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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
News Aug. 24, 2017 6:45 pm3035d ago
IOWA CITY – Amid swirling discussion about how increasingly lucrative collegiate athletic programs can better support their main campuses under …
Higher Ed Aug. 24, 2017 9:00 am3036d ago
Iowa State University’s enrollment has surged 44 percent in a decade, and its fastest growing area lately has been the …
News Aug. 24, 2017 1:51 pm3036d ago
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital is creating a new ‘Savvy Ferentz Program in Neonatal …
News Aug. 23, 2017 9:01 am3037d ago
IOWA CITY – Citing declining enrollment and a shift in student interest, the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business …
News Aug. 19, 2017 10:57 pm3040d ago
IOWA CITY – If it has been a while since you strapped on a backpack and squeezed into a desk, …
Higher Ed Aug. 19, 2017 10:48 pm3040d ago
The Board of Regents enterprise since 2001 has saved more than $101 million by refinancing bonds – with most of …
News Aug. 17, 2017 8:33 pm3042d ago
IOWA CITY – With at least nine U.S. cities bracing for far-right rallies this weekend after a widely-publicized event in …
Higher Ed Aug. 17, 2017 8:44 am3043d ago
A Board of Regents committee has narrowed a pool of 42 applicants to become its next executive director down to …
Higher Ed Aug. 16, 2017 2:39 pm3044d ago
The presidents of Iowa’s three state universities this week each denounced the racism and violence displayed last weekend in Virginia. …
Higher Ed Aug. 16, 2017 11:24 am3044d ago
IOWA CITY — Bunk beds, mini-fridges, microwaves and hangers. Parents filling bins with bags, stuffed with pants and sweaters. Roommates …
News Aug. 15, 2017 12:26 pm3045d ago
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld made a pitch Monday to hike resident undergraduate tuition 41 percent …
Community Aug. 14, 2017 12:52 pm3046d ago
IOWA CITY – They’re iconic, dotting Iowa’s rolling hills for more than a century: American foursquare homes. Hallmarked by their …
News Aug. 14, 2017 8:41 am3046d ago
IOWA CITY – With her arm outstretched for a blood draw at a University of Iowa clinic, Tara Armstrong focused …
Higher Ed Aug. 11, 2017 10:07 pm3048d ago
Iowa’s Board of Regents plans to meet next week to identify semifinalists to replace the board’s former Executive Director Robert …
Higher Ed Aug. 10, 2017 3:31 pm3049d ago
Even if Iowa lawmakers reconvene this fall to deal with worsening 2017 budget projections and increase cuts for state departments …

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