Articles from 2025

A group of 30 people stand in front of a table at a training in Kosovo.

Kosovan universities adopt UI's multi-faceted curricular reform process

Tuesday, January 14, 2025
With the support of USAID’s Private Sector Partnerships to Strengthen Higher Education, public universities in Kosovo are advancing institutional capacity to align academic curricula with industry needs.
New UI WILD Director Karen Allen portrait near Devlin Family Cafe

UI alumna Karen Allen named UI WILD director

Monday, January 13, 2025
University of Iowa alumna Karen Allen joins the College of Education as the new director of UI WILD, Wildlife Instruction and Leadership Development, bringing more than two decades of experience as an administrator and educator in K-12 settings.
A man stands at a table, leading a discussion in Kosovo.

Kosovan professors collaborate with ISU to help students explore artificial intelligence in agriculture

Friday, January 10, 2025
USAID’s Private Sector Partnerships to Strengthen Higher Education activity has fostered strong collaboration between academic staff at Iowa State University (ISU) and partner universities in Kosovo.
A women wearing a hair net leads a tour at a confectionery factory based in Prizren, Kosova to a group of four individuals.

Kosovo agriculture firms collaborate with professors, students to explore solutions to industry challenges

Thursday, January 9, 2025
USAID’s Private Sector Partnerships to Strengthen Higher Education Activity is laying the groundwork for supporting university-business collaborations in applied research.
IMU foot bridge with several colorful international flags flying

In the news: Art Education student featured by UI’s International Programs

Mawuena Morgan, a third-year art education and art major who is studying this winter on the Women's Empowerment in the Dominican Republic program, was the recipient of a Global Access Ambassador Scholarship.
Lovely white spring flowers on campus

UI community celebrates the life of former English professor Jim Marshall

Monday, January 6, 2025
Jim Marshall, an English Education professor and associate dean for more than two decades, passed away at the age of 74.