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A student at the University of Iowa in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences writes in a notebook.

UI Writing Enriched Curriculum pilot to begin in CLAS

The University of Iowa launches a new Writing Enriched Curriculum pilot program this fall, beginning with the Department of Anthropology and the Department of History in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Professor instructing students

Anthropology student gets hands dirty in CLAS

Monday, February 9, 2026
Breaking rocks and building a future through anthropology.
Portrait of Shannon Casey

Examining rural life in Portugal during the Modern Period

Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Connecting the daily lives of rural people to large-scale cultural change in 15th and 16th Portugal is the cornerstone of second-year doctoral student Shannon Casey’s research.
Veronica Ramirez

Global Health student gains internship experience abroad this summer

Wednesday, September 10, 2025
Veronica Ramirez, a global health major stepped far outside her comfort zone to complete an internship in South Africa, gaining professional experience while immersing in a new culture.
Isabel Rushton

UI alumna Isabel Rushton awarded Fulbright to teach English in Slovakia

Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Learn more about Isabel Ruston being awarded the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award to Slovakia.
Binit Gurung

Graduate student Binit Gurung presents paper at Stanford

Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Binit recently presented his paper titled “Ghar Janu”: Ethnographic Studies of Return Migration among Indigenous Sikkimese Youth at the Stanford Humanities Center organized workshop called Writing the Life Process.
Seren Castellano

Castellano named 2025 Goldwater Scholar

Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Third-year student Seren Castellano was named a 2025 Goldwater Scholar, the nation’s most prestigious scholarship for undergraduate students pursuing careers in research.