Mark Harris, director of University of Iowa disability services, says that earlier identification of disabled students in K-12 schools is helping to drive the enrollment growth of disabled students at all three state universities including students like Justin Wittrock of Algona.

UI officials say that the university has made significant strides in both recruiting and retaining students across a broad spectrum of diversity. This includes students of different ethnicities, international students, student veterans, LGBT students, students with disabilities, and first-generation students.

While our entire adult lives have been deeply affected by the AIDS pandemic, we weren't quite prepared for emotional and social experience of gathering with thousands on America's most public space to commemorate our loss.

UI College of Education professor Ernest Pascarella's and alumnae Tricia Seifert's research finds students' critical-thinking skills grow when they encounter diversity, and white students benefit the most from contact with people from diverse backgrounds and taking diversity courses.

International students and scholars at the University of Iowa contributed more than $101 million toward the state of Iowa’s economy last year, according to data recently released by the National Association of Foreign Student Advisors.

More than 300 students from eastern Iowa and western Illinois attended the 16th annual UI College of Education's International Day for Human Rights Nov. 6. This year’s event focused on the “Human Right to Political Participation.” International Day is designed to educate students on local and global human rights issues.

In recognition of his worldwide reputation as a respected teacher and scholar of international human rights, Burns Weston, founding director of the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights, was recently awarded the Courage of Conviction award.

Embark on a vicarious trip around the world—and see familiar landscapes in a new light—by viewing the winning entries in the University of Iowa International Programs' annual “Show Us the World through Your Eyes” photo contest, part of International Education Week Nov. 12-16.

The contributions of the more than 900 University of Iowa faculty, staff, and student veterans will be recognized at a UI Veterans Reception from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12, in Room W401 of the Tippie College of Business' Pappajohn Business Building.

University Libraries is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Iowa Women's Archives. Author Suzanne O'Dea will share her new biography of Iowa Women's Archives co-founder Mary Louise Smith on Saturday, Nov. 10.

The University of Iowa will celebrate the benefits of international education and exchange worldwide by recognizing International Education Week 2012 through several events and activities on the UI campus.

Sauvik Goswami, the UI Student Government diversity liaison for the 2012-13 academic year, enjoys sharing his culture through events such as Diwali, the Indian Festival of Lights, which will be celebrated Saturday, Nov. 3, on the UI campus.

The University of Iowa’s student and community-based group TransCollaborations announces the schedule for the fourth annual TransWeek! Nov. 2 through 5 with the theme, "Organizing Against Transnormativity," a week that celebrates trans-identified people and gender variance.

For many Americans, the Qur'an is difficult to read, its organization obscure, its messages cryptic or even threatening. Professor Carl W. Ernst will discuss strategies for making sense of the Qur'an's complex text during a series of events Nov. 1-2.

A series of workshops this fall sent Iowa City’s writing community and resources into other diverse communities to bring the excitement of literature and writing to youth around the state.

The Sphinx Virtuosi, an ensemble made up of top alumni soloists for the national Sphinx Competition for Black and Latino string players, will perform in the West High School auditorium Sunday, Oct. 28, at 2 p.m.

Before the Hancher presentation of It Gets Better by the Los Angeles Gay Men’s Choir, the public is invited to join students and faculty for a lecture and discussion Friday, Oct. 19, at 6 p.m. in E105 Adler Journalism Building on the University of Iowa campus.

Several events in late October will allow Iowans to come together, share their unique stories, and participate in hands-on workshops to turn those stories into large-scale artistic masterpieces for the 2013 Iowa City Carnaval Parade.

A student and two staff members will be honored at the University of Iowa's 2012 Disability Celebration Wednesday, Oct. 17, from 3:30 to 5 p.m., in Room 115 in the Center for Disabilities and Development. This year's theme is "Keep Me in the Loop" and will feature a presentation, via technology, on hearing loops.

People have different perspectives about what constitutes respectful behavior. Before we can understand how to meet others’ expectations, we must be willing to engage in conversations—respectful ones—about just what those expectations are.