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Drake University President Marty Martin announced today that Joseph Jones will conclude his tenure as executive director of the Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement at the end of September. He has led the institute …
The University of Iowa College of Education has announced the largest gift in its 175-year history, $15 million from the Scanlan Family Foundation. The gift will rename the Iowa Center for School Mental Health to the Scanlan Center for …
In recent years, several small and mostly private colleges have struggled financially to keep their doors open. The pandemic accelerated college administrators’ decisions about the futures of their institutions. Some administrators looked to mergers with …
Drake University announced Tuesday that The Ones campaign has now raised $141 million of its $225 million goal with the support of seven recently announced major gifts. A $3.25 million gift from Locke and Harriet Macomber’s estate, …
Iowa College Aid has awarded more than $460,000 in grants to 11 Iowa communities so far in fiscal year 2023 to fund Local College Access Networks. According to a press release, the LCAN grant series …
Clay & Milk: The University of Iowa and Iowa State University have released their external funding figures for the budget year that ended June 30, and both universities surpassed their previous funding records. The University of …
The application period for the Future Ready Iowa Last-Dollar Scholarship closes on Aug. 1. The scholarship program provides recent high school graduates and adult learners with funding for higher education costs that aren’t covered by …
Des Moines Register: A group of community members is speaking out about a Southeast Polk school board member’s social media postings, which they say are anti-LGBTQ. The school board member, Whitney Smith McIntosh, says they are …
Iowa Public Radio: A University of Iowa program is training paramedics along this year’s RAGBRAI route on how to prepare for bicycle-related injuries. The Simulation in Motion program launched its first training session for emergency service …
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield has awarded four Iowa communities with grants as part of its 3-Point Play program with university partners across the state. Throughout the 2021-22 college football and basketball seasons, each …
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