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The governor’s office announced today that it is seeking applicants to hold positions on the advisory councils of the six science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) hubs around the state.
Each board will have a …
The chairman, president and CEO of Principal Financial Group Inc. has taken over as chairman of the board of trustees for Drake University.
Larry Zimpleman, who holds a bachelor’s degree in actuarial science and a …
American International Group Inc. CEO Robert Benmosche said Europe’s debt crisis shows that governments worldwide must accept that people will have to work more years as life expectancies increase.
“Retirement ages will have to move …
Steven Leath wasn’t even on campus yet when a Greater Des Moines business leader reached out to him.
Even before starting his new job in January, the Iowa State University president was contacted by Belin …
What attracted you to Iowa State?
A couple things. One, I was looking to be a university president, and I have a long history both educationally and with experience at land-grant universities. There really is …
Exceeding $1 trillion, student debt now outpaces credit card debt. Ever-increasing college tuition is forcing more and more students to borrow, with 94 percent of students who earn bachelor’s degrees taking out loans to pay …
Gov. Terry Branstad, Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds and state Department of Education Director Jason Glass today announced that they will host the Iowa Teacher and Principal Leadership symposium Aug. 3 at Drake University. The event …
Pamela Anthony, assistant dean of students at Georgia State University in Atlanta, will begin as Iowa State University’s dean of students on Aug. 1. Anthony has served as assistant dean of students at Georgia State …
Vatterott College in Des Moines has added two new programs in the heating and air conditioning field.
Vatterott now offers a degree in heating, air conditioning and refrigeration service (HACR), and a HACR with management associate …
Iowa education, business and civic leaders will meet next Tuesday to discuss the framework for Gov. Terry Branstad’s new STEM Initiative, focused on increasing the availability of science, technology, engineering and mathematics education to rural …
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