The second-annual Adult Spelling Bee fundraiser for Drake's Adult Literacy Center will be held Friday, Nov. 13, in the Olmsted Center.
2015-11-042015-11-04
Official News Releases“Face the Nation” to broadcast live from Drake University
CBS News’ extensive coverage of the network’s Democratic presidential debate at Drake University will include a live broadcast of Face the Nation from campus the following day.
2015-11-042016-03-24
Official News ReleasesNew art exhibit asks, “Are We Global Yet?”
The Anderson Gallery will feature a major new exhibition titled “Are We Global Yet? The Art and Politics of Public Space (including the virtual),” curated by professor Lenore Metrick-Chen and students from her curatorial capstone seminar. The exhibition runs Nov. 13, 2015 through Feb. 12, 2016,
2015-11-032015-11-04
DU in the NewsHarkin InstituteDebate moderators aren’t advocates
A presidential debate moderator's role is not to be an advocate for any particular political party or candidate, but to be as fair, objective, and non-partisan as possible, says Political Science Professor Dennis Goldford, the Flansburg Fellow at the Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement.
2015-11-022015-11-23
CAS NewsFine Arts at DrakeOfficial News ReleasesDrake Theatre debuts “Fiorello!” in time for caucus season
Fiorello, a Pulitzer Prize-winning musical perfectly timed for this political season, runs Nov. 19-22 at Drake University.
2015-11-022015-11-02
School of Journalism and Mass CommunicationSJMC Monday Memo | Nov. 2, 2015
Student media win national awards SJMC students once again made an impressive showing, including two first-place awards, in two national contests whose winners were announced over the weekend. In the Associated Collegiate Press awards: Amanda Horvath and Faith Brar won first place for multimedia story of the year for a story on nitrates in Iowa’s rivers for Urban Plains. Both graduated in May; Amanda was a broadcast news major, Faith a magazine major. Greta Gillen, a senior magazine and graphic design double major, won first place in magazine spread design for “Traffic Trap” in Drake Magazine. Rachel Collins, a radio-tv...
2015-10-302015-10-30
Official News ReleasesTicket information for DNC presidential debate on Nov. 14
The Democratic National Committee has issued Drake University a limited number of tickets for the nationally televised live Democratic presidential candidate debate to be held in Sheslow Auditorium on Saturday, Nov. 14.
2015-10-302015-11-23
ArtSci NewsCAS NewsOfficial News ReleasesZimpleman College of BusinessPanel discussion: “The Changing Role of Central Banks”
Drake University will host a panel discussion on “The Changing Role of Central Banks,” sponsored by The Principal Financial Group and The Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship, on November 3.
2015-10-302015-10-30
Faculty and Staff AccomplishmentsSchool of EducationLeuwerke co-authors college success textbook
Wade Leuwerke, aassociate professor of education, recently published a textbook on college student success along with colleagues at Xavier University and the University of Utah.
2015-10-302015-10-30
CAS NewsCollege of Pharmacy and Health SciencesOfficial News ReleasesZimpleman College of BusinessDrake ranks 17th in nation for boost to alumni mid-career earnings
A new ranking by The Economist of all U.S. four-year, non-vocational colleges and universities places Drake University 17th in the nation for value.