Stricter groping penalties, DEI among hundreds of issues Iowa lawmakers are weighing
Iowa lawmakers have been busy in Des Moines as they advance or table hundreds of bills this session.Higher Education ...
Longest-serving Des Moines Area Community College president to step down in December
Rob Denson, who has led Des Moines Area Community College since 2003, says he'll drive off into the sunset in December ...
Iowa lawmaker urges community colleges to explore offering bachelor's degrees
DES MOINES, Iowa — An Iowa lawmaker is calling on Iowa's community colleges to consider offering bachelor's degrees.
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Lawmakers try to shield Iowa universities from changes that could impact accreditation
Hoping to shield Iowa’s public universities from potential backlash to policy changes enacted by lawmakers, Republicans ...
Iowa's DEI community college shutdown proposal halted by higher education subcommittee
The bill would amend existing law to prohibit establishing diversity, equity and inclusion offices at public universities and ...
Where did Des Moines area high school football players sign in December?
Here are where a dozen Des Moines area Iowa high school football players signed during the December signing day period.
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Iowa lawmaker calls on community colleges to consider 4-year degrees
Rep. Taylor Collins called on community colleges to conduct a 'comprehensive study on the feasibility of establishing baccalaureate degree programs at Iowa’s community colleges.' ...
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Iowa lawmaker calls on community colleges to consider offering bachelor degrees
Rep. Taylor Collins, who chairs the House’s new Higher Education Committee, in his letter called on the community colleges to ...
Iowa bill would require 'In God We Trust' display, 2 minutes of silence in public schools
The bill would also require classrooms to observe two minutes of silent time each day preceding the recitation of the Pledge ...
State lawmakers table bill to ban DEI at Iowa community colleges
The lawmaker who introduced a bill to ban diversity, equity, and inclusion offices at Iowa's community colleges pulled the plug on the proposal Wednesday. During the bill's subcommittee hearing, Rep.
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Bill would bar Iowa cities, counties, schools from using tax dollars to hire lobbyists
Iowa cities, counties and school districts would be prohibited from using taxpayer funding to pay statehouse lobbyists under ...
Plane crashes in sports have devastated pro teams and college programs, including Iowa State cross country
It was Nov. 25, 1985, when a twin-engine plane carrying members of the Iowa State University women’s cross-country team crashed in a residential Des Moines neighborhood, killing all seven people on ...