Editorial: IWP funding cut harms national interests
The University of Iowa International Writing Program loses $1 million in federal funding under a Trump era shift. The reduction forces cancellation of the summer program and halves graduate staff, though the fall term continues with reduced enrollment. The program, 58 years old, hosted 1,600 writers and produced three Nobel laureates, fostering cultural diplomacy in Iowa City.
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University of Iowa
U.S. Department of State
State Department
Iowa City
USAID
U.S
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Iowa
Administration
TWP
Community Letters: Tariffs Hurt Consumers and Farmers
The letter argues Trump tariffs raise costs for Americans, fail to lower groceries, and threaten the ag labor force. It cites $68 billion in 2019 2020 farm relief and pandemic aid, linking federal payments to inflation, urging Grassley Ernst and representatives to reject a return to such policies.
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Donald Trump
Trump
Associated Press
Sens
Grassley and
Ernst
Reps
Reparations debate stirs over DC city reparations commission
Cal Thomas warns that a new DC reparations measure, buried in federal legislation, would create a 12 member commission to grant benefits to descendants of enslaved people. He questions eligibility, funding, and oversight while noting California’s controversial approach and urging focus on individual self-improvement.
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Washington, D.C
California
the Times
History.com
Blanche K. Bruce
Virginia
Mississippi
Bruce
Missouri
U.S. Senate
Robert Smalls
U.S
South Carolina
Planter
Charleston
Smalls
Fort Sumter
Beaufort
Congress
District of Columbia
D.C
Scrubbing DEI from UI pages sparks wide backlash
An Iowa University initiative to erase diversity, equity, and inclusion content from web pages draws criticism as the Board of Regents and Republican lawmakers push a purge across institutions and funded entities. The Gazette notes broader fears of censorship and authoritarian pressure.
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University of Ioxwa
Board of Regents
the Gazette
Vanessa Miller
Miller
Bruce Herrald
George Floyd
Trans Inclusivity Coalition
NOAA
USDA
Statehouse
Taylor Collins
Rmediapolis
Supreme Court
Ketanji Brown Jackson
B.S
Trump
Washington Post
Jeff Bezos
Kamala Harris
Elon Musk
Steven Levitsky
New York Times
Gulf of Mexico
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