UI partnership with West Branch provides a cost-effective plan for community improvement.

This summer, 109 advanced doctoral candidates are participating in the Graduate College Summer Fellowship Program, allowing them to focus on dissertation research without the competing demands of summer employment.

On July 17, 2026, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule changing how nonimmigrants in F and J status are admitted to and maintain status in the United States. The final rule will be effective on September 15, 2026. The University of Iowa is actively reviewing the rule and its implications for international students, scholars, academic departments, and administrative processes.

As the International Writing Program (IWP) approaches its seventh decade, new director Cate Dicharry sees opportunity in the program’s next chapter. Since she stepped into the director role in January 2026 amidst funding uncertainty, she has set out to reimagine the program’s role on the University of Iowa campus and in the broader community.

With the nation’s 250th anniversary approaching, UICB faculty shared how they were chosen in 1999 to design and produce a special paper built to preserve the Charters of Freedom in Washington, D.C.

Doctoral and masters commencements photo gallery