University of Iowa Professor Christopher Roy died Sunday, Feb. 10, in Iowa City, surrounded by his immediate family. Throughout his career, Roy devoted much of his attention to the arts of Burkina Faso and the Max and Betty Stanley Collection of African art.

The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has named three professors as Collegiate Fellows, the college’s highest faculty honor, in recognition of their distinguished teaching, research, and service.

Tammie Walker has been appointed as the next director of the UI School of Music. She will start on July 1.

The University of Iowa Office of the Provost has selected four collaborative administrative initiatives to receive funding from the Provost Investment Fund (PIF) in addition to the five academic initiatives selected in February.

On Wednesday, April 3, Hawkeyes around the globe will give back to the UI during the third-ever One Day for Iowa. Donations during this 24-hour online giving day benefit more than 60 UI colleges, schools, departments, programs, and areas around campus.

University of Iowa graduate student Andrew Tubbs uses personal experiences and his passion for the arts to support and advocate for people with disabilities on campus and in the community.

A university search committee has announced the final candidate for the new associate vice president of diversity, equity, and inclusion at the University of Iowa.

Kenneth Brown, assoc. dean of undergraduate programs in the Tippie College of Business, is not only accomplished in his academic work but also in his health and fitness. He recently climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro along with Endure to Cure, a pediatric cancer foundation founded by Tippie alum Jason Sissel.

Montserrat (Montse) Fuentes, dean and professor in the College of Humanities & Sciences at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia, has been named the University of Iowa’s new executive vice president and provost. She will begin on June 28.

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences has named six recipients of the Collegiate Teaching Award for 2018-2019.

Katrina Sanders, University of Iowa College of Education associate professor, has been awarded a 2019 Sabbatical Research Grant, funded by the Lily Endowment through the Louisville Institute, to complete a book titled, "The Rise and Fall of Black Catholic Education in a Changing South, 1886-1976."

Brady Krien, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of English at the University of Iowa, has been recognized for making exceptional contributions in the classroom and beyond with the 2019 Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS) Excellence in Teaching Award. Krien is the UI’s first recipient of this award.