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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
News Sep. 20, 2016 3:47 pm3301d ago
After investigating conflict of interest concerns involving the former director of Iowa State University’s Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation, …
Higher Ed Sep. 19, 2016 6:05 pm3301d ago
IOWA CITY – Of the more than 600 people who visited the University of Iowa’s Office of the Ombudsperson in …
News Sep. 19, 2016 8:00 am3302d ago
Universities across the country are testing new models for educating students, and the University of Iowa is getting in on the experiment. One UI class is trying a new class model -- organizing the course around evening meals, with the idea that the best discussions happen when we break bread together.
Higher Ed Sep. 17, 2016 7:30 am3304d ago
For the first time since their founding – which for Loras College dates back to 1839 – Iowa’s six private …
Higher Ed Sep. 16, 2016 7:27 pm3304d ago
More than a year after the Board of Regents announced his hiring, J. Bruce Harreld on Friday officially was installed …
Higher Ed Sep. 15, 2016 6:51 pm3305d ago
IOWA CITY – Today’s scientists are discovering extrasolar planets at such a ‘phenomenal rate” that one University of Iowa alumnus …
Higher Ed Sep. 15, 2016 4:53 pm3306d ago
CEDAR FALLS – After a 50-plus-person discussion Thursday about the Board of Regents and how it governs Iowa’s public universities, …
Higher Ed Sep. 14, 2016 1:05 pm3307d ago
Higher education leaders across Iowa – including those with the Board of Regents and its public universities – have been …
News Sep. 12, 2016 4:19 pm3309d ago
IOWA CITY – With its foot on the gas for growth last year, the University of Iowa requested and received …
News Sep. 11, 2016 1:00 pm3310d ago
Background With student debt on the rise nationally and student nutrition a growing concern, a group of University of Iowa …
Higher Ed Sep. 9, 2016 8:36 pm3311d ago
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa and several subcontractors projected their costs for supporting last month’s first-ever Kinnick Stadium …
News Sep. 8, 2016 3:33 pm3313d ago
IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, in the budget year that just ended, saw its highest …
News Sep. 8, 2016 4:37 pm3313d ago
IOWA CITY – The Iowa Board of Regents on Thursday agreed to ask lawmakers for $656.3 million in operating appropriations …
News Sep. 8, 2016 4:56 pm3313d ago
The University of Iowa’s freshman class this fall broke another record at 5,643 students, but UI President Bruce Harreld said …
Higher Ed Sep. 7, 2016 10:35 pm3313d ago
IOWA CITY – As University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld nears his one-year anniversary on the job, the institution is …