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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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UI student cheats the system with AI program ChatGPT

Cooper‌‌ ‌‌Worth, News Editor February 19, 2023

Getting an A on a paper was easier than one University of Iowa student thought. The UI student — who was granted anonymity by The Daily Iowan — said they had a successful history of cheating on...

The Campaign to Organize Graduate Students, the University of Iowas graduate student union, is seen on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. COGS is campaigning for a 10 percent increase to graduate student worker wages as well as other benefits.

UI COGS request 10 percent salary hike, regents offer 3 percent

Alejandro Rojas, News Reporter February 16, 2023

The University of Iowa Campaign to Organize Graduate Students asked the state Board of Regents for a 10 percent wage increase but was offered a 3 percent salary increase in a contract proposal meeting...

The Boyd Law Building is seen in Iowa City on Sunday Nov. 6, 2022.

UI requests suspension of admissions to the Master of Studies in Law

Katie Asher, News Reporter February 16, 2023

The University of Iowa is requesting approval from the state Board of Regents to suspend the admissions in the Masters of Studies in Law at the UI College of Law.  The regents will decide the future...

The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

First new hire of UI Transformational Faculty Hiring Program to start August 2023

Kufre Ituk, News Reporter February 15, 2023

Eric Hunter, a current associate dean for research in the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University, will join the University of Iowa faculty in fall 2023 as the first...

Currier Residence Hall is seen on August 30, 2020.

UI to request an increase for room and board rate

Jack Moore, News Reporter February 15, 2023

The University of Iowa residence hall rate could increase by 4.2 percent for the 2023-2024 academic year.  The request for the increased rate will be presented by the UI at the upcoming state Board...

The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

Federal financial aid drops for fifth consecutive year at Iowa public universities

Alejandro Rojas, News Reporter February 14, 2023

Students at Iowa’s public institutions — including the University of Iowa — received less federal financial aid for the fifth consecutive year, the state Board of Regents announced in its annual...

The University of Iowa Power Plant as seen on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021.

UI faces lawsuit for alleged breach of public/private utility contract

Grace Katzer, News Reporter January 28, 2023

Three years after entering a 50-year-long deal, the University of Iowa Energy Collaborative, which oversees the utilities across campus, filed a federal lawsuit against the UI for a breach of contract. The...

The Old Capitol Building is seen in Iowa City, Iowa on April 14, 2022.

UI faculty senate, state Board of Regents oppose anti-tenure bill

Kate Perez, News Editor January 24, 2023

A bill designed to prohibit tenure policies and contracts is facing opposition from members of the University of Iowa and at state Board of Regents-governed universities. The bill, House File 48,...

The Old Capitol is seen on Thursday, March 12, 2020.

UI survey reveals 50 percent of faculty, staff, and postdocs considered leaving in last year

Grace Katzer, News Reporter January 22, 2023

While most students reported feeling valued at the University of Iowa, over 50 percent of faculty, staff, and postdocs reported seriously considering leaving the UI in the last 12 months, a campus...

Iowa Faculty Senates president Ana Rodriguez-Rodriguez speaks at the Faculty Senate Meeting in the Old Capitol. Sept. 13, 2022.

UI instructional track faculty voice concern for ‘class divide’ among instructors

Grace Katzer, News Reporter January 17, 2023

University of Iowa instructional track faculty voiced feeling like “second-class citizens” compared to tenure track faculty on campus, a recent UI survey revealed. UI instructors said in the...

The Old Capitol is pictured on April 14, 2022.

UI DEI committee identifies retention, belonging as obstacles for CLAS members

Grace Katzer, News Reporter January 16, 2023

Low faculty retention and belonging were among the top issues addressed in the 2022 annual University of Iowa’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion report released...

The Roy J. And Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine pictured on Aug. 27, 2020.

UI vice president for medical affairs and Carver College of Medicine dean resumes

Sydney Libert, News Reporter January 16, 2023

The University of Iowa relaunched its search for the next vice president for medical affairs and Carver College of Medicine dean after deciding to pause in October 2022. Brooks Jackson, current...

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