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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 Sep. 16, 2019 7:40 pm2208d ago
A century-old national association that advocates academic freedom on campus is criticizing Kirkwood Community College’s removal of a professor following …
Education Sep. 16, 2019 9:30 am2209d ago
By last week announcing plans to slash $20,000 from its annual sticker price next fall, Pella’s Central College is aspiring …
Education Sep. 13, 2019 3:45 pm2211d ago
Total enrollment — including total undergraduate enrollment — is down this fall at all of Iowa’s public universities, reflecting an …
Education Sep. 11, 2019 9:20 pm2213d ago
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa wants lawmakers to provide $88.7 million to help modernize the ‘heart of our …
Education Sep. 11, 2019 10:37 pm2213d ago
IOWA CITY – Three months after the Board of Regents extended employment and deferred compensation agreements for all three of …
Education Sep. 11, 2019 8:00 am2214d ago
IOWA CITY – After Iowa lawmakers fell $6 million shy of funding the Board of Regent’s full appropriations request for …
Education Sep. 10, 2019 7:29 pm2214d ago
IOWA CITY – In the four years since Iowa’s Board of Regents spent $290,000 launching a ‘common application portal” for …
Education Sep. 9, 2019 8:51 pm2215d ago
After losing ground last year in the oft-touted U.S. News & World Report rankings, the University of Iowa has improved …
Education Sep. 6, 2019 7:13 pm2218d ago
IOWA CITY – With 11 of its fraternities starting the semester on some form of probation – and four other …
Education Sep. 5, 2019 10:08 pm2219d ago
IOWA CITY – Four years after pitching a $22.5 million revitalization of its College of Nursing building, the University of …
Education Sep. 4, 2019 9:53 pm2220d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – In the wake of an uproar over a politically outspoken professor and the decision last month to …
Community Sep. 2, 2019 8:30 am2223d ago
Summer’s not over yet, and that means neither is melon season. But unlike most produce shoppers who stick to the …
Education Aug. 30, 2019 9:00 am2226d ago
MOUNT VERNON – As one of Iowa’s earliest institutions of higher learning, 166-year-old Cornell College – situated on a picturesque …
Education Aug. 17, 2021 2:03 pm1507d ago
For 50-plus years, Iowa has offered guaranteed admission to any public university of an in-state student’s choosing, so long as …
Education Aug. 27, 2019 12:45 pm2229d ago
On the first day of the fall semester Monday, fewer students than last year showed up at the University of …