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A Closer Look: Ellen Yee

Ellen Yee has two long-held passions: the law and international relations. Yee, who joined Drake University’s law faculty in 2005 and was named director of the law school’s international programs in 2013, recently was honored …

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Majority of Iowa districts now offer financial literacy course

More than 350 Roosevelt High School seniors today were recognized for completing the Iowa Financial Literacy Program, sponsored by EverFi Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc. and the Iowa Insurance Division. The online program, which is …

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AIB sells three apartment buildings to California investment group

California investors with a penchant for Central Iowa apartment buildings have paid a little more than $2 million to AIB College of Business for three buildings with a total of 60 furnished one-bedroom apartments along …

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Wells Fargo grants $200,000 to Drake business programs

Wells Fargo & Co. recently renewed its long-standing commitment to Drake University’s College of Business and Public Administration with a five-year, $175,000 grant to the university’s Professional and Career Development Center. The grant enhances Drake’s …

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STEM working group: Make computer science classes mandatory

A working group of the Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council says that Iowa high schools should make completion of computer science coursework a requirement for graduation.


The recommendation is one of three overall goals of…
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DMACC’S Jim Stick named Administrator of the Year

Des Moines Area Community College Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences Jim Stick has been named Administrator of the Year by the National States Advisory Council. The National States Advisory Council is a division within …

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Committee to study easier transfers from community colleges

Iowa community college officials want to simplify the transition and degree attainment options for students who transfer to one of the state’s public universities, and the Iowa Board of Regents has formed a committee to …

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Grinnell College’s Lindgren named Iowa Professor of the Year

A Grinnell College professor who helps students from groups traditionally underrepresented in the sciences find success in scientific fields has been named the 2015 Iowa Professor of the Year by a national program. Clark Lindgren, …

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For-profit college EDMC agrees to forgive more than $102 million in loans

For-profit college Education Management Corp. on Monday entered into a multistate agreement led by Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller to significantly reform its recruiting and enrollment practices and forgive approximately $500,000 in loans for more …

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2 ISU architecture programs rank in top 20 nationally

  Iowa State University’s undergraduate programs in landscape architecture and architecture are ranked in the top 20 in the nation, according to a new survey of practitioners by DesignIntelligence. The survey placed Iowa State’s undergraduate…