The State Board of Regents approved the first reading Thursday of proposed tuition increases of nearly 4% for Iowa State University and the University of Iowa and nearly 3% for UNI. Student leaders spoke before the vote, with UNI leader Drew Stensland speaking first. "It is the students' stance … [Read more...]
Judges rule in U-I open meetings case, AFSCME bargaining law challenge
Judges sided with the state in rulings on two cases issued Monday. A district court judge ruled there is "no evidence" the board that governs the University of Iowa violated the state's open meeting law when board members first met with the man they'd ultimately hire the school's president. The … [Read more...]
ISU dean makes case for taking over as school president
The final candidate to make a case for becoming the next president of Iowa State University says she knows the issues facing the university better than anyone. Wendy Wintersteen is the current dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the Ames school. Wintersteen says while they've … [Read more...]
Board of Regents taking more time to decide tuition increase
The board that governs the three state universities is delaying a decision on tuition increases. Board of Regents president Michael Richards released a statement today saying the board will not do its traditional first reading of a proposed tuition increase at its meeting next week in Cedar … [Read more...]
Iowa State releases schedule for visits by presidential candidates
Iowa State has released a schedule of open forums where the four finalists seeking to become the school's next president will meet the public. The forums will begin next Monday at 4 p.m. in the Memorial Union. The names of the finalists will be revealed 24 hours before each forum. Each candidate … [Read more...]
Board of Regents proposal requests more state funding with scholarship promise
The Board of Regents will consider a plan to ask the governor and state lawmakers for more funding when they meet next week. The board will meet next Monday and consider a proposal that asks for 16 million more dollars in state funding for the 2018-19 academic year. That request comes with the … [Read more...]
Regents hear report from Tuition Task Force
The Board of Regents heard a report Thursday from the Tuition Task Force which summarized the information collected from the public and the presidents of the three state schools. Board president Michael Richards says he believes there needs to be a proper blend of three resources to achieve the … [Read more...]
Candidate Corbett says drop Regents, former board president disagrees
A Republican candidate for governor says the Board of Regents which oversees the three state universities is outdated and should be replaced. Ron Corbett says the recent proposals where each university proposes its own tuition increase shows the need to change. "The board historically treated all … [Read more...]
University of Iowa tuition proposal faces opposition
University of Iowa president Bruce Harreld got some feedback from lawmakers and others Monday after presenting a proposal that raise tuition on undergraduate resident students by 7.08 percent each of the next 5 years. State Senator Joe Bolkcom, a Democrat from Iowa City, says the increase is too … [Read more...]
U-I president calls for 5 years of 7.08% tuition increases
University of Iowa president Bruce Harreld is following the lead of his counterpart at Iowa State University and calling for an increase of 7.08 percent in tuition for undergraduate resident students in each of the next 5 years. The U-I was the last of the three state-supported schools to make … [Read more...]