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Drake University Theatre to perform ‘Songs for a New World’ virtually
2021-02-182021-02-18by In Fine Arts at DrakeOfficial News Releases

Drake University Theatre to perform ‘Songs for a New World’ virtually

Drake University will stream its long-awaited online musical Songs for a New World by Jason Robert Brown Feb. 25–March 11. The performance can be viewed for $2 plus a streaming fee. Watch video.  Songs for a New World was originally scheduled to debut in Spring 2020, but due to COVID-19, rehearsals were delayed until this year.   Due to the pandemic, Drake Theatre reimagined how students rehearse and perform Songs for a New World while maintaining students’ well-being.   Although the cast will not be performing live to a large in-person audience, the production was recorded through a single camera for...

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New way to enjoy Drake University events at home
2020-12-022020-12-02by In AlumniArtSci NewsCAS NewsCollege of Pharmacy and Health SciencesFine Arts at DrakeOfficial News ReleasesSchool of EducationSchool of Journalism and Mass CommunicationZimpleman College of Business

New way to enjoy Drake University events at home

Tune in to Front Row at Drake every Thursday night to connect and witness the talents of Drake students, faculty, and staff Starved for collegiate sports, music, or art? Drake University is bringing them to you every Thursday night with the new Front Row at Drake series. Tomorrow night, Dec. 3, 2020, the University will...

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Drake University
2020-11-112020-11-11by In ArtSci NewsCAS NewsOfficial News Releases

Drake University to offer American politics major

New degree builds on Drake’s reputation as the “Capital of the Iowa Caucuses” Every four years, Drake University students are at the center of presidential politics. Now they can study American politics full-time. The University’s Department of Political Science today announced the creation of a Bachelor of Arts in American politics degree to start in...

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Drake University Theatre to present Othello virtually
2020-11-112020-11-11by In CAS NewsFine Arts at DrakeOfficial News Releases

Drake University Theatre to present Othello virtually

This fall, the Drake University Theatre Department will present its first virtual mainstage production of The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice by William Shakespeare. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, actors will perform Othello in an empty Performing Arts Hall, and post video of the performance to the DrakeUTheatre YouTube channel. The performance recording...

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Old Main with Des Moines skyline in background
2020-11-052021-01-18by In CAS NewsCollege of Pharmacy and Health SciencesCommunity EngagementOfficial News ReleasesSchool of EducationSchool of Journalism and Mass CommunicationZimpleman College of Business

New program guarantees admission for DMACC transfer students to Drake

DMACC students enrolled in Drake Admission Partnership Program also receive student advisor, Drake email address and Drake student ID A new program will help Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) students complete an undergraduate degree at Drake University. DMACC students enrolled in the Drake Admission Partnership Program (DAPP) will receive guaranteed admission to Drake after...

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Virtual book launch: “Religions of Beijing” Oct. 13 by The Comparison Project
2020-10-092020-10-09by In ArtSci NewsCAS NewsOfficial News Releases

Virtual book launch: “Religions of Beijing” Oct. 13 by The Comparison Project

The Comparison Project at Drake University will launch its new photo-narrative book Religions of Beijing on Facebook Live Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Participants are asked to register in advance at beijingbooklaunch.eventbrite.com.   Religions of Beijing visually chronicles living religion in Beijing. It is the result...

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Drake ranked among top universities in the nation in 2021 U.S. News & World Report ranking
2020-09-142020-12-08by In AlumniAlumniArtSci NewsCAS NewsCollege of Pharmacy and Health SciencesCowles LibraryFine Arts at DrakeOfficial News ReleasesSchool of EducationSchool of Journalism and Mass CommunicationZimpleman College of Business

Drake ranked among top universities in the nation in 2021 U.S. News & World Report ranking

Drake University is one of the nation’s leading universities, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 Best Colleges rankings. The 2021 edition of Best Colleges places Drake 124th among 389 of the nation’s most elite private and public doctoral institutions, advancing six spots from last year’s rankings. This is the second year U.S. News...

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Professor adapts to student feedback
2020-07-132020-07-13by In ArtSci NewsCAS NewsOfficial News Releases

Professor adapts to student feedback

To adapt his calculus class to remote teaching, the first thing Assistant Professor of Mathematics Enes Akbuga did was listen to his students. “I prepared an online survey to ask students their preferences on instruction type—whether instruction should be in a live session or prerecorded so students could watch it on their own time,” Akbuga...