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University of Iowa freezes pay through 2018

The University of Iowa is freezing faculty and staff pay hikes until January — and even then, it is giving no guarantees that salaries will be increased, the Des Moines Register reported. Administrators blame the delay on …

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Loras College receives CFP certification for financial planning minor

Loras College in Dubuque and its Francis J. Noonan School of Business have been approved by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards to provide a new minor in financial planning and wealth management for …

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DMACC Foundation extends competition for $10,000 entrepreneurship grant

The deadline to submit applications for the Des Moines Area Community College Foundation $10,000 Entrepreneurship Competition has been extended, DMACC announced in a statement. The new deadline to submit an application is May 21 by …

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Business Horizons early entry ends Tuesday

Iowa high school students can participate in Business Horizons 2018, a summer program that allows students to gain hands-on entrepreneurial experience, develop leadership and workplace skills, and much more July 15-19 at Central College in …

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Student-owned software therapy business wins $25K grand prize at startup contest

An autism therapy software firm founded by three University of Iowa students recently won the grand prize at Texas Christian University’s Values and Ventures business startup competition, the Tippie College of Business reports. ABAL Therapeutics, which won …

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How to thrive after college

When Jeffrey Selingo was interviewing for his first full-time journalism position after college in 1995, he was riding back from lunch with the editor when the editor pulled the classic newspaper interview test — dropping …

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NOTEBOOK: 2,000 school board members

Teachers usually get the thanks for their many hours and tireless work with students.

But the Iowa Association of School Boards and its executive director, Lisa Bartusek, want to remind us that May is School …

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William Penn schedules May 14 open house for Johnston campus

William Penn University will hold an open house at its Johnston campus on May 14. The new metro location at 5525 Merle Hay Road, Suite 280, opened to students on Jan. 2, making classes more …

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Iowa libraries to have access to Edge technology platform

The State Library of Iowa announced it has joined Edge, a tool developed by Washington, D.C.-based Urban Libraries Council to help libraries assess their technology, communicate its impact and plan for the future. Edge is based on …

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Radia joins executive MBA program at ISU

Retired Bankers Trust CEO Suku Radia is returning to his alma mater, Iowa State University, as executive-in-residence with the Debbie and Jerry Ivy College of Business as it launches an executive MBA program focused on …

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