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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 Jun. 23, 2018 4:00 pm2659d ago
The University of Iowa last summer announced plans to shutter the University Club, the 58-year-old club and events center it …
Community Dec. 30, 2021 1:41 pm1373d ago
For a growing number of American high schoolers — especially those crammed in the country’s swelling urban centers — college …
Education Jun. 19, 2018 7:12 pm2663d ago
Following widespread criticism of its involvement in a conference featuring the controversial practice of ‘facilitated communication” with disabled individuals, the …
Crime & Courts Jun. 19, 2018 2:53 pm2663d ago
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa’s nationally-ranked All-American heavyweight wrestler Sam Stoll is recovering from a gunshot wound to …
Education Jun. 18, 2018 8:36 pm2664d ago
IOWA CITY – Earlier this year, a University of Iowa search committee brought to campus four finalists under consideration for …
Education Feb. 1, 2022 8:42 am1340d ago
IOWA CITY – Two years after the American Association of University Professors placed the University of Iowa on its ignominious …
Education Jun. 15, 2018 9:07 pm2667d ago
A two-day University of Northern Iowa-based conference promoting, among other things, ‘facilitated communication” with disabled individuals will go ahead as …
Community Jun. 13, 2018 12:07 pm2669d ago
In Hattiesburg, Miss., in the summer of 1964, a student of one of nearly 40 ‘freedom schools” at the time …
Government & Politics Jun. 12, 2018 7:33 pm2670d ago
Gov. Kim Reynolds plans to replace Subhash Sahai on the Board of Regents before its next meeting in August, after …
Business News Aug. 16, 2022 2:26 pm1144d ago
IOWA CITY – With lawmakers and regents twisting the metaphorical arm of the state’s largest credit union to drop from …
Crime & Courts Jun. 12, 2018 7:33 pm2670d ago
IOWA CITY – Hundreds of Twitter users over the past few days said they have been harassed by a University …
Education Jun. 10, 2018 2:00 am2672d ago
IOWA CITY — Rest was illusive in those muggy June days of 2008 when incessant rain defeated riverbanks and swelling …
Education Jun. 8, 2018 8:54 pm2674d ago
After missing the last two Board of Regents meetings – which included votes to increase tuition and fees for students …
Education Jun. 8, 2018 2:45 pm2674d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Mount Mercy University this week is unveiling its first-ever college thanks to a ‘transformational” gift supporting its …
Education Jun. 7, 2018 5:48 pm2675d ago
CEDAR FALLS – University of Northern Iowa President Mark Nook and Board of Regents Executive Director Mark Braun likely could …