Before Iowa’s Board of Regents on Wednesday gave the go-ahead for Iowa State University this fall to launch a new bachelor of science in climate science degree, regent Nancy Boettger warned administrators to keep “freedom of speech” in mind.
Iowa’s newest regent – J.C. Risewick, president of Des Moines-based Seneca Cos. – was chosen from among seven applicants for the recent Board of Regents vacancy, although he submitted a bare-bones application that didn’t include his education or employment history.
A year after University of Iowa Athletics reported a $42.9 million deficit and Iowa State University Athletics reported spending $17 million more than it made — due to COVID-related losses — both the Hawkeyes and Cyclones are predicting the 2023 budget year will be their most lucrative to date.
Emails obtained by The Gazette indicate the enrollment process this summer has been more challenging than others — and potentially more problematic for students aiming to complete degree requirements and graduate in four years.
Due to a larger-than-expected freshmen class headed to the University of Iowa next month – meaning strong demand for on-campus housing for the fall semester – UI has announced several measures aimed at mitigating crowding in its residence halls.
Bolstered by tens of millions in federal stimulus and COVID aid, both of Iowa’s public research universities busted external funding records in fiscal 2022 – by $49 million at the University of Iowa and $42.6 million at Iowa State University.
The state has agreed to a $7.5 million medical malpractice settlement after a 41-year-old Davenport man suffered severe life-limiting impairments following care at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics for a bleeding brain tumor about five years ago.
Adding to a growing slate of updated or new facilities University of Iowa Athletics is pursuing – or has in recent years – is a new field hockey building the department wants to start planning.
In lawsuit-related settlements and judgments for the budget year that ended Thursday, Iowa paid a total $22.3 million — including $6.1 million involving Board of Regents institutions, or about 27 percent.
Members of Iowa’s current Board of Regents have made monetary and in-kind political donations totaling nearly $339,500 since 2019 — primarily to Republicans, with the majority going either to Gov. Kim Reynolds or the Republican Party of Iowa.
Four months after longtime Regent Milt Dakovich died following a battle with cancer, Gov. Kim Reynolds on Tuesday named Seneca Cos. President and COO James “JC” Risewick to fill the regent vacancy.
Student leaders from Iowa’s public universities didn’t expressly ask the Board of Regents not to raise tuition in the fall, but they did call for help from lawmakers Monday during the board’s first reading of a
Tuition for in-state undergraduates attending one of Iowa’s three public universities will increase 4.25 percent in the fall under a rate proposal the Board of Regents will consider for a first reading next week.
The University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital has ranked among the nation’s top 50 in seven of 10 specialties in U.S. News & World Report’s new 2022-23 “Best Children’s Hospitals” rankings out Tuesday – its best showing since 2016.
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