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Trends in Children’s Literature
We’re pleased to announce our next program, Trends in Children’s Literature, on Monday, November 3, 2025, at 12:00 p.m.
A light lunch will be available for in-person attendees beginning at 11:30 a.m. Please RSVP by October 31, 2025 at https://uira.org.uiowa.edu/rsvp/childrens-literature. If you select Zoom attendance, you’ll receive the link by email. If you misplace it, please contact Evalyn Van Allen-Shalash at van-allen-shalash@uiowa.edu.
The event will be held in 2520-D University Capitol...
A Novelist’s Playlist: The Music of Jane Austen
A Novelist’s Playlist: The Music of Jane Austen
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Join us for coffee and cookies beginning at 11:45 a.m. The talk will begin at 12:15 p.m.
(Please Note: This is an in-person event only - Zoom attendance will not be available.)
The program will be held at the Iowa City Public Library, Meeting Room A, 123 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA 52240.
Every reader of the novels of Jane Austen knows that a proper heroine plays the pianoforte—but what did...
A Conversation with UI President Barbara Wilson
Dr. Barbara J. Wilson is the 22nd president of the University of Iowa. She earned a BA in journalism and MA and PhD degrees 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.
Prior to that, she served in several administrative positions, including interim chancellor, at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where she was a member of the...