The Anne Frank Initiative and Clear Creek Amana Middle School collaborated for the third year in a row to teach 200+ eighth graders about Anne Frank's story through virtual reality, writing and identity, resistance, the power of reading, and visiting the Anne Frank sapling on the Pentacrest.

UI Associate Professor of Instruction and Coordinator of the Russian program, Irina Kostina, was awarded the International Programs’ Special Projects Award to host a virtual conference about a conflict-ridden region near Russia titled “Caucasus: A Mosaic of Histories and Cultures.”

University of Iowa sophomore Kara Juhl, who has never traveled outside the U.S., will focus on her Spanish proficiency in Santiago, Chile for the fall 2025 semester.