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"Iowa has prepared me for my future by teaching me what professionalism is and a way to navigate life and have a balance between work life, school, and friendships."

– Andrea Longstreet, Political Science major

News and Announcements

Sarah Guilfoyle

Sarah Guilfoyle selected for Dare to Discover Campaign

Thursday, February 12, 2026
Sarah Guilfoyle is an undergraduate student in Political Science who was selected for the Dare to Discover Campaign. Her banner can be seen throughout downtown Iowa City.
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Hawkeye Poll Examines American’s Perceptions of the Effects of Trump’s Executive Orders

Friday, January 30, 2026
Results from a recent University of Iowa Hawkeye Poll on American’s Perceptions of the Effects of Trump’s Executive Orders.
Brody DeBettignies

Brody DeBettignies selected for 2025-2026 Graduate Teaching Fellowship

Thursday, January 29, 2026
Brody DeBettignies is a PhD candidate in Political Science. He received his BA in Political Science and Religious Studies and an MA in Political Science from the University of Iowa.

Events

Winifred Tate | Art After the Unspeakable: Reflections on Works by Doris Salcedo and Jeremy Frey promotional image

Winifred Tate | Art After the Unspeakable: Reflections on Works by Doris Salcedo and Jeremy Frey

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 2:30pm to 4:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art

This talk examines mourning and worldmaking through community action and art in the wake of violence, dispossession, and collective loss. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork with communities in southern Colombia and rural Maine, Tate considers the intersections, possibilities and limitations of rights activism and art through an exploration of the visual repertoires and material practices of Colombian sculptor Doris Salcedo and Passamaquoddy artist Jeremy Frey. This program is free and open to all...

Conflict and Resolution — An Obermann "Wide Lens" Event promotional image

Conflict and Resolution — An Obermann "Wide Lens" Event

Wednesday, May 6, 2026 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

The Obermann Center's Wide Lens series aims to inspire and connect the University of Iowa community across the disciplines. For each Wide Lens event, researchers, scholars, and artists from across the university briefly present their work on a shared topic of interest PechaKucha–style. Then, we open the floor to questions and conviviality over hors d'oeuvres and drinks.

Presenters:

Stephanie DiPietro, Sociology & Criminology: Only the Dead Have Seen the End of War: Life Course Legacies of Conflict...

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