The chair of the Iowa House Higher Education Committee is urging public and private universities in the state to release their responses to a national call to action from the U.S. Secretary of Education. Secretary Linda McMahon released “A National Call to Action to University Presidents and Governing Boards” Aug. 3. It asks university leadership […]
The interim dean of Drake University’s law school said the institution is in the process of finding both a permanent replacement for the former dean and the leader of one of its clinics as students come back to campus. Jerry Anderson stepped back into the role of Drake Law dean this month following the announcement […]
Researchers at Iowa’s public and private universities are focusing their efforts on white blood cells as they explore potential new cancer treatments. Iowa State University and Des Moines University faculty have published research on the growth and internal operations of white blood cells, which handle the body’s immune response to infections and diseases like cancers. […]
Clarke University plans to use a professional development grant to explore and strengthen its community ties in Dubuque and the surrounding area, bringing together college and community officials. The Dubuque university has announced it the award of a $20,000 grant from the Network for Vocation in Undergraduate Education, or NetVUE, for professional development and the […]
Student researchers at Dordt University are working to uncover the intricacies of how air quality can impact student performance across the U.S. Daniel Garcia and Cameron Grimes, both incoming juniors at the Sioux Center private university, with support from faculty, have spent the summer combing public education and pollution data to explore how different pollutants […]
Close to two years after announcing plans for their strategic combination, two Iowa Catholic universities say they’re still waiting for final approvals from the U.S. Department of Education and its accrediting body, delaying a full merger and affecting the institutions’ financial picture. St. Ambrose University in Davenport and Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids have […]
