Mahmoud Hamad, associate professor of politics at Drake University, spent the month of July commenting on news in the Middle East and U.S.-Arab relations for both Al-Jazeera and Al-Jazzera English.
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Drake University welcomed into CFA Institute University Recognition Program
The Drake University College of Business and Public Administration (CBPA) is the most recent university to be welcomed into the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute University Recognition Program.
Obama vows to destroy jihadists
Mahmoud Hamad, associate professor of politics at Drake University, comments on President Obama's speech.
Constitution Day to discuss racial discrimination on 60th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education
Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Charles and Marion Kierscht Professor of Law at the University of Iowa, will serve as the 2014 Constitution Day speaker at Drake University on Sept. 15. Her public lecture, “Re-Articulating the Harm of Discrimination: An Examination of Brown v. Board of Education at 60,” will be held at 3 p.m. in Drake University’s Sussman Theater.
Drake presents lecture on the Scottish referendum
Derek Wilson, former Scottish solicitor and law professor from the University of Nantes in France, will deliver a lecture titled “The Scottish Referendum on Independence: Bravehearts or Faint Hearts?” on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 7 p.m.
Leonard Pitts to visit Drake University as part of the 2014 Wonder of Words Festival
Leonard Pitts, Jr., author and nationally syndicated columnist, will deliver a lecture at Drake University on Monday, Nov. 10 as part of the 2014 Wonder of Words Festival.
Tim Gunn to deliver 33rd Bucksbaum Lecture, Sept. 17
Tim Gunn has been chosen as the 33rd lecturer for the Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture Series. Gunn is most recognized for his role as co-host on the six-time Emmy-nominated “Project Runway,” a reality-based fashion design show originally airing on Bravo. He also stars in Bravo’s “Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style,” a two-season makeover show.
Drake Law presents public lecture on lethal injection secrecy
Eric Berger, associate professor of law at the Nebraska College of Law, will discuss lethal injection secrecy and the Eighth Amendment due process at a lecture on Monday, Sept. 8 at 4 p.m. in the Drake University Law School, Room 213.
Kathleen Richardson named dean of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Kathleen Richardson, director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication (SJMC) at Drake University, has been promoted to dean effective immediately.
How helicopter parents are ruining college students
Drake senior Abbey Barrow (and her parents) are featured in this Washington Post article, discussing the do's and don'ts of parenting a college student.