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Tippie College of Business names director of strategic partnerships

The Tippie College of Business at the University of Iowa has named Dave Ernst as executive director of strategic partnerships.

In this newly created role, Ernst will help connect businesses and other organizations to resources in the …

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Grand View University President Kent Henning to retire

Kent Henning, Grand View University’s 13th president, announced today that he will retire at the end of the upcoming academic year after serving 22 years as president.

“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to serve …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Meet Barbara Wilson, UI’s new president

The University of Iowa’s alumni magazine has a great profile piece on Barbara Wilson, the university’s new president. “Wilson already has the extensive leadership credentials to lead Iowa; now she and her family are working to …

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Story County launches job retraining program

The Story County Board of Supervisors voted this week to create a program to help retrain county residents for jobs in high-growth industries.

Under the “Story County COVID-19 Workforce Retraining Program,” approved on Tuesday, the …

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UI faculty sign letter saying ‘morale is at an all-time low,’ push for action on COVID-19

Iowa City Press-Citizen: With the school year rapidly approaching, University of Iowa faculty are pushing the state’s Board of Regents to use “swift action and compassion” and rethink current COVID-19 protocols. More than 500 people, mostly …

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NOTEBOOK: How can businesses support tech students graduating in Iowa?

“We did some research with our college students and we realized that out of the kids we interviewed — about 20 — only two four-year college seniors had potential job offers,” said Pi515 founder and …

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Branstad State Fair Scholarship winners announced

Three college-bound Iowans will receive the Governor Terry E. Branstad Iowa State Fair Scholarship for 2021-22, Iowa College Aid announced. The scholarship, named for the longtime Iowa governor and former U.S. ambassador to China, recognizes outstanding Iowa …

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State report provides updated snapshot of Iowa student proficiency

Following a dip in student literacy scores due to the pandemic, the percentage of Iowa kindergarten through third-grade students reading at or above proficiency benchmarks is on an upward trend this spring, according to new …

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Mercy College of Health Sciences to participate in inaugural open resources institute

Mercy College of Health Sciences in Des Moines was selected as one of 66 institutions to participate in the Association of American Colleges and Universities’ 2021-2022 Institute on Open Educational Resources. The inaugural institute began with a …

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ISU agricultural AI institute to launch with $20M from USDA and science foundation

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the U.S. National Science Foundation announced 11 new Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes, including the AI Institute for Resilient Agriculture based at Iowa State …

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