College of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences Stories & News

As You Like It

TheatreUNI and Crooked Path Classics present William Shakespeare’s “As You Like It” at the brand-new Northern Iowa Shakespeare Festival

This summer, TheatreUNI and Crooked Path Classics are teaming up to launch the Northern Iowa Shakespeare Festival.
Students practice surveying for construction management

What is construction management and what can you do with that degree?

Earning a construction management degree sets you up for a lucrative, in-demand career. But what is it? Keep reading to find out!
Cara Burnidge

UNI professor awarded $30,000 grant to launch statewide religious studies initiative

A new statewide effort to strengthen and reimagine religious studies education in Iowa is taking shape at the University of Northern Iowa. 
Anissa working on a fragment of Grant Woods' drawing

UNI student helps preserve hidden Grant Wood history for upcoming documentary

Not many college students get the chance to work with a historic piece of art created by an internationally-renowned artist – but for University of Northern Iowa student Anissa Droessler, that rare opportunity became a reality. Droessler, a UNI Art Education major, recently contributed to a documentary project centered on Grant Wood’s World War I memorial windows, located in the Cedar Rapids Veterans Memorial Building.
Lee Beauchamp pointing to a billboard of themselves in Times Square

Up-and-coming advertising creative from UNI takes the Big Apple

In just a few short years, Lee Beauchamp has gone from a high school graduating class of 16 to being featured on a billboard in Times Square.
Student working on a laptop

University of Northern Iowa launches accelerated three-year degree pathways

The University of Northern Iowa is launching 30 new three-year degree pathways, giving motivated students the opportunity to complete a bachelor’s degree in just three years.
Kyle Biscoglia with stethoscope

Future doctors like Kyle Biscoglia get their start at UNI

Find out why future doctors like former triple major and student-athlete Kyle Biscoglia get their start at the University of Northern Iowa.
Angie Glynn

Helping others find their voice: The impact of speech-language pathology

Angie Glynn has spent 20 years helping others communicate more effectively through her work as a speech-language pathologist.
UNI student conducting data analysis

University of Northern Iowa launches curriculum on artificial intelligence

The University of Northern Iowa is launching new academic programs designed to prepare students for careers in one of the fastest-growing and most transformative areas of today’s workforce, artificial intelligence.
UNI professor and student walking in hallway

UNI announces academic restructuring to strengthen humanities and public service education

The University of Northern Iowa has received approval from the Iowa Board of Regents to move forward with two academic restructuring actions that reflect UNI’s ongoing commitment to strengthen the humanities and expand interdisciplinary public service education.