Mount Mercy President Todd Olson speaks during announcement of new football program on Oct. 4, 2024 at the university's athletic complex in Cedar Rapids. (Photo by Brooklyn Draisey/Iowa Capital ...

St. Ambrose University in Davenport and Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids took their first steps toward becoming one institution Thursday.The university leaders signed a commitment in which Mount ...

Throughout history, communities have been shaped and molded by institutions of higher education. Today, the Cedar Rapids community embraces a new era in higher education opportunities, as Mount Mercy ...

St. Ambrose University President Amy Novak, left, and Mount Mercy University President Todd Olson sign their further commitment to a strategic merger on June 27, 2025. (Photo by Brooklyn Draisey/Iowa ...

Many have congratulated Mount Mercy University President Laurie Hamen for being the first female president of the college. Hamen kindly corrects them. 'The first female presidents were four Sisters of ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Making official a likely union that Mount Mercy and St. Ambrose universities announced earlier this year in the face of financial headwinds sweeping across higher education, presidents ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KWWL) -- Mount Mercy University announced Wednesday that Dr. Robert Beatty is resigning from his role as president after a little more than 2 months on the job. Beatty was named as ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Mount Mercy University’s president Robert Beatty has resigned after just 2 months at the school. This comes just two days after the fall semester began after a delayed ...

A Mount Mercy University student is using social media to criticize school officials for ending an investigation into her sexual assault complaint and for “protecting" the male student she accused of ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Davenport's St. Ambrose University and Cedar Rapids' Mount Mercy University have announced plans to combine into a single institution, officials with both schools announced. On ...