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...]
Legislators plot sales tax break for college students’ textbooks
Legislators unhappy with a state policy that means anything purchased at a bookstore owned by one of the three state universities is exempt from the state sales tax are crafting a new policy. Their ultimate goal is to ensure any book required for a course at any public or private college or … [Read more...]
Regents will discuss tuition increases at meeting next week
The State Board of Regents office has released the proposed tuition rates. The board will discuss proposed tuition increases of 3.8% for the University of Iowa and Iowa State University and a 2.8% increase at the University of Northern Iowa at their meeting next week in Council Bluffs. Those … [Read more...]
Iowa native’s move closer to home lands him in midst of Loyola’s dream season
A Cedar Falls native has been along for the ride as the Loyola of Chicago basketball team has become the darling of America in the NCAA tournament. Austin Hansen graduated from Cedar Falls High School in 2012 and then the University of Northern Iowa in 2016. He worked for one year at Tulane … [Read more...]
Program helps community college students gain degrees using credits from state universities
A new partnership provides community college students who transfer to one of the three state-supported universities another way to take advantage of the college credits they've earned. Iowa Department of Education Community College Administrator Jeremy Varner says the partnership with the National … [Read more...]
Board of Regents president promises long-range tuition plan
The president of the Board of Regents says the group that oversee the three state universities wants to provide students and their parents with more predictability when it comes to tuition increases. Board president Michael Richards says they should now how much funding they will get from the … [Read more...]
Regents leader sends signal about tuition rates at Iowa’s public universities
The president of the board that oversees the three state universities is promising tuition for Iowa residents will go up no more than four percent in the next academic year. Board of Regents president Michael Richards acknowledged that's less than what the presidents of the University of Iowa, Iowa … [Read more...]
House panel votes to spare UNI from mid-year budget cuts
A plan from House Republicans that would make nearly $33 million worth of cuts in the current state budget calls for spending reductions of more than $8 million at the University of Iowa and Iowa State University, but there would be no cuts for the University of Northern Iowa. The House … [Read more...]
House Republicans have $33.7 million plan for cuts in current year’s state budget
Republicans in the Iowa House have unveiled their preferred cuts in the current year's state budget. It's a plan that pares slightly more than Republican Governor Kim Reynolds recommended in early January, but far less than Republicans in the Senate proposed two weeks ago. Representative Pat … [Read more...]
Senate Republican budget cuts go deeper than governor’s proposal
Republicans in the Iowa Senate have unveiled $52 million in proposed state budget cuts for the final five months of the state budgeting year. The cuts for the state universities. community colleges and courts are deeper than Republican Governor Kim Reynolds recommended earlier this … [Read more...]