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Amid controversies, UI’s College of Dentistry dean announces plans to step down

Iowa City Press-Citizen: Amid controversies this school year, David Johnsen, the dean of the University of Iowa’s College of Dentistry, today announced plans to step down. Last fall, the college summoned one of its students to …

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Iowa lawmakers look at expanding grounds for disciplining school officials

Des Moines Register: Prompted by a fight with Des Moines Public Schools officials over in person learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, Iowa Senate Republicans are advancing a bill that would expand the reasons for disciplining superintendents …

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A Closer Look: Tony Timm

Tony Timm was once the “not-so-good-kid” growing up in the small eastern Iowa town of Tipton. He recalls the time that he took some of his mother’s Avon cosmetics samples and handed them out to …

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Applications underway for health care education scholarships

The Iowa Hospital Association, through its subsidiary the Iowa Hospital Education and Research Foundation, will award 60 health care scholarships of up to $7,000 ($3,500 per year for up to two years) and $1,000 specific …

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DMACC, DREAM Iowa partner to offer immigrant student scholarships

Des Moines Area Community College and DREAM Iowa have established a partnership in which each will provide $500 scholarships for a total of $1,000 to as many as 10 DMACC students. This year, DMACC and DREAM Iowa …

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Iowa State’s stadium pedestrian bridge project moves forward, awaits final approval

Des Moines Register: A $10 million pedestrian bridge project that would span the road east of Jack Trice Stadium was advanced today by an Iowa Board of Regents committee. The proposed quarter-mile-long elevated Gateway Bridge would …

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Slate of speakers announced for virtual Business Analytics Symposium

The annual Business Analytics Symposium, hosted by the Debbie and Jerry Ivy College of Business at Iowa State University, will return this year as a virtual event on April 6 and 7 (half-day each day). Now in …

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Notebook: Western Governors University seeks to fill workforce education gaps in Iowa

Angie Besendorfer, the Midwest regional vice president for Western Governors University, visited Iowa recently and I took her up on an invitation to sit down in person for coffee — rather than another Zoom meeting …

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University of Iowa to reinstate women’s swimming and diving

Cedar Rapids Gazette: The University of Iowa is fully reinstating its women’s swimming and diving team after a federal judge in December found athletes had a “fair chance” of winning a lawsuit accusing the UI of …

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Feng to lead faculty development, DEI for Grinnell College

Grinnell College has named Jin Feng as associate dean for faculty development and diversity, equity and inclusion, effective July 1. Feng joined Grinnell College in 2001 and is currently professor of Chinese and Japanese and the Orville …