A University of Iowa workshop to be held this week will address issues that stem from recent increases in the number of Chinese students at the university.

As international students flock to the University of Iowa and alumni leave Iowa City for all corners of the globe, the role of international engagement takes on greater prominence. Suyun Ma, UI International Programs' first external global relations coordinator, uses social media platforms to engage this growing, varied audience.

An all-day workshop titled "Global leadership starts here: A U.S.-China student workshop on the undergraduate experience at Iowa" will be held Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Adler Journalism Building on the University of Iowa campus.

In honor of Black History Month, University Archives has digitized and published online the scrapbook of Patrobas Cassius Robinson, an African-American student who graduated from Iowa in 1927.

Susan Lagos Lavenz, associate dean for teacher education and student services at the UI College of Education, discusses the college's efforts to encourage and support a more diverse pool of aspiring teachers.

The Martin Luther King Jr. Research Symposium will highlight 11 College of Education student poster projects, and Philip Kutzko, a professor in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Department of Mathematics, will give the keynote address entitled “Becoming America: Dr. King’s Beloved Community,” Friday, Feb. 7.

Katrina Korb, who received a doctorate from the UI College of Education, is doing everything from working with student healthcare workers to Muslim youth in a football program through her work at the University of Jos in Nigeria, where she recently stepped into a temporary leadership role.

Naturally 7 has risen to prominence while touring extensively with Michael Bublé. But make no mistake: This group has headliner power in its own right. The University of Iowa’s Hancher will present Naturally 7 on Friday, Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City.

From study abroad endeavors to international research and outreach, the UI International Programs (IP) annual report provides information on IP as well as an overview of the past year's activities, research, events, statistics, student and faculty achievements, photos, and more.

University of Iowa Master of Health Administration student and UI law alumna Darcelle Skeete has a strong foundation—and vision—for a successful career.

Former University of Iowa President Willard “Sandy” Boyd recalls the night in 1959 when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gave an address, titled “The Future of Integration" on campus: "Not only was the content strong, but the delivery was powerful.”

Tonya Peeples, UI professor of chemical and biochemical engineering, was appointed in 2013 as the College of Engineering's first associate dean for diversity and outreach. In that role, she is organizing the college's efforts to attract more women and minorities to engineering.

More than 100 eighth-graders spent a day at the UI hosted by the College of Education with support from 20 other departments, the culmination of a seven-week long UI program designed to introduce careers in the health sciences to rural Iowa students.

Every spring, the UI Women's Resource and Action Center offers an intensive, five-day institute that educates college women about the political process and teaches them effective leadership skills. Students of all majors are encouraged to apply; the deadline is Feb. 20.

This year’s UI Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration of Human Rights includes a Day of Service focused on hunger and homelessness, a unity walk and tribute on the Pentacrest, and a lecture by journalist, documentarian, and TV news producer Soledad O’Brien.

Members of the media are invited to cover a field trip with more than 100 middle school students from West Liberty, Iowa on the University of Iowa campus through the UI College of Education's Project HOPE (Healthcare, Occupations, Preparation, and Exploration) Friday, Jan. 10.

The public and media are invited to join the Iowa National Guard as it celebrates its 175th birthday Tuesday, Jan. 7, at the Old Capitol Museum on the University of Iowa campus.

As one of three UI law faculty members born and educated outside the United States, Maya Steinitz brings to her teaching a unique international perspective made richer by her innate inclination to idiosyncrasy.

University of Iowa leaders say strategies, policies, and research behind combating the problem of sexual violence continue to evolve and that the university has made significant strides to raise awareness, educate students and employees, centralize and simplify the reporting process, and promptly investigate and alert the public when incidents occur.

UI College of Education leaders orchestrated a unique, conference-style opportunity for approximately 300 middle school students from Iowa and Illinois for the 17th annual International Day for Human Rights.