Board of Regents Newsletter: September 2024 Newsletter

The University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa released Fall 2024 enrollment numbers this month. See below for detailed breakdowns of each institution's enrollment figures. Iowa’s 2024 incoming class, by the numbers Iowa State sees growth in first-year, undergraduate student enrollment UNI’s enrollment increases for...

Board Membership John McDonald, President, Dallas Center Percy Harris, Cedar Rapids Margaret “Peg” Anderson, Cedar Falls Charles Duchen, Des Moines June Murphy, Des Moines Bass Van Gilst, Oskaloosa John Greig, Estherville James Tyler, Atlantic Jacklyn Van Ekeren, Monroe Highlights Richard E. Gibson was appointed as Director of Planning and Administrative...

The Iowa Board of Regents has officially approved the establishment of the Center for Civic Education at the University of Northern Iowa. This new initiative is aimed at fostering civic engagement among students, faculty and community members. The center builds on UNI’s strong foundation in civic education. UNI already has...

Three University of Iowa graduates and two Iowa faculty are listed among the authors being considered for the prestigious National Book Award. The longlist includes 10 titles each in five categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, and young people’s literature; finalists are announced in October and the winners in November....

It’s stormy and the power just went out. With no electricity flowing to your electric vehicle, you’re stranded for the night. “It’s a double problem,” said Zhaoyu Wang, an Iowa State University professor of electrical and computer engineering. “There’s no electricity. And you can’t go anywhere.” The federal government’s Joint...