Education

The number of planned job cuts announced by American employers increased by 4,297 or 11.6 percent to 41,432 in June. Despite the increase, the overall pace of downsizing through the first half of 2011 is …

After a two-year hiatus, major corporations are starting to hit college career-fair tables again, Fortune reported.

Bank of America Corp., for example, plans to offer jobs to 1,300 new graduates in 2011, and Microsoft Corp. …

The University of Iowa’s Henry B. Tippie College of Business will award a full-tuition financial package to the student who tweets what the school deems to be the most creative answer to an application essay …

Iowa State University’s Campaign Iowa State capital campaign was completed at the end of June. The eight-year campaign began in 2003 with a goal of raising $800 million, and as of Monday it had raised …

Thirty-five high school students arrived at Drake University today to begin a three-day leadership camp through the GEAR Up Iowa program. During the Quantum Learning Camp, the students will learn creative-thinking, problem-solving and goal-setting skills …

Kent Sovern, former president of the New Iowa Group and executive director of the Iowa Parks Foundation, has been named the new state director for AARP Iowa. Sovern has served more than 30 years in …

Employers are bringing back some of the perks that were cut during the recession in order to retain top talent, according to a survey by global outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc. The survey …

Iowa State University won this year’s Krause Challenge, Kum & Go LC announced.

The challenge started in 1998 when W.A. Krause, Kum & Go founder and chairman, provided a one-time gift of $400,000 to be …

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. announced today a $3 million contribution to the Des Moines Botanical and Environmental Center to expand learning opportunities. The contribution, paid over three years, will help bring educational …

The Des Moines Independent Community School District announced today that Steve Johns will be the principal at East High School.

Johns is currently vice principal and activities director at North High School. Johns started at …