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In accordance with the transparency measures adopted by the Board of Regents at its August 2013 meeting, the Board of Regents schedule of public hearings for 2016 is available on the Board’s website. The public hearings will be held at each of the Board’s five institutions, and the Board Office, prior to each Board of Regents meeting. The schedule includes the specific dates, times and locations for each hearing. Please note that all are subject to change.

The Board appreciates Governor Branstad’s continued support for Iowa’s public universities. He has shown that keeping higher education accessible and affordable is a priority.

We will continue to be good stewards with the money that is appropriated to us. We will also continue to strive to find ways to be more efficient and effective with our funds.

The Board is committed to working with the Governor and General Assembly in the 2016 legislative session to secure the level of funding that will ensure the highest quality education for our students.

The landscape of higher education is changing and the current ways of operating are not sustainable. The Board of Regents brought four highly qualified candidates to campus during the search process and discussed their abilities to help lead the University of Iowa through the changes in higher education.

Throughout this process, Board members heard from stakeholders all across Iowa about the type of qualities and leadership needed at the University of Iowa.

Board of Regents, State of Iowa President Bruce Rastetter announced he will seek $4.5 million in additional funding for the University of Iowa in its FY 2017 operating appropriation request at the Board meeting on Sept. 9 in Cedar Falls.

Bruce Harreld, a former Harvard Business School faculty member and corporate executive who helped save a foundering IBM in the 1990s, will become the 21st president of the University of Iowa. The Board of Regents, State of Iowa, announced Harreld, 64, as its unanimous selection to replace Sally Mason, who...

Today the Board of Regents, State of Iowa announced the fourth finalist to become the next president of the University of Iowa.

Today the Board of Regents, State of Iowa announced the third finalist to become the next president of the University of Iowa. 

Today the Board of Regents, State of Iowa announced the second finalist to become the next president of the University of Iowa.   

Today the Board of Regents, State of Iowa announced the first finalist to become the next president of the University of Iowa.

Today the Board of Regents, State of Iowa announced the dates of the public forums involving the finalists to become next president at the University of Iowa. The forums will occur over two weeks to allow time for the public and campus constituencies to provide feedback to the board.