The Iowa Board of Regents will ask the governor and lawmakers for an additional $20 million in state funding during the next legislative session and also plan to make annual increases in tuition at the three state schools. Board president Michael Richards told the board at their meeting Thursday … [Read more...]
Board of Regents meeting interrupted by protest
Protestors interrupted the Board of Regents meeting in Iowa City today. The non-tenured track faculty were led by someone using a bullhorn demanding that the University of Iowa listen to their bargaining demands. They chanted "President Harreld you're no good, treat your workers like you … [Read more...]
University of Northern Iowa worker killed by steam leak on campus
A worker at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls died today in an accident. University Relations Interim Director Aaron Clingingsmith says the accident happened at 8:39 A.M. at the Rialto Dining Facility. "We had a steam leak here on the campus at the University of Northern Iowa. The … [Read more...]
Campuses at the three state universities see a drop in students this fall
The fall enrollment numbers at the three state universities all show a drop compared to last year. Iowa State University's Laura Doering says they saw a drop of 1,001 students. She says they saw a decline primarily in international and transfer students. She says a good graduation rate also … [Read more...]
Presentation celebrates Iowa author Robert James Waller
The music and poetry of best-selling Iowa author Robert James Waller is the subject of a presentation this weekend. Scott Cawelti is a retired professor from the University of Northern Iowa who played in a band with Waller from 1961 to 1986. Cawelti says he never would have predicted his friend … [Read more...]
State universities trying to teach composting to students
Iowa's three public universities are urging students to adopt the composting habit in hopes it'll stick for life. The University of Iowa is offering 1,000 individual compost bins to first-year students and others who live in dorms. Beth MacKenzie, the U-I's recycling coordinator, says there are … [Read more...]
Webster City doctor resigns from public universities’ governing board
A member of the nine-person board that governs the three state universities has abruptly resigned. Subhash Sahai, a doctor from Webster City, was appointed to the Board of Regents by Governor Terry Branstad in 2013. His six-year term was scheduled to end next spring. The board's president … [Read more...]
Regent says governor, legislators causing ‘pain’ at public universities
The board that governs the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa has approved tuition hikes for the fall semester, but not before one board member blasted Iowa's Republican governor and legislators for failing to provide more taxpayer support of the … [Read more...]
Special Investigation finds former UNI employee put school money in his account
A special investigation by the State Auditor has found a former University of Northern Iowa professor put school money into his own account. The special investigation was requested by UNI over concerns about money handled by Samuel Lankford, who worked in the School of Health, Physical Education … [Read more...]
Board of Regents approves increase in room and board rates
The cost of tuition isn't the only thing going up at the three state-supported universities. The Board of Regents approved an increase in room and board rates for the schools at their meeting Thursday in Council Bluffs. The cost for the most popular double room and meal plan at the University of … [Read more...]