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MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa — Winds of change sweep across this idyllic southeast Iowa community of 9,000, where an Amtrak station separates an old-fashioned town square from a charming college campus ...
A private liberal arts college in southeast Iowa may have to close because of significant financial problems, maybe before the academic year ends in May. Iowa Wesleyan University's Board of ...
Tom Vilsack, the former Iowa governor who served eight years as the nation’s secretary of agriculture, is back in Mount Pleasant with his wife, Christie, this weekend and they have a big goal ...
One of Iowa's oldest universities, older than the state itself, will close its doors later this year after years of budgetary struggles. The move to close Iowa Wesleyan University in Mount ...
An Iowa native with ties to Our Town Mount Pleasant has blasted off with a group headed to the International Space Station.
Iowa Wesleyan has had significant operating losses for years and nearly closed in 2018. The university owes $21 million on a USDA loan and another $5 million on a bank loan that was guaranteed by ...
Iowa Wesleyan University, the birthplace of the Air Raid revolution in college football, is closing its doors after 181 years due to ongoing financial issues.The school held its final commencement ...
Iowa Wesleyan University (IWU) stands as a beacon of higher education with a rich history dating back to its establishment in 1842. As the oldest higher education institution west of the ...
The university has been in operation since 1842, making it one of Iowa’s oldest institutions of higher education. They say they’re actively recruiting for the 2019-2020 academic year, but will ...
MOUNT PLEASANT, Iowa (KWWL) – The second-oldest university in the state of Iowa and one of the oldest west of the Mississippi River is closing its doors at the end ...