The Chronicle of Higher Education

U. of Iowa Recounts Hairbreadth Rescues and Harsh Losses in Flood

As the floodwaters that inundated the University of Iowa slowly recede, summer-school classes are scheduled to resume this week and the daunting task of assessing the damage and preparing for clean-up and repairs will begin.

Twenty buildings were flooded, some with up to eight feet of water,...

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