Faculty

Kevin Washburn

Kevin Washburn elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Thursday, May 1, 2025
Kevin Washburn, College of Law professor and former dean, has been elected to the 2025 class of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Christopher Merrill wins the 2025 Ottaway Award

Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Christopher Merrill, director of the International Writing Program (IWP) at the University of Iowa and an award-winning poet, writer, and editor, will receive the 2025 Ottaway Award for the Promotion of International Literature from Words Without Borders.
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6 faculty honored with 2025 Regents Award for Faculty Excellence

Thursday, April 3, 2025
The Iowa Board of Regents has selected six outstanding University of Iowa faculty members to be honored for their extraordinary contributions and sustained record of excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service.
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4 faculty receive Iowa Mid-Career Faculty Scholar Awards

Thursday, March 27, 2025
Four University of Iowa faculty members have been selected as recipients of the Iowa Mid-Career Faculty Scholar Awards for 2025.
Saba Rasheed Ali and Paul Romitti

2 faculty members named 2025 UI Distinguished Chairs

Thursday, March 13, 2025
Saba Rasheed Ali, associate dean for research and professor of counseling psychology in the College of Education, and Paul A. Romitti, professor of epidemiology in the College of Public Health, have been named recipients of the 2025 University of Iowa Distinguished Chair.
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3 Iowa faculty earn prestigious American Academy of Arts and Letters award

Thursday, March 13, 2025
Three University of Iowa faculty members — Kaveh Akbar, Jamel Brinkley, and Charles D’Ambrosio — were recognized with 2025 Awards in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Rachel McLaren

Rachel McLaren

Title/Position
Associate Professor, Communication Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Weiguo Fan and Eric Hunter

42nd Presidential Lecture explores the importance of voice

Thursday, February 27, 2025
The 42nd annual Presidential Lecture, titled “Understanding Our Multiple Voices in 21st Century Communication,” will explore how an individual’s voice can be used as a powerful communication tool.
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4 faculty members recognized with UI’s highest teaching honor

Thursday, February 20, 2025
Four University of Iowa faculty members are recipients of the 2025 President and Provost Award for Teaching Excellence, recognizing their exceptional and ongoing contributions to student learning and success.
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Application period open, committee members named in Graduate College dean search

Thursday, February 20, 2025
The co-chairs of a committee tasked with selecting the next University of Iowa associate provost for graduate and professional education and dean of the Graduate College are seeking internal applications for the position.
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UI’s investments in faculty retention efforts paying off

Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Faculty resignations decreased 11% in the past year due to numerous leadership, education, and support programs.
Weiguo Fan and Eric Hunter

Fan, Hunter to present UI’s 42nd Presidential Lecture

Thursday, January 30, 2025
Weiguo (Patrick) Fan, Henry B. Tippie Excellence Chair in Business Analytics and professor in the Tippie College of Business and faculty director of the Tippie Analytics Cooperative, and Eric J. Hunter, department executive officer and professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders and Harriet B. and Harold S. Brady Chair in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will deliver the University of Iowa’s 42nd Presidential Lecture.