Drake University will host a live, nationally televised debate among Democratic presidential candidates on Nov. 14, 2015.
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Drake hires CEO to lead renowned magazine media program
Drake University has hired the founder of a Des Moines communications company to lead the university’s award-winning magazine media program.
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Join us for Drake Day at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 13
Drake University is expanding its presence at the Iowa State Fair to provide more ways for students, alumni, faculty and friends to reconnect and show their pride.
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Candidates connecting with supporters, 10 seconds at a time
Jennifer Glover Konfrst, co-chair of Drake's Strategic Political Communications program, explains how candidates are using tools like Snapchat to reach younger voters who don't consume traditional media outlets.
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Toward a live mascot legacy
It seems like yesterday that Porterhouse’s paws pattered across the Knapp Center court. All eyes in an at-capacity crowd stared as he stopped, sat, and stared into the eyes of co-owner Kevin Bell, LW’11. There was a moment of anticipation. Then Bell released a basketball across the court, and Porterhouse dashed after it—with all the...
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Chronicling the caucuses
The Iowa Caucus Collection, a rapidly growing collection of historical artifacts associated with the caucuses, is receiving items to chronicle Iowa's unique place in presidential politics.
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Drake University Unveils Congressional Files on ADA’s 25th Anniversary
Twenty-five years after the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law, Drake University (IA) and its Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement released never-before-seen congressional files and materials on the legislation.
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Radia, Willis to receive Ray Center’s 2015 Robert D. Ray Pillar of Character Award
The Ray Center, formerly known as Character Counts in Iowa, will issue its 2015 Robert D. Ray Pillar of Character Award to Suku Radia, President and CEO of Bankers Trust, and Rich Willis, dealer principal at Willis Auto Campus.
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Harkin Institute, Drake University Archives to celebrate ADA legislation’s 25th anniversary
The Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement at Drake University and the Drake University Archives and Special Collections will publicly unveil Former U.S. Senator Tom Harkin’s Americans with Disabilities Act congressional files and materials on the 25th anniversary of the signing of Harkin’s signature piece of legislation.
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Drake alumnus Zach Johnson wins the British Open in playoff
Zach Johnson, BN’98, who won the 144th Open Championship today following a four-hole playoff.