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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 Dec. 3, 2014 2:43 pm3959d ago
IOWA CITY – The Board of Regents on Wednesday approved sabbaticals in the next year for 110 faculty members, including …
Education Dec. 3, 2014 10:22 am3959d ago
IOWA CITY – Board of Regents President Bruce Rastetter challenged the University of Iowa on Tuesday to become one of …
News Dec. 2, 2014 3:30 pm3959d ago
IOWA CITY – With Iowa’s public universities looking to become more efficient by streamlining operations and, in some cases, eliminating …
Education Dec. 1, 2014 11:19 pm3960d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – The first thing Laurie Hamen did when she began her tenure as Mount Mercy University’s ninth president …
Education Dec. 2, 2014 9:58 am3960d ago
DUBUQUE – City leaders have ‘serious” concerns about a new method for funding Iowa’s public universities that emphasizes recruitment of …
News Nov. 29, 2014 12:00 am3963d ago
By 2030, the number of 15- to 19-year-old Iowans – when many either are planning or starting to attend college …
News Nov. 25, 2014 5:34 pm3966d ago
Florida A&M University has hired a University of Iowa human rights and international law professor as its next provost following …
Education Nov. 25, 2014 4:22 pm3966d ago
In the coming months, patients and guests at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics will see a more uniform …
News Nov. 25, 2014 3:58 pm3966d ago
From the beginning of a comprehensive efficiency review of Iowa’s public universities in March, members of the Board of Regents …
Education Nov. 24, 2014 12:00 am3968d ago
IOWA CITY – Among NASA’s top priorities in its exploration of the universe is to determine whether life exists beyond …
News Nov. 21, 2014 3:13 pm3970d ago
The Board of Regents on Friday proposed giving no salary raise to thousands of nurses and other professional employees at …
News Nov. 20, 2014 5:37 pm3971d ago
IOWA CITY – Regent Nicole C. Carroll on Thursday announced she’s resigning from the board, effective immediately, after her family …
Education Nov. 19, 2014 5:16 pm3972d ago
CEDAR RAPIDS – Total enrollment at Iowa’s 15 community colleges continued its decline this fall – although the slight dip …
Education Nov. 18, 2014 10:11 pm3973d ago
IOWA CITY – Next month, the Board of Regents will consider approving an unprecedented third consecutive tuition freeze for undergraduate …
Education Nov. 18, 2014 4:39 pm3973d ago
The University of Iowa ‘absolutely” will consider offering early retirement to employees as part of a Board of Regents plan …