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Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401

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 May. 29, 2019 7:54 pm2318d ago
IOWA CITY – A growing number of Eastern Iowa teenagers are taking both high school and community college courses simultaneously, …
Education May. 28, 2019 9:51 pm2319d ago
The University of Iowa has agreed to sell property it received from the former AIB College of Business in Des …
Education May. 28, 2019 9:01 pm2319d ago
The Iowa Board of Regents plans to split a $12 million bump in state appropriations evenly among its three public …
Education May. 23, 2019 8:00 pm2324d ago
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa’s Finkbine Golf Course has been losing an increasing amount of money recently, and …
Education May. 22, 2019 8:54 pm2325d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The average tenure of an American collegiate president is down to just 6.5 years, and Mount Mercy …
Education May. 21, 2019 8:01 pm2326d ago
IOWA CITY – Reversing a move last year that pulled four providers out of one of Iowa’s fastest growing communities, …
Community May. 21, 2019 6:10 pm2326d ago
Entering his teen years in the 1990s in Cedar Rapids, Jordan Dorrington remembers the video arcade scene being nearly nonexistent. …
Education May. 17, 2019 7:16 pm2330d ago
IOWA CITY – In light of soaring price hikes for scholarly journal, database, and e-book access – along with tightening …
Education May. 17, 2019 5:28 pm2330d ago
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa this week reluctantly paid the balance of a $21.5 million award it owed …
Education May. 15, 2019 9:05 pm2332d ago
IOWA CITY – Ending a long saga that involved numerous judges and legal appeals, an accusation of extortion and concerns …
Education May. 15, 2019 11:52 am2333d ago
IOWA CITY – A Johnson County judge Tuesday confirmed a hold on a request to seize University of Iowa assets …
Education May. 10, 2019 8:41 pm2337d ago
IOWA CITY – As many University of Iowa students this week crammed clothes and books into suitcases and boxes, vacating …
Education May. 8, 2019 9:15 pm2339d ago
The State of Iowa has agreed to pay a former Iowa State University employee $27,500 after she was denied transgender …
Education May. 7, 2019 9:25 pm2340d ago
IOWA CITY – Sierra Leone, Colombia, Spain, Taiwan, Cambodia. These are among the global destinations that will host a record …
Education May. 7, 2019 7:48 pm2340d ago
IOWA CITY – Barring another devastating flood, the University of Iowa expects to spend over the next five years half …