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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 Jul. 19, 2016 8:15 pm3363d ago
Four firms have applied to help in the search for a new University of Northern Iowa president, and the Board …
Higher Ed Jul. 18, 2016 7:40 pm3364d ago
Before Iowa State University President Steven Leath bought land in Iowa through Board of Regents President Bruce Rastetter’ Summit Agricultural …
Higher Ed Jul. 18, 2016 7:46 pm3364d ago
AMES – Presidents of the University of Iowa and Iowa State University asked not to get pay increases this year, …
News Jul. 18, 2016 4:55 pm3365d ago
The Board of Regents on Monday unanimously agreed to shave $50 off a tuition-hike proposal for this fall, decreasing the …
News Jul. 17, 2016 3:26 pm3366d ago
The days were never long enough for Paula O’Loughlin, who as a University of Minnesota Morris political science professor was …
Higher Ed Jul. 15, 2016 4:41 pm3368d ago
Both University of Iowa and Iowa State University received more federal funding in the 2016 budget year – primarily for …
Higher Ed Jul. 14, 2016 6:36 pm3369d ago
IOWA CITY – A Des Moines lawyer this week said he expects the issue of private meetings involving public officials …
Higher Ed Jul. 14, 2016 4:46 pm3369d ago
IOWA CITY – A ‘values-based budget process” the University of Iowa launched this spring to give deans and vice presidents …
Higher Ed Jul. 13, 2016 6:34 pm3370d ago
Board of Regents Executive Director Robert Donley earned $338,466 in salary, bonuses and deferred compensation in the 2015 budget year …
Higher Ed Jul. 12, 2016 8:59 pm3370d ago
Instead of a previously considered reduction in the number of meetings it holds each year, the Board of Regents next …
Higher Ed Jul. 12, 2016 7:36 pm3370d ago
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa’s international student enrollment for years has skyrocketed – more than doubling over the …
Higher Ed Jul. 11, 2016 8:21 pm3371d ago
Nearly $10 million. That’s how much money The Rastetter Foundation has awarded since its creation in 2008, according to information …
Higher Ed Jul. 7, 2016 10:41 pm3375d ago
As part of a restructuring effort in Iowa State University’s information technology services unit, ISU since May has been paying …
Higher Ed Jul. 7, 2016 7:38 pm3375d ago
Iowa State University did not advertise or conduct a search before hiring former Republican lawmaker Jim Kurtenbach as its vice …
Higher Ed Jul. 7, 2016 1:19 am3376d ago
Instead of wrapping up what would have been an accelerated process to produce a new five-year strategic plan, the University …