We talk with Shane Cox, a Simpson College associate professor of accounting, about the ways an average person views cyber security, what that person thinks about identity theft and how to protect personal information. Cox gives us an "average person" look at cyber security. Part of a series.
Identity theft via the Internet in Iowa is growing, keeping ahead of the pace at which we can stop it. This special IowaWatch/Simpson College journalism reporting project explains.
We at IowaWatch are raising funds to pay stipends to more than a dozen student journalists from six Iowa campuses in an IowaWatch/College Media reporting project. These journalists are interviewing students, faculty members and administrators to learn about this topic and to report it to you later d
We’ve covered many stories in the old year 2015, and we’ll discuss some of them along with a view toward the new year 2016...a look back, a look ahead.
As part of the third annual IowaWatch college media project, 10 student journalists at seven Iowa campuses conducted interviews with graduating students to delve into the issue of brain drain in Iowa. The interviews reveal students' post-graduation plans and reasons for either leaving or staying in
Mental illness is the most common invisible illness students deal with when trying to get a college education. Students with mental illness struggle when academic pressures get high, adding to their stress levels.
Professors at Iowa colleges and universities may teach the same class over and over but each semester brings a new experience with all kinds of students, particularly those with hidden disabilities or illnesses.
Illnesses students hide from public view challenge them in college, but also the colleges that have to accommodate those students, a special IowaWatch/Simpson College journalism report reveals.
How important is an understanding of the world in business? Some feel having global experiences is important as related to the job market, and more and more schools are integrating these concepts.
Jay Capron, host of Our Town on KXIC radio, AM 800, featured on Tuesday, May 20, IowaWatch stories about debt carried by college graduates in Iowa and hidden costs of study abroad for college students. Our Town features IowaWatch the third Tuesday of every month.
