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Iowa State University launches a new climate science major

Iowa Public Radio: Students at Iowa State University will have the opportunity to study climate science in the upcoming school year. The university is launching a new major focusing on climate science this fall. The one-of-a-kind …

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Des Moines offers teachers $50,000 incentive to stay

Axios Des Moines: The Des Moines school district is offering a $50,000 incentive to teachers, nurses and administrators who are nearing retirement to stay with the district through the 2022-23 school year. At least 58 have …

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Drake University hosts academic success symposium

Drake University this week is hosting the Wanda Everage Academic Success Symposium, which is designed to help underprivileged students of color as they prepare for college. Most of the 35 students attending are from Des …

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ISU 2022 external funding breaks $600M

Iowa State University’s total external funding for the 2022 fiscal year broke $600 million for the first time with a total of $601.7 million. This year’s funding is $42.6 million, or 7.6%, higher than the …

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Tippie College to launch risk management and insurance degree program

The Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa will offer a new undergraduate major in risk management and insurance starting in the fall of 2023, a move aimed at helping to strengthen the …

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UNI expands community college partnerships statewide with UNI@IACC initiative

University of Northern Iowa President Mark Nook announcing the UNI@IACC program on campus Tuesday afternoon. Submitted photo

The University of Northern Iowa announced Tuesday it is launching the UNI@IACC (Iowa Community Colleges) initiative to increase access …

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Workforce training reimagined

The Future Ready Iowa initiative has maintained a goal that by 2025, 70% of Iowans will have some training or education beyond high school in order to meet economic needs.

 

The urgency of employers …

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Jones to depart Harkin Institute Sept. 30

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 …

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Scanlan family makes historic gift to UI College of Education

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 …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Broke colleges surviving through mergers

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 …