Board News

The Board of Regents met September 15-16 in Ames. Selected items discussed are outlined below. FY 2023 State Appropriation Requests The Board approved appropriation requests totaling $638.6 million, including a continuation of last year’s appropriation and further, incremental funding for the higher education general fund, special purpose units, the special...

The Board of Regents met July 28, 2021 in Cedar Falls. Selected items discussed are outlined below. 2021-22 Tuition Rates and Fees The Board approved tuition rate and fee increases for the 2021-22 academic year. The rates increase resident undergraduate tuition by $283 at the University of Iowa, $282 at...

The Board of Regents met June 1-3, 2021 in Iowa City. Selected items discussed are outlined below. Back In Person The June 1-3, 2021 meeting was the Board’s first in-person meeting on a campus since its November 2019 meeting at UNI. The Board met virtually using video conferencing software during...

On March 17, 2020, Governor Kim Reynolds issued a State of Public Health Disaster Emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Consistent with Governor Reynolds’ proclamation, on March 18, 2020, I declared a State of Emergency at all of the institutions under the jurisdiction of the Board of Regents due to...

Barbara Wilson will be the 22nd President of the University of Iowa. Wilson, Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs for the University of Illinois System, will take office July 15, 2021 Barbara Wilson, executive vice president and vice president for academic affairs for the University of Illinois...

The Board of Regents has announced the fourth finalist in the search for the next president of the University of Iowa. Daniel Clay, Ph.D., Dean of the College of Education at the University of Iowa, will visit campus on April 22-23 to meet with faculty, staff, students, and other members...

The Board of Regents has announced the third finalist in the search for the next president of the University of Iowa. Wendy Hensel, J.D., Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Georgia State University, will visit campus on April 19-20 to meet with faculty, staff, students, and other...

The Board of Regents held a virtual meeting April 14, 2021. Key items reviewed by committees and the Board are outlined below. Click here for the complete agenda. Personnel Appointments The Board approved appointments of John Keller as interim president, Sara Sanders as Dean of the College of Liberal Arts...

The Board of Regents has announced the second finalist in the search for the next president of the University of Iowa. Barbara Wilson, Ph.D., Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs at the University of Illinois System, will visit campus on April 15-16 to meet with faculty, staff,...

The Board of Regents, State of Iowa has announced the first finalist in the search for the next president of the University of Iowa. Hari Osofsky, Ph.D., J.D., Dean of Penn State Law and the Penn State School of International Affairs, will visit campus on April 12-13 to meet with...