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In the wake of the University of Iowa’s mishandling of an alleged sexual assault case, the Iowa State Board of Regents ordered a comprehensive review of the sexual assault and misconduct policies at all of the state’s universities. The regents’ office will pick up half the tab, while the other half will be funded by a portion of a $1 million Flagship grant awarded in 2007 to the University of Northern Iowa from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women.

While several members of the University of Iowa community remain dislocated because of this summer’s record flooding, the fate of Jackson Pollock’s famous 1943 painting, “Mural,” still hangs in limbo. The painting, which had been residing in the University of Iowa Museum of Art building since it opened its doors in 1969, was given to the UI by Peggy Guggenheim in 1951.

Pending confirmation by the Iowa Senate, the Iowa state Board of Regents will see a new face on its governing body. Gov. Chet Culver announced his appointment of Greta Johnson of LeMars to the State Board of Regents Monday.

In the wake of University of Iowa President Sally Mason’s firings of two officials, former UI vice presidents Phillip Jones and Marcus Mills, over their handling of an alleged sexual assault case last year, the Iowa state Board of Regents stood by the embattled first-year president while calling for increased accountability.