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| 233 Dec. 14-16, 2018 |
Bias and Hate Incidences on College Campuses, Revisited — Sometimes it’s simply one word, other times it’s a broad gesture, but each conveys bias- or hate-related incidences on an Iowa college campus. What’s being done to fight back? Categories: Education Guests:
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| 221 Sept. 21-23, 2018 |
Bias and Hate Incidences on Iowa College Campuses — Sometimes it’s simply one word, other times it’s a broad gesture, but each conveys bias- or hate-related incidences on an Iowa college campus. What’s being done to fight back? Categories: Education Guests:
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| 217 Aug. 24-26, 2018 |
The Cost of College Textbooks, Revisited — College is back in session and a lot of college students are avoiding textbooks costs that generally can range from around $20 for a book on writing grant proposals to $400 for a physics book, an IowaWatch/College Media Journalism Project revealed. In lieu of buying, they rent books, which can save an average $29 per book, depending on the subject. They also rely on information they can find on the internet, sometimes as a first reference. Categories: Education Guests:
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| 214 Aug. 3-5, 2018 |
Under The Gun, Revisited — Journalism students at Buena Vista University who ordinarily report on the university’s KBVU radio took their questions about why gun violence continues in schools, and how to stop it, to several Iowans. Categories: Education, Criminal Justice Guests:
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| 213 July 27-29, 2018 |
A Conversation With Iowa State University’s President — Iowa State University officials need to do a better job telling Iowa taxpayers, business leaders and especially Iowa legislators about value ISU and the state’s public universities give Iowa, ISU president Wendy Wintersteen said in the second of a series of interviews with Iowa’s state university presidents. Categories: Education Guests:
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| 210 July 6-8, 2018 |
University of Northern Iowa president speaks, revisited — In part of a series, program host Jeff Stein has an extended conversation with University of Northern Iowa President Mark Nook. Categories: Education Guests:
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| 208 June 22-24, 2018 |
The Cost of College Textbooks — A lot of college students are avoiding textbooks costs that generally can range from around $20 for a book on writing grant proposals to $400 for a physics book, a spring IowaWatch/College Media Journalism Project revealed. In lieu of buying, they rent books, which can save an average $29 per book, depending on the subject. They also rely on information they can find on the internet, sometimes as a first reference. Categories: Education Guests:
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| 205 June 1-3, 2018 |
Under The Gun — Journalism students at Buena Vista University who ordinarily report on the university’s KBVU radio took their questions about why gun violence continues in schools, and how to stop it, to several Iowans. Categories: Education, Criminal Justice Guests:
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| 203 May 18-20, 2018 |
A Conversation With Iowa State University’s President — Iowa State University officials need to do a better job telling Iowa taxpayers, business leaders and especially Iowa legislators about value ISU and the state’s public universities give Iowa, ISU president Wendy Wintersteen said in the second of a series of interviews with Iowa’s state university presidents. Categories: Education Guests:
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| 202 May 11-13, 2018 |
Campus Assault Reporting — Despite faculty and staff efforts to educate students about sexual assault prevention and reporting, colleges and universities in Iowa struggle to measure how effective these initiatives are on their campuses. Categories: Education, Criminal Justice Guests:
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| 201 May 4-6, 2018 |
Supporting Minority Students, Revisited — A January 2018 Hechinger Report study shows many flagship universities across the country have low enrollment of African-American and Latino students. But, while the University of Iowa shows a slight rise in first-time degree-seeking students from those minority populations, minority students IowaWatch interviewed said the UI could do more to cultivate a culture of diversity and create a safer learning environment for African-American and Latino students on campus. Categories: Education Guests:
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| 191 Feb. 23-25, 2018 |
University of Northern Iowa president speaks — In this first of a series, an extended conversation with one of the presidents of a Regents institution. Categories: Education Guests:
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| 190 Feb. 16-18, 2018 |
Supporting Minority Students — A new Hechinger Report study shows many flagship universities across the country have low enrollment of African-American and Latino students. But, while the University of Iowa shows a slight rise in first-time degree-seeking students from those minority populations, minority students IowaWatch interviewed said the UI could do more to cultivate a culture of diversity and create a safer learning environment for African-American and Latino students on campus. Categories: Education Guests:
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| 187 Jan. 26-28, 2018 |
