Labor Center funding under fire at UI regents meeting
Protesters and advocates from the Save Our Labor Center rallied during a public comment period at the Board of Regents meeting in Iowa City. They urged funding to continue the 67 year old Labor Center as President Bruce Harreld defends cuts and redirects state dollars. Regents and UI officials discussed alternative funding while non tenure track faculty protested for benefits gains and treated meetings with the group as a bargaining issue.
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UI settles Harreldhire lawsuit by paying fees to accuser
The University of Iowa search committee that helped hire Bruce Harreld in 2015 agrees to pay $55,000 in attorney fees to Harold Hammond in a settlement filed recently and signed Sept 7. The deal requires posting meeting notices, livestreaming open portions, retaining recordings 90 days, and training at the first meeting. The case, born from open meetings complaints, led to other suits tied to Harreld’s hire and related recruitment practices.
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Iowa Democrats push funding for higher education amid rankings drop
Iowa Democrats spotlight education funding cuts as U S News rankings show the University of Iowa slipping from 31st to 38th among public universities. Party leaders urge restoring resources to lower tuition and expand programs, while GOP supporters cite Future Ready Iowa and increased K 12 funding. University students discuss Pell Grants and debt as they campaign with Jodi Clemens against Bobby Kaufmann.
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Regents seek lower tuition to right-size enrollment across three universities
Regents discuss a multiyear tuition model aiming to hold or reduce rates for UNI while Iowa State and Iowa UI pursue enrollment adjustments. The plan accompanies higher education appropriation increases to fund strategic goals, with UNI seeking under 1 percent or zero growth to boost competitiveness and enrollment growth to 13,500 by 2023.
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