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Vanessa Miller
I’ve covered lots of beats over my decades as a reporter, and one reason I really enjoy higher education is because it touches on them all. One day I’m writing about science and interviewing University of Iowa NASA researchers, the next I’m writing about health care, or agriculture, or a new Iowa State-supported business, or athletic budgets, or criminal justice, or the Legislature and potential bills affecting Iowa’s university and college campuses. I also love that I get to investigate and dig deep on some stories, report hard news, and then also share incredible and sometimes harrowing tales of survival or discovery. When I’m not working, I’m playing with my kids or following them around to wrestling tournaments. Get the news delivered right to your inbox.
Latest Articles by Vanessa Miller
Education Jan. 24, 2020 9:02 pm2078d ago
IOWA CITY – Five years after the Board of Regents rejected a University of Iowa request to renovate its antiquated …
Education Jan. 27, 2020 10:13 am2075d ago
IOWA CITY – Few University of Iowa employees would reveal their identities as required to participate in a review of …
Education Jan. 23, 2020 9:45 pm2079d ago
IOWA CITY – As a high-profile survivor of sexual and gender violence, Anita Hill’s story has connected with a wide …
Education Jan. 23, 2020 7:51 pm2079d ago
IOWA CITY – Iowa’s rural health care providers are struggling, and one lawmaker wants to better the odds that newly …
Education Jan. 23, 2020 5:33 pm2079d ago
Mirroring demographic shifts in the state, minority enrollment across Iowa’s 15 community colleges swelled to a record 23 percent in …
Education Jan. 23, 2020 7:30 am2080d ago
IOWA CITY – Having recently been diagnosed with a condition that can cause lightheadedness, weakness or even blackouts, Molly Monk …
Education Jan. 23, 2020 7:30 am2080d ago
If you have ‘high, high hopes” that the 2020 election will give more ‘power to the people” and support your …
Education Jan. 22, 2020 9:30 am2081d ago
A week before hundreds of thousands of Iowans descend upon nearly 1,700 precincts for the much-anticipated first-in-the-nation caucuses, the University …
Education Jan. 20, 2020 6:17 pm2082d ago
Just months after being ordered to post a notice alerting the public it had committed a prohibited practice, the Board …
Education Jan. 16, 2020 12:28 pm2086d ago
With the state pursuing numerous strategies to address workforce shortages – rolling out scholarships, hosting summits and supporting employer innovation …
Education Jan. 15, 2020 6:04 pm2087d ago
A District Court judge has ruled that although he agrees with a Public Employment Relations Board finding that Iowa’s regents …
Education Jan. 15, 2020 6:49 pm2087d ago
IOWA CITY – With the grand opening of Coralville’s new 5,100-seat Xtream Arena just months away, University of Iowa Athletics …
Education Jan. 14, 2020 7:49 pm2088d ago
The University of Iowa next year would get a slightly bigger bump in general education funding than Iowa State University …
Education Jan. 13, 2020 6:13 pm2089d ago
IOWA CITY – With the University of Iowa’s former Vice President for Student Life Melissa Shivers now serving in that …
Education Jan. 13, 2020 11:02 pm2089d ago
An Iowa State University junior wants to scrawl political messages like ‘Trump 2020” in chalk on his campus’ walkways. A …