Drake University's Anderson Gallery will open its fall season with "Selling the War: Posters of World War I," an exhibition of33 original propaganda posters on loan from the State Historical Society of Iowa.
Year: 2007
Princeton Review Ranks Drake Among Best in the Midwest
Drake University once again has been named a Best Midwestern College by Princeton Review and is featured in the Best Colleges: Region by Region section of PrincetonReview.com.
Debate Winners: University and Neighborhood
In the hours and days to come, pundits will endlessly speculate who received the biggest bump from Sunday's nationally televised presidential debate on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos." The answer, after Drake flawlessly hosted the second such debate in three weeks, is unquestionably the University, as well as the neighborhood.
Drake students offer heartburn screening, relief on a stick
If everything you can eat on a stick at the Iowa State Fair seems to be sticking it to you, come see the pharmacy students at the Drake University booth in the Varied Industries Building for an appropriate remedy: a free heartburn screening -- and a free sample of Prilosec on a stick
Drake Moves Up In U.S. News Rankings For Value, Academic Quality
Drake University climbed to fifth in the "Great Schools, Great Prices" rankings and improved its score for academic quality and overall score in the Midwest Master's Universities category of the 2008 edition of "America's Best Colleges," published by U.S. News & World Report magazine.
Roth to perform lecture and recital featuring the multiple personalities of Robert Schumann
Nicholas Roth, assistant professor of piano at Drake University, will perform an interdisciplinary event, titled "Robert Schumann: The Influence of Multiple Personality on the Prose Writings and Musical Compositions," on Tuesday, Sept. 4.
Wanted: Singers for Drake University/Community Chorus
The Drake University/Community Chorus, conducted by Drake University Professor of Conducting Aimee Beckmann-Collier, is open without audition to all interested singers.
Goldford featured on “The Daily Show”
Dennis Goldford, professor of politics at Drake University, was interviewed by CBS News before and after the Iowa Straw Poll in Ames, and then featured on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on Tuesday, Aug. 14.
Student volunteers get first-hand experience with presidential debates
The forecast looked stormy like the weather on Sunday, Aug. 5, for the experience Drake student volunteers would have at the Republican presidential debate in Sheslow Auditorium.
Student Bar Association Named Best in the Nation
The Student Bar Association at Drake University Law School recently received the SBA of the Year award from the American Bar Association/Law Student Division.