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Sarah Aziza

Sarah Aziza is this year's 2025 Krause Essay Prize Winner!

Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Congratulations to Sarah Aziza, this year's 2025 Krause Essay Prize Winner!
Ethan Canin

Writers’ Workshop professor receives prestigious CLAS Collegiate Fellow designation

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ Collegiate Fellow is awarded to a senior faculty member who demonstrates distinction in teaching, scholarship, and exceptional leadership.
Melissa Febos looks at framed poem

English professor, author Melissa Febos talks about the books she keeps and why

Thursday, May 8, 2025
Take a peek inside the home library of this author, whose new book, The Dry Season, publishes in June.
Lily Giddings poses for a portrait in Prairie Lights on Sunday, April 27, 2025. Giddings was awarded the Isabel Sparks President’s Award for a piece she wrote while studying abroad in Ireland.

Two English and Creative Writing undergrads awarded Isabel Sparks President’s Awards at Sigma Tau Delta convention

Monday, April 28, 2025
English and creative writing majors Madeline Riske and Lillian Giddings found inspiration studying abroad in Ireland.
Harper Steele

Becoming a writer no laughing matter for English Alumna Harper Steele

Tuesday, April 8, 2025
The Emmy Award–winning writer who penned sketches for ‘Saturday Night Live’ might have pursued another career had it not been for a class she took at the University of Iowa.
graphic drawing of yellow award medal

Thomas Mira y Lopez and Kaveh Akbar awarded Discovery and Innovation Awards by the Office of the Vice President for Research

Once annually, the Office of the Vice President for Research reviews nominations for nine major awards that recognize faculty and staff excellence in research, scholarship, and creative activities. These awards, a part of the long-standing Discovery and Innovation Awards program, celebrate researchers and scholars who receive national recognition for forging new frontiers of discovery.