Jim Snyder

I am a journalist based in Washington, D.C.

Iowa Magazine

At St. Andrews, an Iowa Alumnus Guides Veterans Out of the Rough

Iowa Writer's Workshop graduate Don Snyder builds a caddie school near the birthplace of golf, where former soldiers learn to navigate the links and their own emotional trauma.

Iowa Magazine • 2nd September 2022

Former Hawkeye Football Player Bill Perkins is All In on Life

Each higher bid for the Ernie Barnes painting The Sugar Shack gave University of Iowa grad Bill Perkins another opportunity to put his free spending philosophy into practice.

Iowa Magazine • 17th December 2021

Iowa's Murray Twins Have Basketball in Their DNA

With legacy Hawkeyes Keegan and Kris Murray, the McCaffery brothers, and another Kingsbury on the roster, this year's Iowa men's basketball team feels like family.

Iowa Magazine • 13th March 2020

Peace, War, and Basketball: The Story of the 1969-70 Hawkeyes

Dick Jensen, the starting center on arguably the greatest team in Iowa men's basketball history, protected the ball like a newborn, chucking it away only after the buzzer sounded to catch a cheerleader who leapt into his arms.

Stanley Art Museum Magazine • 21st March 2022

With a New Building, the Stanley Returns to an Old Mission

The Stanley Art Museum will reopen in a new location this fall, eight years after its former home was destroyed in a flood.

Stanley Art Museum Magazine • 21st March 2022

Staff Spotlight: Kathryn Reuter

The new academic outreach coordinator for the Stanley Art Museum and University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections says her mission is to create a welcoming environment for students.