Articles from 2025

Mark Berardi

CSD researcher selected to lead course in new UI AI certificate program

Monday, November 24, 2025
Mark Berardi will lead a course titled, “Human Voice and AI Technologies: Accessibility, Security, and Health Care,” which will showcase CSD’s commitment to innovation in the field of communication sciences and disorders.
Professor Jay Holstein poses in front of a bookshelf

Beloved Iowa professor Jay Holstein dies at 87

Wednesday, November 19, 2025
For more than five decades at the University of Iowa, Holstein taught tens of thousands of students and became one of the institution’s most celebrated educators.
Mandy Powers accepts and award

CLAS leaders shine at The Way Up conference

Monday, November 17, 2025
The Way Up Conference, hosted in the state of Iowa by Kirkwood Community College for over 35 years, aims to develop staff and faculty in higher education institutions as they continue to develop leadership and administrative skills and expertise.
A woman stands amongst seated students, speaking and gesturing with her hands.

Second annual CLAS Teaching Excellence Showcase celebrates teaching innovation across the college

Monday, November 17, 2025
Staff and faculty members from across the college gathered to celebrate the role instructors play in and outside the classroom.
Mobile Me & You conference logo

Mobile Me & You technology and journalism conference prepares CLAS faculty and students to work with AI

Monday, November 17, 2025
The Mobile Me & You technology and journalism conference took place at the University of Iowa this year, and consisted of multiple sessions that highlighted the future of storytelling.
Selfie of Jami Martin-Trainor

Recent CLAS alum named Associated Collegiate Press Reporter of the Year

From White House reporters to magazine publishers, the University of Iowa School of Journalism and Mass Communication has instructed and guided many successful alumni throughout its century-long history. Jami Martin-Trainor is no exception.
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CLAS Humanities Awards Showcase highlights funding strategies

Tuesday, November 11, 2025
The University of Iowa’s annual Humanities Showcase celebrated faculty achievements, with award-winning scholars discussing strategies for external funding and leveraging internal resources.
Image of two people holding a painting of Wendell Johnson and a child in front of the old Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center building

CLAS' new Health Sciences Academic Building opens doors

Monday, November 10, 2025
The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders—one of the UI’s leading programs—welcomes students and patients into the new west campus facility.
Silhouetted students walking between classes

More students, more solutions: CLAS faculty rise to meet growing enrollment

Monday, November 10, 2025
As the University of Iowa welcomed another large first-year class this fall, faculty across campus have adapted to ensure that every student receives the classroom support they need.
Portrait of Leila Assadie in front of grass and trees

Global Student Award recipient and CLAS student Leila Assadi promotes international understanding through campus leadership

Monday, November 10, 2025
Leila Assadi, a UI student double majoring in economics and political science with minors in international business and political risk analysis, and a recipient of a 2025 Global Student Award, exemplifies what it means to be a globally-minded Hawkeye.