Education

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DMACC to offer scholarships to at-risk students

Des Moines Area Community College will offer 75 scholarships to Des Moines high school students through a program called Gateway to College.

The scholarships are available for students ages 16 to 20 who live in …

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Aspire teams with U.S. Department of Education

Aspire Resources Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the nonprofit Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp., will begin providing customer service for federal loan borrowers.

The U.S. Department of Education is transferring a portfolio of 200,000 …

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EEOC issues new guidance on use of arrest, conviction records

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today issued an updated Enforcement Guidance on employer use of arrest and conviction records in employment decisions under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as …

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Iowa State names chair of Department of Mechanical Engineering

The Iowa State University College of Engineering has named Caroline Hayes chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Hayes will also hold the positions of professor of mechanical engineering and Lynn Gleason Professor of Interdisciplinary …

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Three finalists named in ISU provost search

Iowa State University has announced three finalist candidates in its search for a new senior vice president and provost. They are David Manderscheid, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of …

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Wage gap between highest- and lowest-paid widens

The gap between America’s highest- and lowest-paid workers is widening, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Labor Department figures released Tuesday show that between the end of the recession in mid-2009 and the first quarter of …

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Simpson College president announces retirement

Simpson College President John Byrd announced Wednesday morning that he will retire at the end of the 2012-13 academic year. 

Byrd, who turns 63 this week, is Simpson’s 22nd president. He and his wife, Nancy, …

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Drake students to present research to the public

Drake University students will showcase their research on a variety of science-related subjects at the Drake University Conference on Undergraduate Research in the Sciences on April 12.

The conference, which is free and open to …

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Broadlawns receives human rights award

Broadlawns Medical Center was recently honored by the Des Moines Human Rights Commission for “its commitment to its diversified work force and the betterment of the community at large.” The 2012 Corporate Award in Human …

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State receives $6.6 million early childhood grant

Iowa has received a $6.6 million federal grant to provide early childhood support and home visits to families, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Tuesday. Iowa was among 10 states to receive …