Student Renters and City Homeowners in One Place — Cities and towns that are home to a college or university have a number of unique challenges, including striking a balance between rental housing for temporary student residents and home ownership for permanent residents in prime locations. Categories: Business and Consumer Affairs, Education Guests:
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| 165 August 25-27, 2017 |
ADA and School Compliance 2017 Revisited — Now that a new school year is underway, we revisit a program that received honors from the Iowa Broadcast News Association when it was originally broadcast. The federal Americans with Disabilities Act is intended to help people access public facilities. But a 2016 IowaWatch investigation showed most of our schools are not in compliance with the law. Categories: Education Guests:
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| 161 July 29-31, 2017 |
College Campus Rhetoric, Revisited — Political debate these days is spirited but is all that discussion leading us anywhere good? Categories: Politics, Education Guests:
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| 157 June 30-July 2, 2017 |
Detecting Fake News, Revisited — How can audiences separate real news from fake news? How can news consumers take steps to better evaluate what they read, see and hear? Categories: Education, Government and Politics Guests:
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| 156 June 23-25, 2017 |
The Difficulty Of Investigative Reporting — The craft of journalism has never been easy. How to address the challenge of reporting for the public’s benefit? Categories: Education, Center News Guests:
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| 153 June 2-4, 2017 |
Another Pulitzer for Editorials — Storm Lake’s Art Cullen won the national Pulitzer for editorial writing. In this program, we hear from the last Iowan to win the honor, and tell about an event coming up in June where both will be on the same stage. Categories: Education, Center News Guests:
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| 151 May 19-21, 2017 |
College Campus Rhetoric — Political debate these days is spirited but is all that discussion leading us anywhere good? Categories: Government and Politics, Education Guests:
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| 147 April 21-23, 2017 |
Fake News — How can audiences separate real news from fake news? How can news consumers take steps to better evaluate what they read, see and hear? Categories: Education, Government and Politics Guests:
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| 146 April 14-16, 2017 |
Teaching shortage Revisited — Iowa is facing a teacher shortage…why is that, and how are schools and universities dealing with the challenge? Categories: Education, Government and Politics Guests:
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| 143 March 24-26, 2017 |
A Look At The Career Of Dean Borg, Revisited — After practicing radio and television journalism in Iowa for parts of seven decades, Dean Borg retired in January 2017 as host of Iowa Public Television’s “Iowa Press” series. Categories: Education, Government and Politics Guests:
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138 Feb 17-19, 2017 |
Job Market 2017 — They’ll leave college with far more debt than their parents…but will jobs be there for them? Categories: Business and Consumer Affairs, Education Guests:
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| 135 January 27-29, 2017 |
Teaching shortage — Iowa is facing a teacher shortage…why is that, and how are schools and universities dealing with the challenge? Categories: Education, Government and Politics Guests:
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| 126 November 25-27, 2016 |
ADA and School Compliance Revisited — The federal Americans with Disabilities Act is intended to help people access public facilities…but an IowaWatch investigation shows most of our schools are not in compliance with the law. Categories: Education, Health and Environment, Government and Politics Guests:
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| 125 November 18-20, 2016 |
Reporter’s Notebook — In-depth reporting on health and government topics requires a large investment of resources and time by journalists. How some of those stories make it in print and on the air may surprise you. Categories: Education Guests:
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| 122 October 28-30, 2016 |
A Pulitzer for Editorials Revisited — A good editorial talks with the community, noted Pulitzer Prize-winning Iowa journalism Michael Gartner says. We conclude our series of programs on Iowa Pulitzer Prize winners. Categories: Education Guests:
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| 112 August 26-28, 2016 |
ADA and School Compliance Revisited — The federal Americans with Disabilities Act is intended to help people access public facilities, but an Iowa Watch investigation shows most of our schools are not in compliance with the law. Categories: Education Guests:
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| 109 August 5-7, 2016 |
Campus Free Speech Revisited — College traditionally is considered a place where open speech and expression are learning tools, taking students deeper into issues. But does a line exist where speech on campus goes too far? Categories: Education Guests:
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| 107 July 15 – 17 |
Climate Change Education — We take a look at how the issue of climate change is taught and viewed by high school students and teachers. It’s a special project, our first working with high school journalists. Categories: Education, Health and Environment Guests:
