Education

Iowa Children’s Museum receives $20,000 state grant
The Iowa Children’s Museum has received a $20,000 operating support grant through the Cultural Leadership Partners Program from the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Iowa Economic Development Authority. The funding will support on-site and outreach programs at the…
New Kirkwood president Fisher stresses collaboration at inauguration
Even amid the pomp and circumstance common to inauguration ceremonies, new Kirkwood Community College president…

Board of Regents consider shuttering Tippie College of Business Cedar Rapids
The Iowa Board of Regents will decide on whether to close the Tippie College of…

Cedar Rapids students to be honored at 14 Under 14 awards
Kids First Law Center will honor 14 young Cedar Rapids students for their exceptional leadership…

Air Force helicopter visits West High engineering students
Students at West High received a treat Friday afternoon when an UH-1N Huey helicopter landed…

Northwest Junior High students build new desks for school
Eighth grade students at Coralville’s Northwest Junior High School met with Home Depot staff on…

Kirkwood Community College recognized as a top producer of Fulbright scholars
Kirkwood Community College has been recognized by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational…

Mayflower to continue housing students
The University of Iowa is seeing a record number of applications for fall 2024, creating…

Mandela Washington Fellowship set to return to the University of Iowa
The University of Iowa (UI) announced Wednesday, Feb. 7, that it has been selected as…

Kirkwood students see more efficient path forward in elementary education with UI partnership
Kirkwood Community College students now have a simpler path to completing their teaching education through…

The Daily Iowan acquires Mount Vernon, Solon newspapers
Nationally recognized student publication, The Daily Iowan, has acquired the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun and the…

Board of Regents president steps down
Effective today, Iowa Board of Regents president Mike Richards announced he is stepping down from…

UI mini-Venture School empowers minority-owned businesses
The first Winter storm of 2024 was hours away, but that didn’t deter four Iowa…

Healing Prairie Farm, youth crisis shelter, to hold open house
Healing Prairie Farm, a collaboration between CommUnity Crisis Services and United Action for Youth (UAY),…

New director appointed for University of Northern Iowa JPEC
University of Northern Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (UNI JPEC) has appointed a new director…

UI Venture School is accepting applications for spring cohort
The University of Iowa Venture School entrepreneurial training program is now accepting applications for its…






