Education

Junior Achievement honors four business leaders at Cedar Valley Hall of Fame ceremony
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa honored four business leaders at its 31st annual Cedar Valley Business Hall of Fame ceremony Oct. 30 at the Bien VenU Event Center in Cedar Falls. First Interstate Bank presented the event, which recognized three…
Kirkwood recognized as leader in work-based learning
The Department of Education has recognized Kirkwood Community College as a national leader in work-based…

ICCSD’s Center for Innovation taking shape
The Iowa City Community School District is in the beginning stages of its Center for…

Student builders begin affordable housing project in Iowa City’s historic northside neighborhood
An affordable housing project in Iowa City’s historic northside neighborhood is underway, thanks to the…

UI’s Mayflower preliminary assessment far below $45 million price tag
The University of Iowa is selling its Mayflower residence hall as part of a five-year…

North Liberty-based Learn Spatial helps neurodivergent learning
Educational entrepreneur Mike Quinn, based in North Liberty, Iowa, has launched a new and innovative…

Tippie College of Business connects employers, students through new initiative
This fall, employers will have a new way to reach business students thanks to a…

UI JPEC enters new phase, plans to honor John Pappajohn
After nearly 30 years of weathering the constantly changing entrepreneurial landscape, the University of Iowa…

Iowa Board of Regents approves UI 2024 budget
The Iowa Board of Regents approved the University of Iowa’s fiscal year 2024 $5.34 billion…

Student entrepreneurs awarded $10,000
Eight undergraduate student businesses were awarded $10,000 in a competition at the University of Iowa…

Iowa Regents approves $20 million UI biomedical research building plan
The Iowa Board of Regents unanimously approved the University of Iowa’s schematic design, project description…

Kirkwood’s new aviation program approved by the FAA
Kirkwood Community College’s new Aviation Maintenance Technology program has received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approval…
Hancher’s 2023-24 season to highlight innovation, creative exploration
Hancher Auditorium at the University of Iowa announced its 2023-2024 season on July 12, featuring…

Tippie MBA program ranked among top 10 in country
The University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business’ online MBA program has been ranked among the top…

Mount Mercy, St. Ambrose sign nursing articulation agreement
Davenport’s St. Ambrose University (SAU) and Cedar Rapids’s Mount Mercy University signed an articulation agreement…

Iowa awards $1.25 million in work-based learning grants
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds awarded more than $1.25 million in state grants to fund the…






