Iowa’s Board of Regents is not ready to include in its automatic-admission scoring system a relatively new “Classic Learning Test” gaining traction nationally and especially in conservative-leaning states as an alternative to the traditional ACT and SAT tests.
Articles Tagged: Iowa State University
Higher Ed Apr. 22, 2024 8:31 am541d ago
Six years since leaders of Iowa State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine warned lawmakers “we won’t get accredited again” without building — or at least making progress toward — a new stand-alone Veterinary Diagnostic Lab, the state and university have collaborated to do just that.
Caleb McCullough, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
State Government Apr. 19, 2024 9:54 am544d ago
Any funds that would otherwise have been directed to DEI offices at the end of fiscal 2025 would be directed to the Iowa Workforce Grant and Incentive Program under the bill.
By Jared Strong - Iowa Capital Dispatch
Agriculture Apr. 19, 2024 10:10 am544d ago
It took weeks for two Iowa State grads to discover bird flu was infecting dairy cattle in Texas
Iowa State Football Apr. 11, 2024 5:34 pm551d ago
Kiper thinks the cornerback has all the tools to make it in the NFL and should be rated higher in the draft
Iowa State Football Apr. 11, 2024 1:06 pm551d ago
Jaylin Noel and Jayden Higgins could give Cyclones quite a punch on offense, among other talented threats
Iowa State Football Apr. 9, 2024 1:47 pm553d ago
Cyclone junior has only been playing football since his senior yeare in high school and once considered basketball his future
Higher Ed Mar. 22, 2024 8:12 am572d ago
Iowa State University has agreed to settle and part ways with an employee just two weeks after hiring him to work as a manager in its University Library. The employee told The Gazette he doesn’t blame anyone, says it was a “miscommunication.”
Higher Ed Mar. 11, 2024 10:03 am583d ago
Iowa boasts a higher six-year graduation rate across its public universities -- 73 percent -- than any state in the nation, a meaningful statistic for a region facing growing workforce demands and a higher education landscape facing mounting pressure and skepticism from lawmakers.
Higher Ed Mar. 7, 2024 4:45 pm586d ago
Mediapolis Republican asks how many ‘illegal immigrants’ each campus has
Higher Ed Mar. 8, 2024 10:05 am586d ago
The Iowa State University police administrative adviser who has stepped in three times now as the campus’ interim equal opportunity director and Title IX coordinator has been named sole finalist to assume the job permanently.
Higher Ed Mar. 6, 2024 9:34 am588d ago
According to a national public-university assessment on what increasingly is referred to in critical terms like “administrative bloat,” Iowa essentially is tied with Hawaii for spending the least on administrators, according to a new Board of Regents report.
Higher Ed Mar. 4, 2024 8:20 am590d ago
Should the state adopt into law a bill that passed the Iowa House this week aiming to restructure the Board of Regents and its powers while also capping tuition costs and diversity programming, Iowa’s public universities could take a financial hit in the millions.
Higher Ed Feb. 20, 2024 8:33 am603d ago
Survey asks respondents if they feel comfortable expressing their opinions on and off campus and on social media; if they seek out and listen to people with differing views; if they feel other university faculty and staff do; and if they feel the university provides an environment for free speech.
Higher Ed Feb. 18, 2024 5:00 am605d ago
None of the 380 high schools in Iowa are reporting any “completed” FAFSA applications this year simply because they can’t, thanks to rampant delays and what some have called a “smorgasbord of errors” and glitches.