Post-secondary education

Beloved journalist Harry Smith is teaching a college course in Iowa, and author Ta-Nehisi Coates discusses his new book, The Message.

Eighty years wasn't too long a wait for an Iowa native to don the ceremonial cap and gown.

A private liberal arts college in Indianola is laying the groundwork for research opportunities between its students and NASA.

Retired national television journalist Harry Smith is teaching a college course in Iowa.

Looking back on a year since the Iowa Wesleyan University campus closed after 181 years.

The path to becoming a financially independent adult is full of challenges, and some of the obstacles along the way are not easy to navigate.

When colleges close, they don’t disappear. Closures leave students in flux and facilities unattended. And in the case of Iowa Wesleyan University, a collection that needs a home. The University of Iowa has taken on the role of safeguarding the now-shuttered university's archival records.

Eighty years wasn't too long a wait for an Iowa native to don the ceremonial cap and gown.

After 181 years in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa Wesleyan University will close at the end of May. Local residents are mourning the loss and considering an uncertain future.

A bill passed in the Iowa House authorizes legal gun owners to keep firearms in their cars outside public schools, public universities and community colleges, and corrections facilities.