Drake Flute Professor Leslie Marrs to give faculty recital on Tuesday, accompanied by fellow Drake faculty members.
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Year: 2011
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Law student wins Iowa Senate seat
Republican Jack Whitver of Ankeny has earned a seat in the Iowa Senate after being chosen by District 35 voters during Tuesday's special election.
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Revolution was in part about protecting judges
Republican legislators are currently considering whether to impeach the remaining justices of the Iowa Supreme Court because they disagree with its Varnum v. Brien decision to legalize same-sex civil marriage. This is an appallingly bad idea regardless of whether one agrees or disagrees with that decision. When politicians can change the rules of the democratic game by simply changing the judges, everyone's rights and liberties are at risk.
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New Anderson Gallery exhibition showcases contemporary Midwestern regionalism
What if Grant Wood had a digital camera? A new crop of contemporary paintings at Drake University's Anderson Gallery is curated around the concept of Midwestern regionalism re-imagined.
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Revolution was in part about protecting judges
In an opinion piece, visiting law professor Migel Schor writes that Americans fought a Revolution, in part, to ensure that our judges would not be made dependent on the whims of politicians.
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Let’s Get Digital
Drake JMC alumnus Peter Lewis is profiled by Stanford's student newspaper. He is the Hearst visiting professor in the communication department and spent a year as a Knight fellow at Stanford in 2010. Lewis also worked at The New York Times, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the birth of the Internet and wrote a novel in Argentina.
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Drake to host concert by Grammy-nominated jazz saxophonist Friday
Acclaimed musician Chris Potter will give a master class and concert as part of a series of jazz events hosted by the University throughout January.
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Drake football Lift-a-thon raises $104,000 for Africa Trip
This summer's trip to Tanzania centers on the Global Kilimanjaro Bowl, the first American collegiate football game ever held on African soil.
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Drake alums mingle at reception
More than 200 Drake University alumni, campaign donors, board members and community leaders mingled over drinks and hors d'oeuvres at the "distinctlyDrake" Des Moines reception Friday at the Temple of Performing Arts in Des Moines. View photos from the evening on the Register site.
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Visit by leader of China is a significant one
Peter K. Yu, who holds the Kern family chair in intellectual property law at Drake, has written an op-ed about the opportunities presented by Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to the United States.