Education

Iowa City Community School District must protect our teachers
Avid readers of the Corridor Business Journal (CBJ) or frequent attendees of CBJ events may know that my wife, Aspen Lohman, is co-owner of the Corridor Media Group Inc., which publishes the CBJ and the Quad Cities Regional Business Journal…
University of Iowa Innovation Challenge awards $75,000 to entrepreneurs
The University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) awarded $75,000 to winners of…

Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa enhances student experience with 3DE
Junior Achievement of Eastern Iowa is ramping up efforts to implement its new learning model,…

UI Health Care begins hiring process for North Liberty campus
University of Iowa Health Care announced it’s now seeking applicants to fill roles at its…

Iowa JPEC grants $11,300 to entrepreneurs in statewide Venture School program
The University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) wrapped up its statewide Venture…

Cornell, Coe approve Iowa Private Transfer Guarantee admission agreement with community colleges
Coe College and Cornell College have joined 17 other private nonprofit colleges in Iowa in…

UI students turn $20 class project into $6,000 donation for children’s hospital
Five enterprising University of Iowa students turned a project in associate professor of instruction for…

Local partnerships celebrate Alburnett student’s milestone achievement in apprenticeship program
Alburnett Community School District, Grant Wood Area Education Agency, and Kirkwood Community College recently marked…

Can AI detect abuse? These UI professors say it can
Two University of Iowa professors are teaming up to harness AI for the use of…

University of Iowa moves forward with purchase of Old Capitol Town Center
The University of Iowa is moving forward with the full acquisition of the Old Capitol…

Regent Universities continue process of eliminating DEI departments
Iowa Regent universities are making progress in complying with Senate File 2435, which mandates the…

University of Iowa seeks $80 million in capital improvement projects at Board of Regents meeting
The University of Iowa received approval from the Iowa Board of Regents Nov. 6 for…

Tippie College of Business to suspend admission to graduate finance program
The University of Iowa is requesting to temporarily suspend its Master of Science in Finance…

Kirkwood Community College to decommission wind turbine
Kirkwood Community College announced Nov. 1 that it will be decommissioning its wind turbine in…

Coe College launches direct entry program to train next generation of pilots amid industry shortage
Coe College will launch a direct entry program for Fall 2025 applicants pursuing its aviation…

University of Iowa pursuing $20.6 million full acquisition of Old Capital Town Center
The University of Iowa is seeking approval from the Iowa Board of Regents to purchase…
