The University of Iowa’s student music and event planning club SCOPE Productions announced Smino, a rapper, singer, and songwriter, as the headlining artist for the UI’s 2026 homecoming concert. The concert will be held on the Pentacrest Friday, Oct. 30.

The communication studies graduate built a career at the intersection of storytelling and music. Now, a new commission brings those creative paths back to where they first converged.

Stephanie Miracle, choreographer and assistant professor of dance, is the recipient of the 2026 Obermann Interdisciplinary Achievement Award

Samuel D. Hunter has been selected as the 2026 University of Iowa Homecoming Grand Marshal. A 2007 Master of Fine Arts graduate of the university’s Playwrights Workshop, Hunter is one of the nation's most celebrated contemporary playwrights.