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Board of Regents to offer on-campus ACT tests for 2020, 2021 high school graduates

The Board of Regents will be offering on-campus ACT tests for Iowans graduating from high school in either 2020 or 2021, the board announced Monday. Special testing opportunities will start in August on campuses of …

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Iowa State names new senior VP for student affairs

Iowa State University announced today that Toyia Younger has been named the new senior vice president for student affairs. Younger, who comes to ISU from the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, will begin her new …

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DMACC receives $1.2M federal grant for low-income young adult technical training

Des Moines Area Community College has received a $1,171,420 grant from the U.S. Department of Labor to provide career and technical training to up to 80 low-income 18- to 24-year-olds, DMACC announced this morning. The …

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DMACC names new men’s head basketball coach

Brett Putz, pictured, a native of Forest City, has been named the new men’s head basketball coach for Des Moines Area Community College. Putz, who will become the 13th head coach in the program’s history, …

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Mercy College, SWCC partner for paramedic program in Creston

Mercy College of Health Sciences in Des Moines has partnered with Southwestern Community College to offer a paramedic program in Creston, beginning this fall. Through this partnership, SWCC students can remain in Creston and earn …

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DMACC begins construction on $4.2 million Carroll Campus expansion

Rendering of the Carroll Campus addition

Construction begins this week on a $4.2 million expansion of the Carroll Campus of Des Moines Area Community College that will bring several career and technical training programs under …

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Harris named president of Grinnell College

Grinnell College announced today its board of trustees has named Anne Harris as the college’s 14th president. Harris, who joined Grinnell College last year as vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college, has been …

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Gross-Wen to partner on phosphorus removal project funded by DOE

Technology developed by Gross-Wen Technologies at Iowa State University for agricultural applications was adapted for algae-based treatment of municipal wastewater at the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s Terrence J. O’Brien Water Reclamation Plant …

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UI to cut president’s pay, Hancher funding

Daily Iowan: The University of Iowa identified additional budget cuts on Friday, including a 50% reduction in President Bruce Harreld’s base salary, pending approval by the state Board of Regents at its July 29 meeting. The …

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UI students may be forced to leave country after Thanksgiving under new visa restrictions

Des Moines Register: Iowa students on F-1 visas will be required to leave the country by the fall semester if they are unable to take in-person classes, according to new restrictions announced by the Trump administration …

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