The University of Iowa’s RAGBRAI Working Group is seeking volunteers to welcome RAGBRAI riders and campus guests on Friday, July 27. Read on to find out how you can help welcome riders to the UI campus.

The UI has signed a contract amendment with a Des Moines law firm to continue the employment practices review that began in November. The amendment directs Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. to assess the UI Department of Intercollegiate Athletics' compliance with employment laws and policies concerning equitable treatment of employees.

Lauren Lessing, Mirken Director of Academic and Public Programs at the Colby College Museum of Art in Waterville, Maine, has been named director of the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art. She will begin July 31.

University of Iowa Interim Provost Sue Curry has named Joseph Kearney interim dean of CLAS. Kearney will begin serving on July 1, when Chaden Djalali’s term ends. Kearney will have the month of June to work with the provost and collegiate leadership to ensure a smooth transition in the college.

Some 4,300 UI students spent a May weekend saying farewell to class work, studying, and treks across campus

University of Iowa President J. Bruce Harreld shares a message to spring 2018 graduates and the greater Hawkeye community, speaking about his pride in the graduating class and his hope for the future.

University of Iowa leadership has announced that any potential salary increases will occur in January. Waiting will give the university a clearer picture of tuition revenue following the September enrollment count and of any state budget cut following the December meeting of the state of Iowa’s Revenue Estimating Conference.

The Park Road Bridge near Hancher Auditorium, which connects Park Road to North Dubuque Street, will close this summer from May 14 to Aug. 17, according to a release from the city of Iowa City.

Scott Daly, assistant professor in chemistry and an Army veteran, started the Chemistry Platoon after learning UI student veterans weren’t performing as well as their peers. The program has been so successful that Daly has obtained National Science Foundation funding to expand it.

The 2018–19 season for the University of Iowa’s Hancher Auditorium once again features an array of world-class artists who will engage the campus and community both on the stage and in a variety of other settings. Read on to learn about this season’s upcoming performances.

Hancher Auditorium’s new programming director, Paul Brohan, says he plans to maintain and honor Hancher’s traditions while pushing forward on new initiatives and developing unique collaborations.

Ohio University President M. Duane Nellis has appointed Chaden Djalali, professor in the UI Department of Physics and Astronomy and dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, to be their university’s next executive vice president and provost. Djalali’s last day at the UI will be June 30.