Helen Jameson
UI staff member Helen Jameson uses her experiences from dealing with her dyslexia to help others find their creative paths to success.
Jameson remembers reading aloud in third grade, struggling to make sense of a jumble of letters that were scrambled before her eyes.
Burns Weston
This longtime UI law faculty member’s passion for human rights has resulted in humanitarian efforts close to home and across the globe.
By Lois Gray
6/14/2010
USA TODAY has named University of Iowa 2010 graduate Alexandra Keenan to its annual All-USA College Academic Team, honoring her for outstanding intellectual achievement and leadership.
All-USA College Academic Team receive national recognition, a trophy and $2,500. These students excel in scholarship and reach beyond the classroom to benefit society.
6/9/2010
Alexandra Keenan was named to the USA Today All-USA College Academic First Team. Twenty students were chosen out of hundreds for first-team status, each receiving a $2,500 cash award. The article notes that the members of the 2010 team are “true global citizens,” and Keenan is no exception.
6/3/2010
The following are excerpts from a piece written by Meena Khandelwal, associate professor of anthropology at The University of Iowa. She spent three weeks over the winter break of 2009 teaching a course in India for the INdIA Winterim program.
“21st century diplomacy takes more than government to government interaction — it also requires substantial people to people contact in which we try as directly as possible to reach people through governments, around governments, and under governments in every way possible.” — Hilary Clinton
6/1/2010
A recent article written by Aisha Labi in The Chronicle of Higher Education, a news source for university faculty and administrators, highlights the upcoming arrival of the first Iraqi students taking part in a new government scholarship program called the Iraqi Education Initiative.
6/2/2010
Katelyn McBride, a recent University of Iowa graduate, studied abroad in Seville, Spain, during the spring of 2009. View her testimonial, including photos of her favorite memories, and see why study abroad is the experience of a lifetime.
6/2/2010
The University of Iowa Department of Asian and Slavic Languages and Literature has been awarded a $100,000 Startalk grant that has enabled intensive Chinese language courses for Iowa junior high and high school students this July.
This grant is a part of the National Security Language Initiative launched by the White House in 2006 to promote strategic, less commonly taught languages.
6/2/2010
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan delivered this speech at a Council on Foreign Relations Meeting.
04/23/2010
Anchee Min will read from and discuss her novel “Pearl of China” as part of the University of Iowa International Programs series “Prairie InSight” at 5 p.m. Monday, April 26, at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City.
5/18/2010
When Mansi Bhatia left The University of Iowa in 2004 after finishing a two-year Master of Arts in journalism, she took with her more than a degree and a black and gold t-shirt. Bhatia took with her the memories of a quiet place that broadened her horizons and gave her a new family of friends.
Originally from Lucknow, India, Bhatia now lives in California with her husband and works in communications. Recently, Bhatia posted this poem about her time in Iowa on her blog.
5/24/2010
By Jodie Klein
First Lady Michelle Obama urged graduates of George Washington University last weekend to go global. The Class of 2010 had just successfully met her challenge to them to dedicate 100,000 hours to service in the greater Washington, DC community. She challenged the graduates to take their experience to the world:
