Tag: University of Northern Iowa

Tenure

Iowa Lawmakers Attempt to Eliminate Tenure Systems in Public Higher Ed

Iowa state Republican lawmakers have again proposed bills to eliminate tenured positions at the state’s public universities, The Gazette reported. State Sen. Brad Zaun proposed bills of the same nature in 2018 and 2019 that would prohibit tenure systems and the protections they grant. Rep. Steven Holt, proposed a similar bill in the House. Both […]

January 19, 2021

COVID-19

Iowa Lawmakers Cut Public Universities’ Funding by $8 Million

Iowa lawmakers cut $8 million in funding to the state’s public colleges (University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa), exacerbating the economic hit the institutions have taken due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reported We Are Iowa. Republican lawmakers said funding to universities was one of the few areas they felt […]

June 16, 2020

News Roundup

Amid Declining Enrollment, University of Northern Iowa Receives $10 Million Gift from Alumnus

The University of Northern Iowa (UNI) will receive a $10 million donation from 1981 alumnus David Takes and his wife Karen Takes, The Gazette reported. The funding, which UNI President Mark Nook called “critical” to the school, arrives at a time when Iowa universities face steep drops in enrollment and waning state funding. This year The […]

November 15, 2019

News Roundup

Iowa Program Aims to Inspire Minority Teachers

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa  — A diverse group of high school students have spent a week living on a college campus in Iowa to learn what it’s like to be an educator. Fifteen students participated in the week-long Minority Educators for Today and Tomorrow academy hosted by the University of Northern Iowa, the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier […]

June 26, 2017

Students

Private Colleges Group Slams U. Northern Iowa Lobbying Push

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — A group representing private colleges is slamming the University of Northern Iowa’s attempt to get a piece of its schools’ state financial aid program as “despicable and greedy.” UNI’s Panther Caucus said in an email Friday that “it’s not fair” UNI students are shut out of the $50 million Iowa Tuition […]

April 17, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Ousted Temple President a Finalist for University of Northern Iowa Job

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa  — A former Temple University president who was recently forced out by the school’s board is a finalist for the University of Northern Iowa presidency. The Iowa Board of Regents says Neil Theobald will visit the Cedar Falls campus Tuesday. The regents are searching for a replacement for Bill Ruud, who left […]

November 28, 2016

African-American

Failing Grade: Why There Aren’t More African-American Teachers in Classrooms

The need for the African-American teacher continues to increase. What do we need to do to protect the lifeline of the African-American teacher candidate?

November 18, 2015

LGBTQ+

Saigo Makes Diversity a Priority at Southern Oregon University

In the year that Dr. Roy Saigo has taken on the presidency of Southern Oregon University, the school has seen an increase in retention, enrollment and diversity.

November 3, 2015