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Tippie hosting health care reform speaker

Jonathan Gruber, chair of the economics department at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will be presenting as part of the Tippie College of Business’s Tow Lecture in Economics at 5:30 p.m. on March 19. Gruber, who …

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Iowa arts high school offering $250K in scholarships for in-state students

Iowa Conservatory, an Iowa City-based day and boarding performing arts school, has announced it is offering 25 $10,000 scholarships to in-state students. The scholarships are open to all 8th-12th grade students in Iowa. The school, …

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Holmes Murphy donates to UI’s Vaughan Institute for Risk Management and Insurance

Holmes Murphy, an independent insurance brokerage headquartered in Waukee, has made a financial commitment to the Vaughan Institute for Risk Management and Insurance at the University of Iowa’s Henry B. Tippie College of Business. Holmes …

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UNI students get top scores in Excel certification; top scorer to represent Iowa nationally

Students at the Wilson College of Business at the University of Northern Iowa swept the top three scores for Excel certification in the 2023 Fall Qualifier Microsoft Office Specialist Iowa State Championship, the university has …

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Registration open for the 2024 Iowa Classrooms + Workplaces Summit

The 2024 statewide Iowa Classrooms + Workplaces Summit will be held April 10 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. Presented by the Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council at the Iowa Department of Education, …

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Des Moines school board member Teree Caldwell-Johnson resigns due to health issues

Des Moines Public Schools’ longest-serving board member, Teree Caldwell-Johnson, has submitted her resignation after nearly two decades due to health issues, the Des Moines Register reports. In recent months, Caldwell-Johnson has been attending school board …

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State announces $3.5 million to expand before-school, after-school programming

The Iowa Department of Education announced $3.5 million in competitive grants to Iowa schools to create or expand before-and-after school programs. All Iowa schools are eligible to apply for the Learning Beyond the Bell grant, …

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Reynolds announces $1 million to support Credentials for Child Care Careers grants

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced $1 million in initial funding for competitive grants to support school districts that partner with or create local child care centers to help more high school students earn a national …

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Grand View announces new analytics master’s program

Grand View University announced its ninth graduate program will be a Master of Science degree in analytics. The program is designed for students with any undergraduate background who are interested in “mastering the process of …

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Drake University launches new nursing degree program

Drake University is launching an accelerated Bachelor of Science in nursing program in an effort to help tackle increasing workforce needs. The program will start in the fall 2024 semester.

Drake will offer two options …