University of Northern Iowa

Iowa's state-run universities will receive an increase in state aid next year as part of an agreement reached Wednesday by lawmakers. The 2.6 percent increase will enable the University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern...

The 21 brief biographies that appear below represent a glance into the activities -- both in school and out -- of the high school seniors named to The Hawk Eye's All-Area Citizen Scholars class of 2013. One graduating senior from each of 21 area high...

When Greg Smith graduated from Fort Madison High School in 1976, his grade-point average was nothing to brag about. "I was not much of a student in high school," Smith said. "I graduated with a 1.63 grade-point average." After he graduated high...

Like the Class of 2013, Shippensburg University President William Ruud is embarking on a new phase in his life. “Like you, I, too, am leaving my Ship home, and like you, I am beginning a new chapter in my life,” Ruud said during Saturday&...

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Police have arrested a University of Northern Iowa student after finding thousands of dollars worth of stolen electronics in his dorm room. Officers with the UNI police department served a search warrant at George R. Cole-Duvall's...

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- The University of Northern Iowa men's basketball team still has the option to fill the scholarship vacated by Chris Olivier when he left the team last December. "We've been actively recruiting since Chris left at semester," said...

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Two city councilwomen could end up competing for the same seat this fall because of redistricting. Mare Madsen Schmidt has announced she will seek a second term, while Susan deBuhr indicated she plans to run again but hasn't filed...

A physical fitness structure should begin taking shape at Furgerson-Fields Park within the next couple of months. Eileen Daley, a division manager with the Black Hawk County Health Department, updated the county Board of Health on Wednesday. The...

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- After nearly 14 years at the University of Northern Iowa Jim O'Connor is moving on. O'Connor, the university's executive director of university relations, was recently named vice chancellor for marketing and communication at the...

The undergraduate student credit hours taught by graduate students at the University of Iowa and Iowa State University declined from 2006 to 2010, a decrease some officials and graduate student leaders attribute to the schools using more nontenured...

If the Hennepin County Home School for troubled juveniles kept a Hall of Fame for the Rehabilitated, Fred Bryan would be a sure thing. In 1979, he was a 17-year-old Minneapolis South High senior and football star who stole a car and was sent to the...

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Admission to the master's program in women and gender studies at the University of Northern Iowa was reopened today. The Iowa Board of Regents approved the recommendation from the Education and Student Affairs Committee on the UNI...