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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
Higher Ed Jan. 31, 2017 6:45 pm3167d ago
Two visiting scholars from overseas who planned to be on the University of Iowa and Iowa State University campuses this …
Higher Ed Jan. 30, 2017 10:01 pm3168d ago
AMES — “This is not a game,’ Ta-Nehisi Coates warned. ‘This is catastrophic.’ That was one of the more dire …
Higher Ed Jan. 30, 2017 7:31 pm3168d ago
IOWA CITY — More than four years ago, University of Iowa junior Monzer Shakally was living a much different life …
Higher Ed Jan. 29, 2017 6:00 am3170d ago
BACKGROUND IOWA CITY – Nearly two years ago, in response to some minority students’ description of the University of Iowa …
Higher Ed Jan. 28, 2017 2:21 pm3170d ago
At a time of significant change across the media landscape, student leaders at Iowa’s public universities are reassessing the news …
Higher Ed Jan. 27, 2017 5:21 pm3171d ago
In recent months, University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld has articulated plans to ‘dial down’ growth and has said increasing …
Education Jan. 27, 2017 5:00 pm3171d ago
Despite serving on Donald Trump’s agriculture advisory committee during the presidential campaign, Board of Regents President and agribusiness entrepreneur Bruce …
News Aug. 15, 2022 1:16 pm1146d ago
The American Association of University Professors’ national cohort has launched an Iowa-specific petition asking House Speaker Linda Upmeyer to reject …
Higher Ed Jan. 24, 2017 7:30 pm3174d ago
Despite a proposal to take back $18 million from the Board of Regents this budget year, board President Bruce Rastetter …
Iowa High School Football Jan. 24, 2017 4:56 pm3174d ago
IOWA CITY — Just months after the Big Ten announced its new television contract includes Friday night games — an …
News Jan. 22, 2017 3:00 pm3176d ago
More than 71 percent of Iowa high schoolers who graduated in 2010 enrolled in some form of college or workforce …
Higher Ed Jan. 19, 2017 5:32 pm3179d ago
The Iowa Board of Regents is spending a ‘significant amount of time” working to lower a proposal from the governor’s …
Higher Ed Jan. 19, 2017 5:00 pm3179d ago
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa is investigating a ‘handful” of possible cases of cheating – and warning the …
Higher Ed Jan. 18, 2017 5:16 pm3180d ago
IOWA CITY – In the wake of a legislative proposal to ban tenure on Iowa’s public university campuses, University of …
Higher Ed Jan. 18, 2017 5:42 pm3180d ago
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa has notified about 250 faculty, staff and students that their university IDs and …