Higher education debt drops as aid rises in Iowa
Iowa public universities award 1.03 billion in student aid in 2015-16 as debt among graduates falls from prior years. UI debt rate 55 percent in 2015-16, ISU 62 percent, UNI 70 percent with average indebtedness down at all campuses. Federal and state aid decline while Pell and other aid fail to keep pace with tuition.
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University of Iowa pays 6.5 million in gender bias settlement
The University of Iowa settled a 6.5 million payout to former athletics administrator Jane Meyer and former field hockey coach Tracey Griesbaum over gender and sexual orientation discrimination claims. Meyer receives 2.33 million, Griesbaum about 1.5 million, with 2.62 million to the Newkirk Zwagerman firm for fees.
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Coralville nurse Glasson launches exploratory bid for Iowa governor
Coralville nurse Cathy Glasson and SEIU Local 199 president launches an exploratory campaign for the 2018 Democratic nomination. She argues for a $15 minimum wage, labor rights expansion, higher school funding, and holding corporate polluters accountable, aiming to rally working families amid GOP legislative changes. Glasson, 58, says she will run as a nonpolitician union leader.
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Davenport
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Clinton accuses Trump campaign of guiding Russian propaganda
Hillary Clinton said at a Los Angeles area tech conference that Trump’s campaign likely received guidance from Russians to weaponize disinformation during the 2016 election. She urged Silicon Valley firms to curb false stories and noted a “marriage” of agitators and GOP data operatives.
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