116 3rd St SE
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 Feb. 8, 2017 4:15 pm3234d 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 pm3235d 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 pm3236d 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 pm3236d 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 am3237d 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 pm3239d 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 pm3240d 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 pm3240d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Everyone – lawmakers, business executives, community members and university leaders – must re-evaluate their role in re-igniting …
Higher Ed Jan. 31, 2017 6:45 pm3242d 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 pm3243d 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 pm3243d 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 am3244d 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 pm3245d 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 pm3246d 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 pm3246d ago
Despite serving on Donald Trump’s agriculture advisory committee during the presidential campaign, Board of Regents President and agribusiness entrepreneur Bruce …

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