Drake University has been named one of the nation’s 50 best colleges and universities for Greek Life.
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Yee receives Principal Financial Group Global Citizenship Award
Drake Law School professor Ellen Yee recently was honored with the inaugural Principal Financial Group Global Citizenship Award.
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IDEAS AT WAR: American Propaganda Posters of WWII
Exhibition features over fifty original posters produced by American designers to persuade the public to support wartime efforts Drake University’s Anderson Gallery will open its new season with “Ideas at War: American Propaganda Posters of World War II,” an exhibition featuring more than 50 original wartime posters from the collection of the State Historical Museum...
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Fairbairn co-authors book on ESL curriculum development
Shelley Fairbairn, associate professor of education, is co-author of a new book that guides the development of school curricula to address the needs of English Language Learners. “Engaging English Learners Through Access Standards: A Team-Based Approach to Schoolwide Student Achievement” was co-written by Stephaney Jones-Vo, ESL/diversity consultant at the Heartland Area Education Agency in Johnston. Fairbairn...
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Sussman Lecture: “The Making of Ferguson and Baltimore”
Richard Rothstein of the Economic Policy Institute will deliver “Beyond the Invisible Fence: The Making of Ferguson and Baltimore” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, in Sussman Theater.
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Philanthropist Melva Bucksbaum dies at age 82
Melva Bucksbaum, a dedicated philanthropist who helped to establish Drake University’s largest and most well-known lecture series, died last weekend. She was 82 years old. Melva Bucksbaum and her husband Martin, a longtime member of Drake’s governing board, established the Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture Series through a generous gift to the university. The series—named in...
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Peter Neufeld of The Innocence Project to Deliver 35th Bucksbaum Lecture
Peter Neufeld, co-founder of The Innocence Project, will deliver the 35th Bucksbaum lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 27, in the Drake University Knapp Center.
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Rick Perry stops paying Iowa staffers
Although Rick Perry has a handful of wealthy donors in his corner, the fact that he has stopped paying his Iowa campaign staff indicates a lack of grassroots support that he needs to win in 2016, says Tony Gaughan of Drake Law School.
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The GOP is still waiting for a breakout moment
Candidates didn't say much during the Fox News presidential candidate debate that they haven't said before, said Dennis Goldford, professor of political science and a Flansburg Fellow at the Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement.
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Drake scheduled to host nationally televised DNC debate
Drake University will host a live, nationally televised debate among Democratic presidential candidates on Nov. 14, 2015.