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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 Jun. 6, 2014 3:10 pm4139d ago
The Board of Regents this week approved salary increases for all three of its public university heads, with Iowa State …
Education Jun. 5, 2014 8:58 pm4139d ago
With tens of millions of dollars at stake, the University of Iowa has big plans to expand its use of …
News Jun. 4, 2014 3:29 pm4141d ago
The Board of Regents agreed Wednesday to pay up to $1 million more toward an efficiency review of the state’s …
Education Jun. 4, 2014 5:18 pm4141d ago
The Board of Regents will drastically alter the way it allocates state funds to Iowa’s three universities over the next …
News Jun. 3, 2014 2:29 pm4142d ago
With the Board of Regents poised Wednesday to act on a proposal that would significantly alter the way state dollars …
News May. 29, 2014 6:07 pm4147d ago
Among Iowa’s three public universities, only Iowa State in the 2012-2013 school year saw more undergraduate resident students receive and …
News May. 28, 2014 7:24 pm4148d ago
A proposed change to the way state dollars are allocated to Iowa’s three public universities could have unintended consequences – …
Education May. 24, 2014 1:00 am4152d ago
On a rainy afternoon near the close of the spring semester, a cluster of University of Iowa students gathered on …
Education May. 22, 2014 5:20 pm4154d ago
Board of Regents President Bruce Rastetter on Thursday said a proposal that would significantly change the way state funds are …
Education May. 22, 2014 3:24 pm4154d ago
IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa officials originally thought allowing an HBO crew to film scenes of its popular …
News May. 20, 2014 6:00 pm4156d ago
While touring the University of Iowa’s new Pappajohn Biomedical Discovery Building on Tuesday, Gov. Terry Branstad praised its innovative and …
News May. 19, 2014 4:11 pm4157d ago
University of Iowa President Sally Mason was the fifth highest paid chief executive of a public university or college in …
Education May. 17, 2014 3:09 pm4159d ago
Iowa’s approach to funding its three public universities ‘creates an incentive to overlook Iowa resident students in favor of out-of-state …
News May. 15, 2014 9:59 pm4160d ago
The Iowa State Bar Association wants to start allowing graduates of Iowa’s two law schools to be automatically licensed to …
May. 15, 2014 9:57 pm4160d ago
Just a few months after the University of Iowa College of Law took unprecedented steps to boost declining enrollment – …