Diane HeldtDiane Heldt covers higher education in Iowa. Diane has covered K-12 and higher education in the state for more than 15 years at papers in Ames, Dubuque and Cedar Rapids. An Iowa State University journalism graduate, Diane works out of the company’s Iowa City newsroom. |
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ISU names new dean of students
AMES – Pamela Anthony, assistant dean of students at Georgia State University, Atlanta, will begin as Iowa State University’s new dean of students Aug. 1, ISU officials said Friday. Anthony succeeds Dione Somerville, who left ISU in June 2011 to become vice president for student affairs at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. Anthony has been assistant [...]
Jury sides with UI in research lawsuit
IOWA CITY – A Johnson County jury has ruled in favor of the University of Iowa in a lawsuit filed by a UI researcher over the handling of patents on his technologies. The jury judgement in favor of the UI, with court costs assessed to the plaintiff, was reached this week in Johnson County District [...]
Ex-tenant sues UI over mold
IOWA CITY — An Iowa City man is suing the University of Iowa and the state Board of Regents, claiming he rented a university-owned house that had repeated problems with water in the basement and an eventual mold infestation. In his lawsuit, Cliff Missen said that despite his repeated complaints to Heritage Property Management agency, [...]
Djalali to start as University of Iowa liberal arts dean in August
University of Iowa officials on Friday named Chaden Djalali as dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, effective Aug. 15. Djalali is professor and chairman of the department of physics and astronomy at the University of South Carolina. He was one of three finalists to visit the UI campus in the dean search [...]
Complaints in Iowa grow with expansion of for-profit colleges
Complaints to two state agencies about for-profit colleges have risen dramatically in recent years, enough so that it’s become a top priority for the Iowa Attorney General’s Office. Many of the student complaints involve billing practices or student loan issues, according to data from the Attorney General’s Office and the Iowa College Student Aid Commission. [...]
Kirkwood board approves 3.9 percent tuition increase
CEDAR RAPIDS — Students at Kirkwood Community College will pay $5 more per credit hour in tuition next year, a 3.9 percent increase approved unanimously by the school’s board of trustees Thursday. The increase will make tuition $133 per credit hour next year for Kirkwood’s more than 17,000 students. State funding was favorable for [...]
UI, Kirkwood spring commencements this week
Nearly 4,800 University of Iowa students will receive degrees during spring 2012 commencement ceremonies. Many of the UI commencement ceremonies will be held Saturday. The largest ceremony, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences event, will be 9 a.m. at Carver Hawkeye Arena, with UI President Sally Mason awarding about 2,145 bachelor’s degrees. Also Saturday, [...]
FEMA denies second University of Iowa appeal on art museum
University of Iowa officials said they are disappointed by the federal government’s denial of money to replace the UI Museum of Art at a new location, and they are considering their next steps. State officials Wednesday announced the decision by Federal Emergency Management Agency officials to deny the UI’s second appeal regarding museum funding [...]
Regents chief: UI pay setup not unusual
IOWA CITY — State Board of Regents President Craig Lang on Monday said the husband of University of Iowa President Sally Mason plays an important role in promoting the university and raising money. He also said it’s not unusual for the spouses of college or university presidents to be paid for their work on behalf [...]
Noteworthy: Restoration of historic pipe organ reaches a milestone
CEDAR RAPIDS — A restoration that is breathing new life into a historic pipe organ at Coe College took a major step forward last week, when the “lungs” of the instrument were reinstalled after a year of repair. The airtight maze of metal ducts and two large turbines were installed in the new environmentally controlled [...]
