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Drake’s actuarial school receives renewed CAE designation

Drake University has again been awarded the prestigious Center of Actuarial Excellence designation by the Society of Actuaries, signifying that its School of Actuarial Science & Risk Management is among a small number of programs …

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Veridian opens scholarship applications for 2021-22

Veridian Credit Union has opened its scholarship applications for the 2021-2022 academic year. To apply, students will submit a 500-word essay on the topic of managing debt for long-term financial health. The essay and a …

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New ISU curriculum guides communities on including youths in conversations

A team led by three female faculty members at Iowa State University has turned a project that involves Des Moines youths in discussions about what their communities need into a curriculum. The project, called Design Dialogues, …

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Iowa’s public school enrollment down 1.2% — first decline in 10 years

Enrollment in Iowa’s public schools for fall 2020 declined by 1.21% from 2019, the first decline in public school certified enrollment in a decade, the Iowa Department of Education said Friday. Iowa’s 327 school districts …

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Drake, state public defender create clinic to represent wrongfully convicted

Drake Law School and the state Public Defender’s Office are collaborating to create a Wrongful Convictions Clinic. The clinic, slated to begin in January 2021, will be led by the Iowa Public Defender’s Wrongful Convictions …

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Des Moines City Council approves rezoning for shared stadium at Drake

Des Moines Register: A $19.5 million stadium planned to be built next to Drake University’s Knapp Center, to be shared by Des Moines varsity football and soccer teams and the university, earned a crucial nod from …

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Des Moines University’s doubles fundraising campaign goal to $50 million

Des Moines University today announced it is extending its capital campaign from the original goal of $25 million to $50 million, making it the largest fundraising campaign in the history of the graduate medical and …

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Iowa City’s Pear Deck merges with L.A.-based edtech company

Corridor Business Journal: Pear Deck, an educational technology company based in Iowa City offering a web-based application to K-12 schools and teachers, announced a strategic merger with GoGuardian, a Los Angeles-based edtech company. As part of …

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Kristof-Brown named new dean of Tippie College of Business

The University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business will have a new dean starting Dec. 1. Amy Kristof-Brown, who has been serving as interim dean since March, will move into the position permanently, pending approval by …

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Vermeer, Pella partner with ISU’s Ivy College in professional sales certification program

Two premier Iowa manufacturers, Pella Corp. and Vermeer Corp., are working with Iowa State University’s Ivy College of Business to help more ISU graduates to begin their sales careers in Iowa. 

The two companies are …