Board News

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...

The Board of Regents, State of Iowa has announced the dates of the public forums involving the finalists to become the next president at the University of Iowa. The open forum schedule is as follows: Finalist 1: Monday, April 12, 3:30 p.m. Finalist 2: Thursday, April 15, 3:30 p.m. Finalist...

With President Harreld announcing today that his last day as University of Iowa president will be May 16, I have asked UI Dean of the Graduate College John Keller to serve as interim president until the next permanent UI president begins their duties. This appointment will be presented to the...

On March 5, 2020, in response to COVID-19, the Board of Regents issued a university-sponsored international travel ban for all faculty, staff and students until further notice. Conditions related to COVID-19 continue to improve. In consideration of these sustained improvements, and in accordance with the authority granted to the President...

The Board of Regents held a virtual meeting February 24, 2021. Key items reviewed by committees and the Board are outlined inside.

On behalf of the Board of Regents, I want to congratulate University of Northern Iowa Provost Jim Wohlpart for being named President at Central Washington University. Provost Wohlpart has served UNI with great distinction since 2015. In addition to being an outstanding chief academic officer, he provided extraordinary campus leadership...

News on Spring 2021 tuition rates and the University of Iowa presidential search, economic development and fall 2020 enrollment presentations highlighted the November 18, 2020 Board of Regents meeting.

The Board of Regents, State of Iowa has selected AGB Search from Washington, D.C. as the firm to assist with the selection of the next president at the University of Iowa. “The hiring of a university president is one of the most important roles of the Board of Regents,” said...