The University of Iowa Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion announced its 2021 Diversity Catalyst Award (DCA) winners in advance of the 22nd annual reception slated for April 21, 2021. 

University of Iowa alum Michael Scheuerman, who says his time at Iowa opened his eyes to what was happening in the world, has earned an Academy Award nomination for shining a light on a human rights catastrophe in Yemen.

Eloy Barragán, associate professor in the UI Department of Dance, is passionate about the importance of international collaborations in higher education and the benefits gained by students as a result. “It is important for students to interact with another culture to gain new ideas and perspectives. It not only helps students start to know a different country and different ways of behavior, but it also helps them to build their global network—which is so important as a practitioner of dance—to really become an artist for the world because the community is becoming more global,” said Barragán.

Join International Programs for Bridging Domestic and Global Diversity's annual Open Forum event taking place on Thursday, April 15, 2021, from 3:30-4:45 p.m. via Zoom.

Mohandas Karamchand (Mahatma) Gandhi was born on Oct. 2, 1869. His sesquicentennial gives us an opportunity to take stock of the legacy of this towering figure of the first half of the 20th century — both his heroism and his contradictions.

Four former students of professor Irina Kostina detail how her classes expanded their knowledge beyond the classroom.

Megan Lenss, who will receive a BA in geoscience from the University of Iowa in May 2021, is the winner of a Fulbright Study/Research Arts grant in oceanography to Norway for 2020-21

This spring, 24 University of Iowa students are serving on global virtual teams with peers in Kosovo as part of a Tippie College of Business course focusing on the international business environment. 

The University of Iowa formally joined the Institute of International Education’s Scholar Rescue Fund Alliance in March, opening the doors for at-risk scholars from various disciplines to come to campus

The Midwest Conference on Asian Affairs offers three prizes for papers written by students - the Percy Buchanan Graduate Prize for graduate students, and the Sidney DeVere Brown Prize and the Mikiso Hane Prize for undergraduate students. MCAA also offers the Jackson and Caroline Bailey Public Service Award for outstanding work in the advancement of Asian Studies. These prizes are awarded at the MCAA Annual Meeting held each fall.