Renee Ann Cramer, associate professor and chair of the law, politics, and society department at Drake University, published a new book about cultural obsession with celebrity pregnancies.
Director of US Defense Contract Audit Agency to give annual accounting lecture
Anita F. Bales, director of the United States Defense Contract Audit Agency, will deliver "The DCAA: Auditing in the Public Interest" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, in Sheslow Auditorium.
Drake Theatre presents two student-produced short plays
The Drake University Department of Theatre Arts will present two student produced short plays in one performance, beginning Friday, Oct. 30 in the Studio Theatre of the Harmon Fine Arts Center.
SJMC Monday Memo | Oct. 26, 2015
Last call for tickets to NPR live event Just a few free tickets are remaining for “NPR Presents: Michel Martin” in Sussman Theater on Nov. 10 at 7:30 p.m. The event will be live-streamed and recorded for future broadcast, and will include music and a discussion of what issues are important to young voters. Contact Dean Kathleen Richardson (kathleen.richardson@drake.edu) by this Wednesday to secure your spot. Professor Jill Van Wyke’s J73/103 multimedia reporting class has recorded interviews with Drake students that will be included in the program. Drake ad students win local GRIT challenge Zachary Allen and Katherine Rousonelos at the AAF...
Professor Elected to Board of Directors
Bengu Erguner-Tekinalp, Associate Professor of Education, was recently elected to the Iowa Talented and Gifted Association Board of Directors. The ITAG website identified the Iowa Talented and Gifted Association (ITAG) as “a tax-exempt 501(c)3 organization which was organized more than 40 years ago with a vision that gifted and talented children in the State of Iowa should receive an education commensurate with their abilities and needs. ITAG is an affiliate of the National Association for Gifted Children. ITAG promotes advocacy at the national, state and local levels, pre-service and in-service training in gifted education, and parent/community awareness, education and...
The Comparison Project to host free lecture on the “cult of Santa Muerte”
The Comparison Project at Drake University continues its series on death and dying with an exploration of the “cult of Santa Muerte” (Saint Death), the fastest-growing and most prominent religious movement in Mexico.
Metrick-Chen publishes article in Hyperallergic
Lenore Metrick-Chen, associate professor of art history in the Department of Art and Design, published “We’ve Always Been Here: A Portrait of the US by Two Black Artists” in the web outlet Hyperallergic.
Martin mile marker
The first 100 days of Drake’s 13th President, and what the next 100 look like.
This bulldog is cleared for takeoff
Jonathan Greene, BN’15, was hired as an F-16 fighter pilot. His squadron’s mascot? A bulldog.
A century of milestones
Alumna Catherine Williams reflects on 100 years of life well lived.