As part of the third annual IowaWatch college media project, 10 student journalists at seven Iowa campuses conducted interviews with graduating students to delve into the issue of brain drain in Iowa. The interviews reveal students’ post-graduation plans and reasons for either leaving or staying in Iowa.

Main Story: Plenty Of 2015 College Grads Will Continue Exodus Trend From Iowa
Sidebar: Story of Two Drake Graduates Has Same Ending: They Want To Leave Iowa
by Susan Nourse/Drake University

Videos include interviews on the following Iowa campuses:

University of IowaVideos by Meghan Horihan and Erin Selin

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Iowa State UniversityVideos by Danielle Ferguson

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Drake UniversityVideos by Cole Norum and Susan Nourse

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Loras CollegeVideos by Allison Wong

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Simpson CollegeVideos by Tessa Lengeling

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Cornell CollegeVideo by Jacob Luplow

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