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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 Jul. 14, 2016 6:36 pm3444d 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 pm3444d 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 pm3445d 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 pm3446d 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 pm3446d 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 pm3447d 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 pm3451d 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 pm3451d 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 am3452d ago
Instead of wrapping up what would have been an accelerated process to produce a new five-year strategic plan, the University …
Higher Ed Jul. 5, 2016 6:16 pm3453d ago
IOWA CITY – After last year’s 36 percent increase in faculty resignations, the University of Iowa saw even more members …
Higher Ed Jul. 5, 2016 5:50 pm3453d ago
IOWA CITY – The State of Iowa has agreed to pay a former University of Iowa student $75,000 after he …
Higher Ed Jul. 3, 2016 9:00 am3455d ago
IOWA CITY – Just in time for the debut of a new Visual Arts Building, Voxman Music Building and Hancher …
News Jul. 1, 2016 5:03 pm3457d ago
Leadership with Iowa’s Board of Regents is in the ‘very early stages” of developing a committee to advise the search …
News Feb. 6, 2023 2:38 pm1046d ago
Des Moines’ AIB College of Business officially shutters Thursday, ushering in a new era for the 20-acre campus as an …
News Jun. 28, 2016 4:30 pm3460d ago
IOWA CITY – Cancer researchers across the country are on the brink of groundbreaking discoveries and lifesaving treatments, but various …

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