The University of Iowa law school will host a conference commemorating the 50th anniversary of a landmark legal ruling that guaranteed low-income criminal defendants the right to legal representation.

Former Congressman Jim Leach comes home to the University of Iowa and joins the UI faculty to teach the next generation.

In advance of the 2013-14 University of Iowa Theatre Mainstage season's opening production, "Water by the Spoonful," dramaturg Madison Colquette speaks with the playwright and the UI performance's director about the captivating stories found within this Pulitzer-winning work for the stage.

Not everyone is born with the best attributes for dance, but everyone should dance, according to George de la Pena. The benefits of encouraging simple movement as a form of physical health is part of the curriculum in the University of Iowa’s Department of Dance.

“Fifty Years of Gideon,” a conference at the UI College of Law, will look at how the right to legal assistance has evolved since the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its landmark Gideon v. Wainwright decision that guaranteed the right to criminal defense counsel even to those who could not afford it.

Crane operators first struck the north face of old Hancher shortly after 9 a.m., and they continued to strike various parts of the roof during the morning, marking the first exterior impact after months of inside demolition.

Watch the iconic and beloved Hancher Auditorium come down Monday, Sept. 23, through both still images and video, making way for a new state-of-the art Hancher in the future.

Members of the media are invited to the UI College of Education’s Teacher Leader Center Friday, Sept. 27, from 1 to 2:30 p.m. for a ceremony where all newly-admitted undergraduate and master's teacher education students will receive free iPads thanks to a donation from alumna Linda Baker.

Robin Sloan will read from his novel "Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore," at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. The reading also will be streamed live on the University of Iowa Writing University website.

Peter Kaufman will read from "Skull in the Ashes: Murder, a Gold Rush Manhunt, and the Birth of Circumstantial Evidence in America," a book recently published by the University of Iowa Press, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City.

The University of Iowa College of Engineering will hold the third annual Richard L. Valentine Distinguished Lecture from 3:30 to 4:20 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, in 40 Schaeffer Hall on the UI campus.

Each year since 1989, the Alumni Fellows program has recognized former UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences students for their contributions to their professions, the university, and society. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.)