Higher Education

Community colleges in Iowa are preparing for a more diverse student body. They saw overall enrollment go down when the pandemic started, but now they’re ready to gain more students of color.

The University of Northern Iowa President on the challenges of starting a new school year while COVID-19 infections are on the rise. Then how two Des Moines non-profit organizations prepare for Afghan refugees inbound for Iowa.

Hundreds of faculty, staff and students across Iowa’s public universities are urging campus leaders to implement more coronavirus precautions as the delta variant fuels an increase in cases ahead of the fall semester. Petitions circulated at the schools call on school administrators and the Iowa Board of Regents to reinstate mask mandates and require vaccines, in line with other peer institutions.

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University of Iowa President Barbara Wilson has taken the helm of the university during a time of transition. After officially starting the job last week, Wilson says she’s hit the ground running, and says she's "forward facing," with no plan plans to second guess her predecessor's decisions.

Host Ben Kieffer speaks with Storm Lake educators and Medal of Honor recipient and Army Staff Sgt. Sal Giunta.

Reports of racial bias in the University of Iowa football program have become a factor some recruits are considering as they look at joining the team. Top coaches and administrators are currently being sued over allegations of mistreatment.

Iowa’s head football coach Kirk Ferentz says the prospect of student athletes being compensated for their work is a positive one. But he acknowledges there are legal and logistical unknowns around the changes.

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.