LINCOLN, NEBRASKA (August 19, 2024) — Taylor Christine Barros of Davenport, Iowa, was among 569 graduates who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during a combined graduate- and undergraduate-commencement ceremony August 17 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Barros earned a Master of Education from the Office of Graduate Studies.

Chancellor Rodney D Bennett presided over the commencement ceremony.

DES MOINES, IOWA (August 16, 2024) — Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird has joined a 21-state coalition in a letter to Temu, a Chinese-based online marketplace, demanding information on its ties to slave labor and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The letter follows concerns that Temu is profiting off of slave labor, breaking consumer protection laws, and violating Americans’ data privacy.

Augustana College Provost Dr Dianna Shandy announces the college has been awarded a $25,000 Cornerstone: Learning for Living planning grant from the Teagle Foundation. The competitive grant funds will be used for faculty professional development and to revise the college’s first-year general education curriculum.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (August 15, 2024) — Every year, the Grant W Brissman and Virginia M Brissman Foundation awards grants for projects and organizations that improve the quality of life in the Village of Milan, Illinois. The Brissman Foundation is a private foundation administered by the Quad Cities Community Foundation.