Board of Regents Newsletter: February 2021 Newsletter

The University of Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa have formed a new partnership that will streamline the process for UNI students to be admitted to the Master of Science in Finance program in the UI’s Tippie College of Business. Read more from Inside UNI
The University of Iowa and Iowa State University are among the U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most Fulbright U.S. Scholars for 2020-21, as announced by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Read more from Iowa Now Read more from ISU News Service
Renovations to the Iowa School for the Deaf’s Long Hall, originally built in 1929, were approved by the Board of Regents at its February 24 meeting. The project, funded by $4.325 million in state appropriations, will update the ISD High School and Science Center. "We are grateful the legislators approved...
The University of Iowa is distributing the first $7.5 million of the investment revenue generated from the public-private partnership (P3) for its utility system. The money will be used to support initiatives to bolster student success and develop and retain faculty, which are key to competing with the university’s larger,...
The University of Northern Iowa is now in the top 20% of veteran-friendly colleges, as ranked by the Military Friendly ratings program, an advocacy vehicle that encourages civilian organizations to invest in programs to recruit, retain and advance veterans as employees, entrepreneurs and students. Read more from Inside UNI