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| 102 June 10-12, 2016 |
ADA and School Compliance — The federal Americans with Disabilities Act is intended to help people access public facilities, but an Iowa Watch investigation shows most of our schools are not in compliance with the law. Categories: Education Guests:
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| 96 April 29-May 1, w016 |
Campus Free Speech — College traditionally is considered a place where open speech and expression are learning tools, taking students deeper into issues. But does a line exist where speech on campus goes too far? Categories: Education Guests:
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| 95 April 22 – 24 |
Climate Change Education — In recognition of Earth Day, we took a look at how the issue of climate change is taught and viewed by high school students and teachers. It’s a special project, our first working with high school journalists. Categories: Education, Health and Environment Guests:
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| 76 Dec. 11 – 13 |
Student Debt in 2015 — Student debt in this country is now more than one-point-two trillion dollars…that’s more than Americans hold in credit card debt or car loans. And the amount of per-student debt has nearly doubled from just a decade ago. Categories: Education, Economy and Employment Guests:
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| 67 Oct. 9-11 |
Brain Drain — Iowa’s population has remained largely stagnant, and despite efforts to entice young people to stay, many Iowa college graduates are still leaving the state. And that raises concerns about the health and future of our state’s economy. Categories: Government and Politics, Education, Economy and Employment Guests:
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| 65 Sept. 25-27 |
Hidden Illnesses Revisited — Succeeding in college is hard enough, but the challenges are even greater for a student with a hidden illness…one the rest of us cannot see, such as juvenile arthritis, autism, learning disabilities, depression or anxiety. Categories: Health and Environment, Education Guests:
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| 60 August 21-23 |
Student Debt in 2015 — Student debt in this country is now more than one-point-two trillion dollars…that’s more than Americans hold in credit card debt or car loans. And the amount of per-student debt has nearly doubled from just a decade ago. Categories: Education, Economy and Employment Guests:
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| 54 July 10-12 |
Common Core in Iowa Revisited — The national K-12 common core education standards have drawn attention from educators, parents, and government officials. The Iowa Core is to be fully implemented by the end of this academic year. But what is it, and why are so many talking about it? Categories: Government, Education Guests:
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| 51 June 19-21 |
Brain Drain in Iowa — Brain drain — the exodus of young and well-educated individuals from a Iowa’s economy — raises plenty of concerns about the health and future of a state’s economy. Iowa’s population has remained largely stagnant over several decades and state efforts to entice young workers to stay are not working as well as some involved in the state’s economic development efforts would like. Categories: Government and Politics, Education Guests:
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| 46 May 15-17 |
Hidden Illnesses — Succeeding in college is hard enough, but the challenges are even greater for a student with a hidden illness…one the rest of us cannot see, such as juvenile arthritis, autism, learning disabilities, depression or anxiety. Categories: Health, Education Guests:
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| 33 February 13-15 |
Thinking Globally Revisited — How important is an understanding of the world in business? Some feel having global experiences is important as related to the job market, and more and more schools are integrating these concepts. Categories: Government, Education Guests:
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| 27 January 2-4 |
The Year In Review: 2014 — IowaWatch has covered a variety of stories in 2014, about the key issues facing Iowans. This program includes a discussion of those topics, including traffic cameras, meth addiction, the treatment of college students who are here from other countries, payday loans, and more Categories: Government, Health, Education, Economy, Agriculture Guests:
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| 24 December 13-14 |
Community Colleges Revisited — Iowa’s community colleges have evolved to meet the changing needs of society, forging new partnerships with four-year colleges and the private sector to enhance career opportunities for students Categories: Education, Employment, Government Guests:
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| 21 November 22-23 |
College Depression Revisited — College students with depression often run into more difficulties than the typical student. Those who struggle the most with this often invisible disease often don’t connect with the help they need. Categories: Health, Education Guests:
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| 17 October 25-26 |
College Student Debt Revisited – It costs more than ever to go to college, and that means student debt is now higher than ever. We’ll talk with students about how they plan to pay that debt off and with administrators about why it costs so much to begin with. Categories: Education, Economy Guests:
*audio taken from previous IowaWatch material |
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