From the KCRG-TV9 Newsroom:
The Iowa Board of Regents approved recommendations to reduce Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programming within state-run universities. The study group gave the regent members ten recommendations regarding DEI. It essentially strips all Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts unless mandated for accreditation, state or federal law. Some speakers, including one regent, said this will make Iowa less attractive for prospective college students and could hurt underrepresented groups.
Cedar Rapids leaders unveiled the addition of more than 40 homes, some of which are devoted to young adults coming out of foster care. The CR Brickstone building on Sixth Street Southeast is the result of partnerships among the city, Foundation Two, developers and the state. The more than $12 million project has 43 apartments that are income restricted. For example, a two bedroom apartment is available for a family of three so long as they earn less than about $34,000 a year. And five of the units are specifically for people who’ve aged out of the foster care system.
Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 3.2 percent in October, up from 3.1 percent a year ago. The number of unemployed Iowans increased by more than 3,000. The state says it’s traditional to see higher seasonal unemployment rates as Iowa enters the winter season.
Waterloo Police say they they’ve received complaints about a man on a bicycle going door-to-door fraudulently requesting donations for underprivileged youth. Police say he is claiming to be collecting on behalf of the Mayor’s Office, which they say is false. Police ask for you to report any information about door-to-door scams to Waterloo Police.
For the first time in the school’s history, one of the colleges at the University of Northern Iowa will be named after a donor. The Iowa Board of Regents approved the naming of the David W. Wilson College of Business this week. It comes after the 1970 graduate donated $25 million to the school, the largest donation in the University’s history.
