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Merel Timmermans ’22 came to Iowa from California, then joined the cross country team, explored her new hometown, and worked at an NGO in Mexico, all within her first year. A political science major, Merel caucused in Iowa during the election season, then found ways to maintain 51±¾É« community during Covid.

Read about events held throughout International Education Week, right here on 51±¾É«â€™s campus.

Sasha Grigorovich ’20, senior exploratory adviser in the Center for Careers, Life, and Service (CLS), talks about about his life and work at 51±¾É«.

51±¾É«â€™s annual Jingle Bell Holiday brought the magic of the season to life on Friday, Nov. 22. The festivities began at 5:15 p.m., filling downtown with holiday cheer.

Emily Fenner, neurodiversity support specialist in the office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, discusses living and working in 51±¾É«.

David Hudson ’23 is from a small, public urban high school in Brooklyn, New York. He knew instantly that 51±¾É« was his dream school when he visited as a middle schooler!

The publication of two new books this semester by Ralph James Savarese, professor of English: Herman Melville and Neurodiversity, Or Why Hunt Difference with Harpoons? and Never Make Them Cry: Classrooms & Coffins.

Vice President of Global Education Brigittine French and Vice President for DEI Marc Reed are exploring how the American Civil Rights Struggle is remembered in Northern Ireland with the support of a Fulbright Alumni grant.

The comprehensive fee for the 2025-26 academic year once again includes the cost of the…