Five international students at two private colleges in the Quad Cities have had their student visas revoked by the Trump administration, the Quad-City Times reported on Wednesday. Two of the students are enrolled at St. Ambrose University in Davenport and the other three attend Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. “Given the fast-moving situation, and […]
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Mount Mercy University to bring football program, possibly marching band to campus
Mount Mercy University leaders, as well as their partners at St. Ambrose University, are hoping to increase enrollment, provide more opportunities for students and strengthen community ties with an expansion to its athletics offerings. The private college in Cedar Rapids announced Friday that it will add a football team to its athletics program as early […]
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St. Ambrose University, Mount Mercy University announce plans to merge
St. Ambrose University in Davenport and Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids took their first steps toward becoming one institution Thursday. The university leaders signed a commitment in which Mount Mercy will eventually come under the ownership of St. Ambrose while still retaining its campus, name and offerings to students. The proposal started about a […]
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While taking the world by storm, Lisa Bluder’s team has given Iowans some precious pride of place
Modern life can be isolating. Kurt Vonnegut said as much during a graduation address at New York’s Hobart and William Smith Colleges on May 26, 1974. “What should young people do with their lives today?” asked the Indianapolis-born author. “Many things, obviously. But the most daring thing is to create stable communities in which the […]
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Iowa’s newest college graduates share an old problem: debt
By K. Rambo, IowaWatch Some students graduating from an Iowa college or university this month will have to pay off debts that could be close to $100,000. Other loans facing college students are far lower, and a lot of students have avoided debt. But for many, taking out loans remains necessary in order to go […]
