Faculty Stories & News

Rachel Morgan

UNI creative writing instructor earns residency at Writers’ Colony in Arkansas

Rachel Morgan, an instructor in UNI's Department of Languages & Literatures, spent her last days of summer in a writers' residency in Arkansas.
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Jazz in Seerley Park to feature UNI School of Music faculty

Four jazz ensembles, including students and faculty from the UNI School of Music, will play a series of casual jazz sets in Seerley Park on Aug. 28 at 5 p.m.
mike graziano

Graziano earns prestigious Young Scholar in American Religion award

Michael Graziano, assistant professor of religion in UNI’s Department of Philosophy and World Religions, has been recognized as a 2022 Young Scholar in American Religion.
Amy Nielsen

UNI professor who was a first-generation college student distinguishes herself as emerging leader

UNI Professor of Special Education Amy Nielsen will be one of 36 faculty members from across the country in this year's Emerging Leaders Program cohort.
A professor lecturing.

Marketing, entrepreneurship fellowship funded in honor of longtime marketing professor

The first named faculty fellowship in the Department of Marketing & Entrepreneurship was fully funded and will serve as a lasting reminder of one of the most celebrated professors and mentors at UNI’s College of Business.
Amy Nielsen

UNI special education professor selected for Emerging Leaders Program

Amy NielsenProfessor Amy Nielsen of the University of Northern Iowa’s Department of Special Education will be part of a cohort of 36 higher education professionals from across the country participating in the Emerging Leaders Program (ELP) put on by the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU).

Jim O'Loughlin

Languages & Literatures department head showcases Cedar Valley community talent

Projected on the wall is a slightly fuzzy video recording of a figure whose steadiness is palpable through the static of the technology. It is the first sight one views upon entering the Hearst Center. Across the video projection is a plum-colored mural announcing “Eddie Bowles’s Blues.” 

Roark Horn

Education leader Roark Horn to join UNI College of Education faculty

Executive Director of the School Administrators of Iowa (SAI) Roark Horn will be joining the University of Northern Iowa College of Education faculty in fall 2022 as the Pomerantz Endowed Professorship in Educational Excellence and instructor of superintendency. 

Children building with blocks with their teacher

Noyce Grant recipients showcase UNI's STEM expertise

Students playing with blocks with their teacher

A team of three University of Northern Iowa faculty members have been awarded a one-year grant of $66,682 from the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program to participate in a Noyce Capacity Project that aims to address the national need to develop an Elementary Master STEM Teacher Leader program in Iowa. 

John wiles

Featuring our Faculty: John Wiles

John wiles

John Wiles, associate professor of choral conducting, has been upholding a strong legacy of choral excellence at the UNI School of Music for the past 12 years.