Higher Education

Host Ben Kieffer speaks with Kirkwood Community College President Lori Sundberg and Luther College President Jenifer K. Ward about handling the pandemic on their campuses.

Host Ben Kieffer speaks with Kirkwood Community College President Lori Sundberg and Luther College President Jenifer K. Ward about handling the pandemic on their campuses.

Efforts are underway to open a new center at Buena Vista University. It will focus on students with a range of immigration statuses.

Central College is doing away with its requirement that students submit ACT or SAT scores in order to apply. It's part of a nationwide trend towards being "test optional," a shift that has accelerated during the coronavirus pandemic.

The Iowa Board of Regents has named Barbara Wilson to be the next president of the University of Iowa. The second-in-command at the University of Illinois system, her background as a researcher, educator and administrator represents a return to a more conventional leadership profile for the school.

IPR Morning Edition host Clay Masters talks with IPR eastern Iowa reporter Kate Payne about the finalists in the running to become the next UI president.

The fourth and final candidate interviewing to be the next president of the University of Iowa is one of the school's own: UI Dean of the College of Education Daniel Clay was on campus this week meeting with leaders and taking questions in a public forum.

The third candidate vying to be the next president of the University of Iowa has spent much of her career teaching and writing about disability and employment rights law. Wendy Hensel currently serves as the chief academic officer at Georgia State University in Atlanta, and presents herself as an innovator who’s spent her career focused on equity and problem solving.

The second candidate interviewing to be the next president of the University of Iowa comes from the state university system in neighboring Illinois. Barbara Wilson, a top administrator at the University of Illinois system visited campus Thursday, taking questions and meeting with school leaders.

Students and employees at Iowa’s three public universities will not be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The president of the Board of Regents made the announcement at a meeting Wednesday.