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By: Iowa State Daily Editorial Board The Iowa Board of Regents is looking to help in-state students and Iowa taxpayers save money. Part of the efficiency review being conducted by the Regents and Deloitte is the idea of duplication on campus. Duplication, in this sense, would mean new programs or...

By Diana Pounds, Iowa State University News A public forum on the state Board of Regents' efficiency review of the three public universities drew a crowd Tuesday. Some 150 members of the university community assembled in the Howe Hall auditorium and another 246 tuned to the forum's livestream to find...

By Vanessa Miller, The Gazette Analysis will determine core, non-core elements to university's mission A consulting giant hired by the Board of Regents to help find efficiencies among Iowa’s public universities has no preconceived notions about potential cuts and “no checklist of courses we’d like to eliminate.” But officials with...

By Vanessa Miller, The Gazette Deloitte Consulting LLP delivered its "initial data request" March 13 The massive information request made of Iowa’s three public universities last month in connection with a Board of Regents-commissioned efficiency review asked for more than 230 items – many of which required staff to produce...

By Sharyn Jackson, Des Moines Register Few students were present at a public forum Tuesday at Iowa State University to hear about an efficiency review that could repurpose tens of millions of dollars in spending at Iowa's three public universities. The 90-minute meeting and question session, which was also streamed...

By Danielle Ferguson, Iowa State Daily danielle.ferguson@iowastatedaily.com Iowa's three regent universities are under review in hopes of finding ways to become more efficient. Iowa State held its public forum on the Iowa Board of Regents Transparent, Inclusive Efficiency Review Tuesday morning. The efficiency review, sometimes referred to as TIER, is...

By Sara Agnew, Iowa City Press-Citizen Iowa City, Iowa – Leaders involved with the largest-ever efficiency study of Iowa's state universities on Friday promised a transparent, comprehensive review of operations that they said would ensure the University of Iowa remains sustainable well into the future. More than 300 U of...

By Ian Murphy, Daily Iowan University of Iowa officials, along with members of the state Board of Regents and representatives from Deloitte, an auditing and financial advisory firm, addressed public concern March 28 related to the efficiency study to be conducted at the regents’ universities. Regent President Bruce Rastetter told...

By Katherine Perkins and Ben Kieffer, Iowa Public Radio The first of three public hearings was held today at the University of Iowa in advance of a comprehensive efficiency review by the Iowa Board of Regents. The review is expected to generate $15-25 million in savings. Regents President Bruce Rastetter...

Written by Holly Hines, Iowa City Press-Citizen Iowa legislators discussed the efficiency study of Iowa’s public universities and other topics Saturday during a forum in Coralville. Lawmakers said that although they support the idea of looking into making the University of Iowa more efficient, they also have concerns, including the...