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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
Higher Ed Feb. 13, 2017 6:04 pm3154d ago
IOWA CITY – Taking a cue from a University of Iowa health care union, the UI graduate student union voted …
Higher Ed Feb. 13, 2017 5:33 pm3154d ago
A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals’ Eighth Circuit has upheld a federal court’s decision blocking Iowa State …
Higher Ed Feb. 10, 2017 5:18 pm3157d ago
IOWA CITY – As discussion heats up around proposed legislation that would strip Iowa unions of their collective bargaining rights, …
Higher Ed Feb. 10, 2017 5:10 pm3157d ago
IOWA CITY – Bruce Rastetter’s announcement Friday that he won’t seek another term as president of the Board of Regents …
Higher Ed Feb. 10, 2017 5:06 pm3157d ago
IOWA CITY – Bruce Rastetter – the Iowa agribusiness giant, political kingmaker, and embattled president of the Board of Regents …
News Feb. 9, 2017 3:18 pm3158d ago
MOUNT VERNON – Gov. Terry Branstad on Thursday told a group of 12 Chinese students attending Cornell College that he …
News Feb. 9, 2017 2:34 pm3158d ago
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa notified its campus on Thursday that its water system has violated a drinking …
News Feb. 8, 2017 4:15 pm3159d ago
IOWA CITY – One day after lawmakers introduced legislation to gut Iowa’s collective bargaining law, the union representing about 5,000 …
Higher Ed Feb. 7, 2017 4:35 pm3160d ago
IOWA CITY – It started with an offending remark in Iowa City’s Sanctuary Pub more than four years ago. World-renowned …
Higher Ed Feb. 6, 2017 10:13 pm3161d ago
IOWA CITY – Her lip quivering, Patrisse Cullors’ heart sank. It was 2013, and she was in a motel room …
Higher Ed Feb. 6, 2017 4:33 pm3161d ago
IOWA CITY – Thanks to 272,543 donors representing 76 countries and all 50 states, University of Iowa officials Monday announced …
News Feb. 5, 2017 5:30 am3163d ago
Gov. Terry Branstad last week signed into law a $117.8 million spending adjustment that, among other things, strips $18 million …
Higher Ed Feb. 3, 2017 7:18 pm3164d ago
Unions representing tens of thousands of employees – including many across Iowa’s public universities – are accusing the state and …
Higher Ed Feb. 2, 2017 7:43 pm3165d ago
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa campus constituents continue to come out against an executive order signed by President Donald …
Higher Ed Feb. 2, 2017 4:32 pm3165d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Everyone – lawmakers, business executives, community members and university leaders – must re-evaluate their role in re-igniting …