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Dr. Peter Gray

Regent: Careful look needed at rules on rehiring

Accused adviser had worked at UI twice

By Diane Heldt and Vanessa Miller IOWA CITY — One state regent says he wants a discussion about the rehire of state university employees, in the wake of the resignation of a University of Iowa Athletics Department adviser whom the university investigated for sexual harassment violations. Bob Downer, an Iowa City attorney and a member [...]

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Iowa's Presidential Committee on Athletics meets in Iowa City in November 2006. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Iowa athletics committee members often feel irrelevant, report says 2

A lack of collaboration and communication between the University of Iowa Athletics Department and the UI’s Presidential Committee on Athletics has in the past led to confusion and frustration regarding the role of the PCA, a UI report says. The reporting mechanisms for the PCA are not clearly defined, and it has been unclear when [...]

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