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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 Jan. 12, 2017 5:56 pm3261d ago
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld has directed those in charge of each of his campus’ budget …
News Jan. 12, 2017 6:15 pm3261d ago
If a bill introduced this week intending to make it easier for the state’s public universities to fire professors by …
Higher Ed Jan. 11, 2017 4:37 pm3262d ago
After confirming earlier this month that it will not follow the 2017 meeting schedule it approved last summer, Board of …
News Jan. 11, 2017 6:17 pm3262d ago
Iowa State University announced Wednesday a first-of-its-kind gift to the campus worth about $93 million – making it among the …
Higher Ed Jan. 10, 2017 5:24 pm3263d ago
Of the areas Gov. Terry Branstad wants to reduce in the current budget year to make up for lower-than-projected tax …
Higher Ed Jan. 9, 2017 6:58 pm3264d ago
A Republican lawmaker spent Monday revising language in his widely-publicized ‘Suck it Up, Buttercup” bill to create stiffer penalties for …
Higher Ed Jan. 5, 2017 5:17 pm3268d ago
Iowa State University has chosen its next dean of students and associate vice president – a Baptist pastor in Virginia …
News Jan. 5, 2017 2:02 pm3269d ago
IOWA CITY — At 10 a.m. Thursday, Ann Byrne was tired. The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics staff nurse had …
Higher Ed Jan. 4, 2017 5:51 pm3269d ago
A survey seeking feedback on three finalists for the University of Northern Iowa’s next president found widespread support for Interim …
Higher Ed Jan. 3, 2017 8:22 pm3270d ago
The Board of Regents is expected this month to tweak its meeting schedule again, reducing the total number of meetings …
Higher Ed Jan. 3, 2017 7:00 pm3270d ago
When lawmakers convene next week for a new legislative session, they’re expected to promptly address a nearly $100 million shortfall …
Sports Jan. 2, 2017 4:21 pm3271d ago
IOWA CITY – Months after hinting at a ‘multimillion-dollar contribution” in the works for a nearly $90 million renovation of …
News Jan. 1, 2017 1:39 pm3273d ago
JESUP – She thought her firstborn son, her beautiful two-year-old boy, had cancer. In some respects, she hoped he had …
Higher Ed Dec. 31, 2016 6:30 am3274d ago
IOWA CITY – A traditional view of college involves classrooms, books, lectures and labs. But the world is changing, and …
Higher Ed Dec. 30, 2016 8:46 pm3274d ago
IOWA CITY — An epiphany came to University of Iowa junior Maddie LaPage as she sought a reprieve from the …

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