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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...

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...