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University of Iowa president Wilson granted $60k raise
Starting July 1, University of Iowa president Barbara Wilson will earn $760,000 a year, following the Iowa Board of Regents’ decision to bump her annual base salary by $60,000. The decision was announced at the regents’ June 13 meeting, following personnel evaluations performed during closed sessions Tuesday and Wednesday. Iowa State University president Wendy Wintersteen […]
Students' protest at Regents meeting calls for divestment from Israel, end of grad student fees
About 50 students from two high-profile University of Iowa student groups − The Campaign to Organize Graduate Students (COGS) and the Iowa City Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) − rallied together at the State Board of Regents meeting on Wednesday, chanting as they entered the Levitt Center in Iowa City.
Ten Iowa Natives Awarded Gilman Scholarships to Study Abroad
IOWA CITY, IOWA (June 13, 2024) — Mitchell Winterlin of Iowa City, Iowa, is one of ten students from the University of Iowa (UI) — all hailing from hometowns in Iowa — have been granted a prestigious Benjamin A Gilman International Scholarship, which awards the recipient up to $5,000 to study abroad.
Iowa City High play historic game against Des Moines Lincoln at Field of Dreams movie site
If you build it, they will come. Iowa City High faced off against Des Moines Lincoln at the Field of Dreams movie site. The popular tourist attraction in Dyersville is undergoing renovation, but in the meantime, the two schools got to participate in the first ever softball game played at the site.
Local students recognized for academic achievement
IOWA CITY, IA (06/13/2024)-- Paige Simpkinson of Jetson, KY was among the more than 7,650 undergraduate students at the University of Iowa named to the dean's list for the 2024 spring semester. Simpkinson is a third-year student in Iowa's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and is majoring in Psychology.
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