“I have snacks!” announced Ruth Bryant as she and about eight other University of Iowa graduate students made themselves comfortable on the floor outside of University President Bruce Harreld’s office […]
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Tonight at Hancher: ‘Soil’ is as real as it gets
Soil Strauss Hall, Hancher — Thursday, Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. Hancher hosts a world premiere this week: the multimedia dance theatre production Soil, directed by University of Iowa Assistant […]
COGS, public workers reach out to community in benefits battle
The University of Iowa graduate student union is asking the public to speak out at Tuesday night’s Iowa City Council meeting, sending out the message that “our cause is everyone’s […]
Dean’s comments provide little comfort to graduate student union
A generally supportive statement from Graduate College Dean John Keller has done little to quell the concerns of graduate student union leaders at the University of Iowa, who are leading […]
UI, Iowa City school district respond to immigration order
Both the University of Iowa and the Iowa City Community School District sent out statements addressing President Donald Trump’s recent executive order temporarily banning refugees and immigrants from seven Muslim-majority […]
Graduate student union joins collective bargaining fight with Des Moines rally tomorrow
Some University of Iowa graduate students are joining union leaders for a rally at the State Capitol tomorrow as part of a multi-pronged effort to stand up for preserving their […]
Interview: Pulitzer-prize winning author Junot Díaz talks immigration, civic responsibility ahead of visit
Junot Díaz 100 Phillips Hall — Tuesday, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. Dominican-born, New Jersey-raised author and activist Junot Díaz has had a career as successful as one could dream, […]
Harreld issues call to action following proposed budget cuts to Iowa universities
University of Iowa President Bruce Harreld issued a call to action Thursday following Gov. Terry Branstad’s suggested $34.3 million cut to higher education — the largest cut made as part […]
Letter to the Editor: The curious case of Hancher, the cashless auditorium
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/6″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]I am writing for an explanation as to why the new Hancher Auditorium does not accept cash. Unfortunately, I no longer own a credit card, so the inconvenience […]
UI Visual Arts Building gets Midwest Building of the Year award
The newly-built University of Iowa Visual Arts Building received The Architect’s Newspaper‘s 2016 Building of the Year award in the Midwest category. The building, designed by Steven Holl Architects, replaced […]
Iowa professors on conservative ‘Watchlist’
The website professorwatchlist.org, created by the conservative non-profit Turning Point USA, appeared in November with the names of almost 200 professors. Two Iowa professors were included on the list: University […]
Tuition to increase at Iowa’s state universities
Students at Iowa’s three state universities will see tuition go up for the 2017-2018 academic year, with additional increases for students in higher-cost programs, like the University of Iowa’s engineering […]