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‘US News & World Report’ releases 2025 graduate, professional program rankings
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
Fifty-two University of Iowa colleges and programs were recognized among the best in their field in the latest U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings. Seven of these programs received a top five ranking in this year’s report.

First candidate announced for next Graduate College dean
Monday, April 7, 2025
A University of Iowa search committee has announced the first candidate for the next associate provost for graduate and professional education and dean of the Graduate College.
Graduate College dean candidates to participate in open forums
Thursday, April 3, 2025
The search committee for the next University of Iowa associate provost for graduate and professional education and dean of the Graduate College is pleased to announce that two candidates will participate in open forums the week of April 7.

18 staff members honored with 2025 Staff Council Awards
Thursday, April 3, 2025
Eighteen University of Iowa staff members were honored with this year’s Staff Council Awards for achievements ranging from excellence in service to accomplishments that significantly benefited the university.

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.

Castellano named 2025 Goldwater Scholar
Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Seren Castellano, who is pursuing a double major in biology and anthropology and a minor in ancient civilizations, on March 28 learned she received the 2025 Goldwater Scholarship, the country’s premiere undergraduate scholarship for students pursuing research careers in the sciences, engineering, and math.

4 UI faculty elected to latest class of AAAS fellows
Thursday, March 27, 2025
Four University of Iowa faculty members have been named 2024 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general-scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.

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.

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.
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.

UI to close Division of Access, Opportunity, and Diversity on March 27
Thursday, March 13, 2025
The University of Iowa will close the Division of Access, Opportunity, and Diversity (DAOD) on March 27, following direction from the Iowa Board of Regents. This action will ensure the university is in compliance with state and federal laws as well as recent changes to accreditation requirements across numerous disciplines.
US Department of State halts International Writing Program funding
Thursday, March 6, 2025
The U.S. Department of State notified the University of Iowa International Writing program on Feb. 26 that its grants through the department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs were being terminated, stating that the awards “no longer effectuate agency priorities,” nor align “with agency priorities and national interest.”
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