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CLAS Teaching Excellence Showcase

Sunday, December 7, 2025
Staff and faculty members from across the college gathered to celebrate the role instructors play in and outside the classroom.
Rachel McLaren

UI relationship expert shares insight on power of a holiday greeting card

Monday, December 1, 2025
Rachel McLaren, associate professor of communication studies at the University of Iowa, explains that despite today’s era of online digital communication, the tradition of sending paper holiday greetings is a gesture toward building, maintaining, or reshaping personal relationships with friends and family.

University of Iowa AAC&U AI team created

Monday, November 3, 2025
Justin Cosner, Elizabeth Crawford, and Deirdre Egan on team of faculty and staff across the university that will focus on developing a framework that instructors across disciplines can use to integrate AI into their departmental curriculum in ways that support student learning while still emphasizing the foundational skills needed for success in their fields.

2025 CLAS Faculty Awards presented

Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Congratulations to the 2025 honorees, including Cinda Coggins-Mosher for receiving the Distinguished Professor of Instruction Award and to Katlyn O'Shaughnessy for receiving the Collegiate Teaching Award.
Tom Boyd

How Communication Studies alum became known as 'the notorious Ph.D.'

Thursday, August 28, 2025
Since earning his doctorate in communication studies at the University of Iowa, USC professor Todd Boyd has become a leading voice in sports and hip-hop culture.

Professional Development Program

Wednesday, August 20, 2025
The Rhetoric staff welcomes our new graduate instructors.

Good news for Carol Severino

Sunday, June 22, 2025
Symposium will introduce UI faculty and administrators to the workings and benefits of Writing in the Disciplines (WID) programs
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Associate Professor Emerson Cram Awarded Summer Funding

Wednesday, June 11, 2025
The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, in collaboration with the Office of the Vice President for Research, awarded funding to allow six faculty to pursue research projects during the summer.