6, 2026 7:15 am4d ago
The Iowa Department of Administrative Services has determined that it did not violate the portion of state code requiring it to “maintain research centers in Des Moines and Iowa City” when it closed the Iowa City Research Library on Dec. 31.
Higher Ed Jan. 5, 2026 5:30 am5d ago
Two years after the U.S. Department of Education botched its rollout of a new “Free Application for Federal Student Aid” meant to grow participation by simplifying the process, the revised FAFSA seems to be doing its job — including in Iowa.
Higher Ed Jan. 2, 2026 5:30 am8d ago
Twenty years ago, most undergraduate credit hours at the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and University of Northern Iowa were taught by tenured or tenure-track faculty -- topping 55 percent at UI, 56 percent at ISU, and 72 percent at UNI.
Higher Ed Dec. 31, 2025 8:21 am10d ago
Guaranteeing four years of flat tuition for incoming freshmen across Iowa’s public universities might offer more financial predictability and stability for students and families, but it could do the opposite for the institutions, according to a recent study.
Higher Ed Dec. 23, 2025 12:46 pm18d ago
The cause of death of Jacob Redington was not immediately evident, and the state medical examiner’s preliminary report to local authorities indicated more investigation was needed, according to Mount Vernon Police Cheif Jason Blinks.
Higher Ed Dec. 22, 2025 8:09 am19d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds on Friday named one of the advisory council members leading a new University of Iowa Center for Intellectual Freedom to serve as a regent on the board that governs all three of Iowa’s public universities.
State Government Dec. 22, 2025 8:18 am19d ago
Amid pending litigation, displaced collections and a public fight to maintain the Iowa City arm of the State Historical Society, officials on Friday announced a new collaboration to maintain public access to the historical collections at the University of Iowa.
Higher Ed Dec. 19, 2025 9:02 pm21d ago
Although well below the numbers that cross the commencement stage every spring, more than 4,100 students at one of Iowa’s public universities have applied to graduate this winter — with ceremonies and celebrations planned throughout the weekend.
By Brooklyn Draisey, - Iowa Capital Dispatch
Higher Ed Dec. 19, 2025 8:05 am22d ago
As Cornell College students reel from recent news of cuts to academic programs and positions, the college’s president said he understands their feelings while also knowing that Cornell, like the liberal arts education that fuels it, must evolve.
Higher Ed Dec. 18, 2025 5:29 pm22d ago
A Des Moines-based government and public affairs firm the Board of Regents recently hired to lobby on behalf of the University of Iowa this upcoming legislative session has resigned before its work could even start.
Salaries Dec. 18, 2025 10:15 am23d ago
Browse, sort or search University of Northern Iowa employee salaries for fiscal year 2025.
Higher Ed Dec. 17, 2025 5:30 am24d ago
A decade after Iowa’s Board of Regents launched its “most comprehensive efficiency study” in a quarter century — which consultants at the time said could save up to $80 million a year — regents this month revived the charge to find new revenues and efficiencies across the universities they oversee.
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