THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
Founded in 1847
The University of Iowa is home of the world renowned Writers' Workshop, and Iowa City, Iowa is the world's third "City of Literature". Famous alumni and faculty of the Writers' Workshop have won every major literary award including many Pulitzer Prizes. Here is a list of recipients of the Pulitzer Prize including composer David Lang, a former student in the University of Iowa School of Music:0
Forbes Magazine named the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics as being the #1 Health Care Employer in 2015. The hospitals consistently rank in the highest tier nationally.@
Famous people from the University of Iowa include Tennessee Williams, Kurt Vonnegut, John Irving, Al Jarreau, David Sanborn, Robert Penn Warren, Gene Wilder, Tom Brokaw, Alex Karras, Grant Wood, Jane Smiley, Dan Gable, George Gallup, Charles Guggenheim, Marilynne Robinson, Hung-shu Hu, W. P. Kinsella, David Gompper, Hayden Fry, David Lang, Eddie Robinson, Richard Hervig, Kirk Ferentz, Himie Voxman, Tom Brands, and B. J. Armstrong among many, many others.
Iowa City consistently appears in major journals as being one of the best places to live in the United States. It is one of the greatest college towns in America with its cosmopolitan feel and cultural richness.
Famous people from the University of Iowa include Tennessee Williams, Kurt Vonnegut, John Irving, Al Jarreau, David Sanborn, Robert Penn Warren, Gene Wilder, Tom Brokaw, Alex Karras, Grant Wood, Jane Smiley, Dan Gable, George Gallup, Charles Guggenheim, Marilynne Robinson, Hung-shu Hu, W. P. Kinsella, David Gompper, Hayden Fry, David Lang, Eddie Robinson, Richard Hervig, Kirk Ferentz, Himie Voxman, Tom Brands, and B. J. Armstrong among many, many others.
Iowa City consistently appears in major journals as being one of the best places to live in the United States. It is one of the greatest college towns in America with its cosmopolitan feel and cultural richness.
HERE ARE SOME YOUTUBE TOURS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA AND
IOWA CITY, IOWA:
Here is a video that shows wonderful clips of the University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa ("City of Literature"), and the renowned Iowa Writers' Workshop: