In a campuswide message Thursday in the throes of an unfolding investigation into the University of Iowa’s compliance with new DEI laws, UI President Barbara Wilson stressed her campus “has been working diligently to comply” -- despite comments a UI employee made in an undercover video aired on Fox News.
The University of Iowa has placed on administrative leave an assistant director who in an undercover video aired on Fox News this week described ways her campus is defying and skirting a new state law banning DEI spending and staffing.
Following a contentious discussion about growing university budgets and the process for reviewing and approving them, the Board of Regents on Wednesday OK’d FY2026 budgets while also agreeing to review the numbers and processes going forward in hopes of digging deeper into the expenses and revenues driving the state's public institutions.
Gov. Kim Reynolds late Tuesday condemned a video she saw on Fox News depicting a University of Iowa employee “who blatantly admits to defying DEI restrictions I signed into law on May 9, 2024.”
Iowa State University on Tuesday officially launched its search for a new president with a refined position overview and list of expectations, attributes, and qualities infused with the stark reality that higher education is at a crossroads.
Of nearly 100 emails that — in the span of a week — flooded the Board of Regents following the release of its proposal to ban required courses involving “substantial” DEI or CRT content, just one supported the proposal.
In an effort to combat ideological bias in higher education, the Iowa Board of Regents had planned to consider a …
Iowa State University Athletics — facing a $147 million budget deficit through 2031, or just under $25 million annually over the next six years — is rolling out painful concessions, including indefinitely postponing construction of a new wrestling practice facility and $25 million renovation of Hilton Coliseum.
Looking to “unify, amplify, and expand” its internationally-acclaimed writing programs, the University of Iowa on Thursday unveiled plans for a new Office of Writing and Communication.
On the eve of what was to be the public launch of Iowa State University’s search for its next president, a 12-member committee urged a rewrite and restructuring of the position description to prioritize candidate expectations — from traditional presidential qualities to outside-the-box attributes deemed imperative in a changing higher education world.
With the governor’s signature now on a bill requiring the University of Iowa to create a new Center for Intellectual Freedom, the Board of Regents has proposed to serve as its interim executive director the conservative UI professor who advocated for the center’s creation during the Legislative session.
Having heard from dozens of faculty, staff, students and members of the public — not only in Iowa but across the country — Iowa’s Board of Regents is further postponing its vote on a proposed policy to ban “diversity, equity, and inclusion” and “critical race theory” requirements for majors, minors, and certificates.
A new Gallup poll out Wednesday circling back to the question of Americans’ confidence in higher education shows a measurable rebound over the last 12 months — with the percent who reported “quite a lot” or a “great deal” of confidence swelling to 42 percent from last year’s 36 percent, the lowest on Gallup record.
In an evolving federal funding landscape under a new administration with shifting priorities, Iowa’s top research universities on Thursday announced drops in research funding for the budget year that ended June 30.
Just over a month after suing the University of Northern Iowa for alleged age discrimination, the campus’ former student health director has settled — taking $222,193 to walk away from her job.
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