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DMACC ranked 10th nationally for community college value

Value Colleges.com ranked Des Moines Area Community College 10th on itsannual list of the Top 50 Best Value Community Colleges. Using data from College Measures, a Gates Foundation-supported database, Value Colleges evaluated 1,717 community colleges across …
By BPC Staff | Jul 28, 2016
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Vaughan named among most influential insurance professionals

Terri Vaughan, dean of the Drake University College of Business and Public Administration, recently was listed among the most influential people in the insurance industry. The July 2016 issue of Best’s Review, a monthly insurance …
By BPC Staff | Jul 26, 2016
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State to test new emergency communication system for schools

A new communication system that will be tested at three Central Iowa schools will provide first responders with critical information in the event of emergencies, state officials said today. Gov. Terry Branstad and Iowa Public …
By BPC Staff | Jul 25, 2016
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Drake hires neighborhood and community relations manager

Nick Valdez

Drake University has hired an experienced community planner who will work to strengthen the economic development and vitality of the Drake Neighborhood. Nick Valdez, a Drake alumnus, was named to the newly created …
By BPC Staff | Jul 25, 2016
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Drake hires neighborhood and community relations manager

Nick Valdez

Drake University has hired an experienced community planner who will work to strengthen the economic development and vitality of the Drake Neighborhood. Nick Valdez, a Drake alumnus, was named to the newly created …
By BPC Staff | Jul 25, 2016
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Colleges receive federal awards for nursing education

Three Iowa colleges have received a total of $647,115 from the Health Resources and Services Administration to further nursing education programs for high-need areas in the state. Allen College in Waterloo, Clarke University in Dubuque …
By BPC Staff | Jul 21, 2016
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ISU’s Leath is eighth highest paid university president in U.S. – ranking

Iowa State University’s president is the eighth-highest paid among his peers nationally, according to the latest rankings by the Chronicle of Higher Education, The Des Moines Register reported. ISU President Steven Leath’s total compensation for the 2014-15 …
By BPC Staff | Jul 20, 2016
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Mason to retire as UI faculty member; gets $625K in deferred pay

Iowa City Press-Citizen: Less than a year after retiring as University of Iowa president, Sally Mason has submitted her letter of resignation as a tenured faculty member in the UI Department of Biology.…
By BPC Staff | Jul 20, 2016
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Mason to retire as UI faculty member; gets $625K in deferred pay

Iowa City Press-Citizen: Less than a year after retiring as University of Iowa president, Sally Mason has submitted her letter of resignation as a tenured faculty member in the UI Department of Biology.…
By BPC Staff | Jul 20, 2016
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ISU receives $2.5 million grant for exercise study

Iowa State University has received a $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the effectiveness of aerobic exercise, resistance training, and a combination of both. The Iowa State research will be …
By BPC Staff | Jul 18, 2016