Seven Russian educators visiting the University of Iowa campus are exploring best practices in student services and the vital role of extracurricular activities at the UI.

On the same day many American adults are voting in the presidential election, more than 300 students will participate in their own discussion of civic rights at the 16th Annual International Day conference hosted by the University of Iowa College of Education.

University of Iowa graduate student Naomi Jackson reflects on her experiences in Barbados thanks to a Stanley Graduate Award for International Research. While there, she worked on her novel and MFA thesis project, which is set in the Caribbean.

This week the International Writing Program will launch Whitman Web, an innovative web gallery that, over the course of the next year, will publish Walt Whitman’s most celebrated poem, “Song of Myself,” in 52 short weekly installments. Each installment will present one section of the 52-part poem in English alongside translations in eight other languages.

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.

Learn how English as a Second Language (ESL) courses offered through the University of Iowa's ESL Programs help non-native-English-speaking students improve their English and become familiar with the culture of American classrooms.

The final weekend of the University of Iowa International Writing Program fall residency will open with a free panel discussion, “Images of America,” at noon, Friday, Nov. 2, in the Iowa City Public Library.

University of Iowa alumnus Shaun Harty first flew to Haiti while a student at UI to volunteer with the Community Health Initiative. He has since visited on five separate occasions, providing healthcare and conducting research in his efforts to serve the country's poor.

Hualing Nieh Engle, co-founder of the University of Iowa International Writing Program, is the 2012 recipient of the university's International Impact Award. The UI graduate and professor emerita is being honored for her vision in creating the program, her commitment to freedom of expression around the globe, and her efforts to internationalize the UI campus.

The Life of Discovery creative exchange project will bring four of China’s top young writers to Chicago and Iowa City for a series of creative meetings and events in the four-year project’s final exchange.

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.