A group of 26 Republican lawmakers wants Iowa’s public universities to explain themselves and their teacher training curriculum by defining a long list of terms plucked from course descriptions — like “compulsory heterosexuality,” “critical media literacy” and “equitable science teaching.”
Articles Tagged: Iowa State University
Iowa State Football Dec. 26, 2022 10:50 am34d ago
Cyclone football coach took a hard look at season filled with close losses and decided offense need to be fixed.
Iowa Football Dec. 28, 2022 3:14 pm32d ago
The Hawkeye and Cyclone football teams over the last five years have spent a combined $2.2 million housing players, coaches, and staff in hotels the night before home games to “minimize distractions” and help them prepare with better security, nutrition, and privacy.
Iowa State Football Dec. 12, 2022 10:08 am48d ago
Arlen Harris, Jr., a former 4-star recruit from Missouri, is leaving Stanford for a new start in Ames.
Economy Dec. 9, 2022 4:45 pm51d ago
Dr. Peter Orazem, economics professor at Iowa State University, speaks on the momentum behind high-profile strikes this year, trends with organized labor and what’s on the horizon for unions.
Salaries Dec. 5, 2022 3:24 pm55d ago
Browse, sort or search Iowa State University employee salaries for fiscal year 2022. Total pay shown may include travel and subsistence reimbursement.
News Nov. 23, 2022 6:00 am69d ago
New research could help guide Iowa snow plow drivers during white-out conditions and alert them to obstacles, improving driver safety and keeping roads open in low-visibility conditions.
Sports Nov. 19, 2022 6:00 am72d ago
The athletic departments across Iowa’s public universities have spent more than a combined $7.3 million taking COVID-19 tests and other pandemic-related precautions and measures – expenses covered by their main campuses, athletics revenue or federal aid.
Higher Ed Nov. 5, 2022 6:00 am86d ago
Although Iowa’s regent universities still enroll far more Iowans than out-of-state residents, the gap between the two groups of students is narrowing – with all three campuses reporting fewer resident students this fall than last fall.
Higher Ed Nov. 4, 2022 10:25 am86d ago
Through her work on “The 1619 Project” in its many iterations – and again Wednesday evening on the Iowa State University campus – Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones argued for making slavery central to the American story, rather than just an asterisk.
Higher Ed Oct. 28, 2022 6:00 am94d ago
After dipping slightly during the height of COVID-19, visits to the University of Iowa Office of the Ombudsperson — which provides “problem solving and conflict resolution” services to students, faculty, and staff — increased to 661 in the budget year that just ended.
Higher Ed Oct. 10, 2022 7:36 am111d ago
Over the next three years, ISU researchers will use the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention grant to tap and build on efforts of a Walk with Ease program — developed by the Arthritis Foundation to curtail symptoms and improve overall health by incorporating activity into everyday life.
Agriculture Sep. 27, 2022 10:29 am124d ago
Just like Americans once rushed out to buy toilet paper because of feared price hikes, farmers stocked up on fertilizer last fall, according to Chad Hart, an Iowa State University economics professor and crop market specialist.
Higher Ed Sep. 12, 2022 4:35 pm139d ago
An assessment of new U.S. News & World Report rankings out Monday – along with several metrics used to decide them – indicates the University of Iowa and Iowa State University fall below their Board of Regents-assigned peers in many categories, except one key measure: acceptance rate.
Higher Ed Sep. 12, 2022 11:56 am139d ago
Although University of Iowa held steady at its overall national rank of No. 83 in U.S. News & World Report’s new “2022-2023 Best Colleges” assessment out Monday, the campus surged past a string of Ivy League schools on its list of best writing programs to claim the No. 2 spot in the country.