For many international students on campus, the concept of caucusing as part of an election process is new. To help UI international students and scholars understand the Iowa caucus, International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) hosted an event called Iowa Caucus on January 24. The event featured visiting professor David Redlawsk, political psychologist, and author of the book Why Iowa?: How Caucuses and Sequential Elections Improve the Presidential Nominating Process.

Learn how the Iowa caucuses work, their role in the process of electing the next president of the United States, and how domestic and international students can participate. 

International Student and Scholar Services received so many excellent nominations for the International Parents of the Year award, it became difficult to choose only one recipient. This year, we are pleased to announce two recipients.

Every year thousands of international students make the fearless decision to advance their education in the United States. With thousands of colleges to choose from, these students qualify for some of the most prestigious programs in the nation. As prospective scholars weed out their options, they soon begin looking for an institution that feels like home. More than 3,100 international students and scholars currently call the University of Iowa home. Beyond their academic programs, the university has proven to be a welcoming, supportive, and integrated space for international applicants. And for a student like Mishma Nixon, current second-year Hawkeye student originally from Sri Lanka, that was all she could ask for.

Building Our Global Community is a free program offered to all University of Iowa faculty and staff members interested in gaining insight on the experiences and expectations of international students and scholars. Going on 15 years, the program has transformed the education system and relationships faculty and staff members create with international students and scholars.

Three international students tell the story of their first taste of Iowa’s creative writing program, facing linguistic barriers and making discoveries all in one of the top programs of the nation.

Ten years ago this fall, Wenran Xie (13BBA) arrived in Iowa City as a first-year student, uncertain of what the future would hold. A native of China, Xie was on her own for the first time in a new city and new country. But soon she found a new home: the UI Tippie College of Business.

Eui-Kyung Lee, '90 Ph.D., is South Korea’s new Minister of Food and Drug Safety.

Emily Gumal wants to be a writer. She didn’t have to do much research to learn that the University of Iowa was the place for her.

Professor Monica Correia's students create artful objects that turn heads internationally.

Faculty, staff, and students translate ceremonies into Chinese, Arabic, Farsi, Spanish, and Korean

Learn about Zhiting Feng, undergraduate student from China, pursuing a double major in biochemistry and ethics & public policy.