Post-event follow-up: View slides from the December 12 event.

Dr. Barbara J. Wilson began her term as the 22nd president of the University of Iowa on July 15, 2021. Since then, the university has developed a five-year strategic plan, launched transformative faculty recruitment and retention programs, and, through the recently inaugurated First Gen Hawks program, saw increased retention rates among students who are first-in-family to attend college. As well, President Wilson and her development team raised over $400 million to support student, faculty, and health care initiatives, including the largest gift in the 175-year history of the University of Iowa.

President Wilson earned her bachelor’s degree in journalism and her master’s degree and PhD in communication arts from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She came to Iowa having served as the executive vice president/vice president for academic affairs of the University of Illinois System.