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΢���ƽ� is proud to announce that 11 faculty members have received promotions this spring.

The Division of Student Affairs recently held its annual awards ceremony with an event that Vice President of Student Affairs JC Lopez calls “uplifting.”

Joyce Stern, dean for student success and academic advising, shares insights on the new Academic Success Center name.

Four exceptional individuals will be awarded honorary degrees in recognition of the significant contributions each has made to their fields of expertise during ΢���ƽ�’s 2025 Commencement ceremony to be held on May 19, 2025.

Professor Jon Andelson discusses his 50 plus year relationship with ΢���ƽ�.

Last year, Professor Elias G. Saba received a grant to develop a class that guides students through the process of developing philosophies for a flourishing life.

On Earth Day 2025, the Center for Prairie Studies sponsored an event at Arbor Lake for ΢���ƽ�ians who wanted to learn about what’s in Iowa’s rivers and streams.

΢���ƽ� alumnus and attorney Joseph Welch 1914 challenged Senator Joseph McCarthy in a 1954 congressional hearing. In the process, he helped bring about the end of McCarthyism.

΢���ƽ� is honored to announce that Isabel Alexis Wilkerson, celebrated author, Pulitzer Prize winner, and National Humanities Medal recipient, will deliver the 2025 Commencement address. Wilkerson, a leading voice in narrative nonfiction, is known for her compelling interpretation of the human condition.

In spring 2025, students in Barry Driscoll’s Political Economy of Developing Countries course traveled to Ghana to study the economics of cocoa farming.