This month’s Iowa Alumni Magazine feature article discusses how University of Iowa alumnus Churchill Roberts came to tell the story of Petr Ginz, an inspiring young boy killed in the Holocaust. Read more about what went into the making of Roberts’ latest documentary, The Last Flight of Petr Ginz, in this Iowa Alumni Magazine exclusive:
Standing in a former concentration camp…
This month’s Iowa Alumni Magazine feature article chronicles how Churchill Roberts, 72PhD, came to make his latest documentary The Last Flight of Petr Ginz. In the film, he evocatively depicts how a young dreamer courageously did what he did best until his untimely end while imprisoned in a Nazi concentration camp. Since his graduation Roberts has dedicated his…
Source: Iowa Alumni Magazine – February 2013
Author: Shelbi Thomas
Newsmaker: Ayana Mathis, 11MFA
Oprah’s Choice
Why was she in the news?
Ayana Mathis thought the day that her debut novel was accepted for publication would be the best of her life. Then she received the call from Oprah Winfrey.
At first, Mathis, 11MFA, thought it was a joke. But then she heard the voice of…
The Iowa men’s basketball team will never forget the legend of Chris Street. On January 19, 1993, an unprecedented wave of sorrow swept across Iowa. Chris Street, a gifted Hawkeye basketball player from Indianola, died that evening when his car collided with a snowplow following a team dinner in north Iowa City.
The tragedy left an entire state in shock. The…
The Newtown massacre of innocent young children has left our nation reeling—and searching for answers. Citizens look for those answers in gun control, the mental health care system, and in exposure to the violent images often found in video games and movies. Last year, after Jared Loughner’s rampage in Tucson, Iowa Alumni Magazine writers pursued a story about…
So, how’s work going these days? Got a promotion recently? A new job? An award? Well, if you have, make sure to share the great news with your fellow alumni!
Robert W. Dixon, Diana Brady Spellman, and Allan A. Rashford did just that recently when they submitted their class notes to Iowa Alumni Magazine. As a result, readers of…
Want to be happy? (Well, who doesn’t?!) Then make sure to read the December issue of Iowa Alumni Magazine.
This latest issue of the UIAA’s members-only publication is devoted to the theme of happiness. All the features and several other articles—as well as memorable and inspirational quotations at the bottom of most pages—explore the multi-faceted nature of contentment. UI…
Iowa Alumni Magazine editors are currently compiling the class notes section for the February 2013 issue and welcome your submissions. If you’d like to share your professional news with fellow University of Iowa alumni, please email alumni-mag@uiowa.edu.
Class notes items may be edited for style, length, and clarity. Please note that because of the magazine’s bimonthly schedule and volume…
Iowa golfers anticipate a state-of-the-art practice facility.
The classic saying goes, “If you don’t like the weather in Iowa, wait five minutes.” But when it comes to gaining an edge over spring competition, the Hawkeye men’s and women’s golf teams don’t have time to spare.
In the past, snow and freezing temperatures have put the Hawkeyes at a disadvantage against southern schools…
Today we learned that Iowa Alumni Magazine has received special recognition in the 2012 Pride of CASE V awards competition. The magazine won a silver award for “Best Alumni Magazine” in its publication category, and Associate Editor Shelbi Thomas received bronze for “Excellence in Feature Writing” for her April 2012 article about national archivist Trudy Huskamp Peterson. You can read…
