An insightful presentation by Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev's son and biographer William Taubman drew a crowd of 650 to Drake as part of Iowa's 50th anniversary of Khrushchev's visit.
September 8, 2009

SATURDAY, SEPT. 12 -- DES MOINES  Breakfast with Spike Breakfast: 9-11 a.m.; Machine Shed, 11151 Hickman Rd., Urbandale, Iowa Alumni and their families can take photos with Spike and have the mascot sign autographs. A breakfast buffet will be available for $10 for adults and $5 for kids.  SATURDAY, SEPT. 12 -- LOS ANGELES  Hollywood Bowl [...]
September 8, 2009

Maya Angelou, an award-winning writer, poet, journalist and activist hailed by many as one of great voices of contemporary literature, will present the next Bucksbaum Lecture on Oct. 8.
September 8, 2009

Drake hosted more than 3,000 fans and alumni who stopped by the University's tent at the Iowa State Fair to get free disposable cameras and snap souvenir photos in several "virtual" Drake scenes.
September 8, 2009

Nick Rouse, BN'02, recently opened a gym that specializes in unconventional workouts, including flipping tires and shaking heavy fire hoses.
September 8, 2009

Opportunities for professional development will now be more accessible for pharmacy students, thanks to a new travel fund established as part of the college's White Coat sponsorship program.
September 8, 2009

Debra K. Lukehart, assistant vice president of communication and marketing at Augustana College, has been named executive director of marketing and communications at Drake.
September 8, 2009

Drake students are surveying a 75-acre environmental protection area as part of an internship and three-way agreement among Drake, Southeast Polk and Metro Waste Authority.
September 8, 2009

A new Certificate in Business Management program at Drake University offers managers an opportunity to update and upgrade their education in six weeks.
September 8, 2009

A group of Des Moines high schoolers visited Drake to explore a possible future at the University and a career in pharmacy through Drake's "Discover Drake, Explore Pharmacy" program.
September 8, 2009

Adam Liptak will present "The Roberts Court in the Obama Era: A Reporter's Reflections" as part of Drake's Constitution Day celebration.
September 8, 2009

More children will have new learning opportunities, thanks to $694,172 of federal funding in support of Drake Head Start, Iowa’s largest program dedicated to early childhood education.
September 8, 2009

Lori Blachford was appointed as the School of Journalism and Mass Communication's new Fisher-Stelter chair of magazine journalism.
September 8, 2009

Select Drake athletic events will be streamed live via a broadband video and audio channel that features live and on-demand content about Drake athletics.
September 8, 2009

Jimmy Borendame, an assistant coach the last five seasons at Virginia Tech, including this past year serving as associate head coach, has been named head men's tennis coach at Drake.
September 8, 2009