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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. 6, 2019 4:56 pm2341d ago
The story of Jack Trice — Iowa State University’s first black student-athlete and namesake of its 61,500-capacity football stadium — …
News May. 6, 2019 6:40 pm2341d ago
Someone should have known. Someone should have asked. Matthew Sandusky – adopted son of convicted sexual predator and former Penn …
Higher Ed Aug. 17, 2021 2:05 pm1508d ago
The typical path to a college degree in Iowa increasingly is branching off, taking detours and merging with others as …
Education May. 5, 2019 8:38 pm2342d ago
Not even a week into the fall semester, Iowa State University police responded in August to a call about four …
Education May. 5, 2019 7:35 am2343d ago
IOWA CITY – Nearly two decades ago in his home state of Massachusetts, Christopher Merrill found himself in the ‘really …
Education May. 1, 2019 7:12 pm2346d ago
IOWA CITY – In considering publicly for the first time a proposal to raise the base tuition at the University …
Education Apr. 29, 2019 6:59 pm2348d ago
IOWA CITY – Resident undergraduate students planning to attend the University of Iowa or Iowa State University next fall will …
Education Apr. 26, 2019 8:58 pm2351d ago
The amount of education Iowans receive after high school can improve not only their standard of living, but also the …
Education Apr. 26, 2019 7:23 pm2351d ago
IOWA CITY – With the University of Iowa close to its goal of raising half the $50 million needed to …
Education Apr. 26, 2019 12:05 pm2352d ago
IOWA CITY – They can feel worlds apart. Town and gown. Community members and college students. Iowa City parents hovering …
Education Apr. 25, 2019 6:54 pm2352d ago
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa this week satisfied another portion of a $21.5 million award judges have ordered …
Education Apr. 24, 2019 6:07 pm2353d ago
IOWA CITY – A financial adviser guiding the University of Iowa’s inquiry into possibly monetizing its utilities system has shared …
Education Apr. 22, 2019 7:31 pm2355d ago
IOWA CITY – After initially resisting a $2 million-plus jury award in favor of a contractor on its Indoor Practice …
Education Apr. 22, 2019 5:55 pm2355d ago
IOWA CITY – Coming up on two years after the University of Iowa announced plans to shutter its nearly 60-year-old …
Education Apr. 19, 2019 10:00 pm2358d ago
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa on Friday paid $9.4 million it still owed contractor Merit Construction for work …