Seventeen magazine labeled Drake University one of America's coolest places to go to school, due to the breadth of political opportunities at Drake and in Iowa's capital city.
Author: Aaron Jaco (Aaron Jaco)
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Drake introduces boundary-crossing academic concentration
A new academic concentration at Drake University challenges students to examine the complex relationship between science and the humanities.
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Drake senior named Fulbright semi-finalist
Drake University senior Meghan Walters has been named a semi-finalist for the 2018-2019 Fulbright U.S. Student Program.
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Drake to host young African leaders for third year
Drake University is proud to announce that it has been selected as an institute partner for the 2018 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders.
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Nine Bulldogs earn Forty Under 40 honors
Nine members of the Drake University community were named to the Des Moines Business Record Forty Under 40 class for 2018.
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Drake students collaborate with Des Moines Playhouse
The Des Moines Community Playhouse is taking the show on the road this summer, and Drake students are helping the nonprofit community theater group to spread the word.
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Peggy Whitson to receive Robert D. Ray character award
Iowa native Peggy Whitson, a record-setting NASA astronaut, will receive the 2018 Robert D. Ray Pillar of Character Award from The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University.
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Keys to Excellence continues with Israeli pianist in Beethoven program
Israeli pianist Asaf Zohar will deliver the next concert in Drake’s Keys to Excellence Piano Series at 7:30 p.m. Monday, February 5, in Sheslow Auditorium.
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Griff joins Drake Choir for Singing Valentines fundraiser
Lovebirds can treat their significant other with a song, roses, and a dapper bulldog at any location in the Des Moines metro area on February 14.
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Jonathan Azu elected to Drake University Board of Trustees
Music industry executive Jonathan Azu, BN’99, was elected to Drake University’s Board of Trustees during the board’s quarterly meeting in Des Moines on Jan. 11. He joins the board for a three-year term, beginning in April.