Author: Carl Olsen (Carl Olsen)

Drake scored in the top 10 in eight categories among medium-sized universities and colleges in the Chronicle of Higher Education's 2009 "Great Colleges to Work For" survey.

Students in the College of Business and Administration's graduate programs will participate in Leadership Essentials, a workshop conducted by Dardis Communications Inc.

Erin Frazee was selected for the 2008-2009 Excellence in Public Health Award by the United States Public Heath Service.

Drake hosted SuperCamp, which helps high school and middle school students engage in experiential exercises, dynamic mental and physical challenges and team problem solving.

The student-operated Drake Broadcasting System was honored for excellence in their live coverage of the 100th Drake Relays with two bronze Telly Awards.

Former Drake Assistant Football Coach Jim Johnson died last month at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania after a battle with cancer.

Drake has announced that a search is under way to hire a new men's tennis coach to succeed Chase Hodges who has accepted a job as head coach at Georgia State.

Drake officials announced the hiring of former Bulldog women’s basketball standout Linda Sayavongchanh as the new assistant women’s basketball coach.

The Drake men's track and field program has been honored by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association as a 2009 Division I All-Academic Track and Field team.

Stephen Rapp, LW'74, prosecutor of the United Nations Special Court for Sierra Leone, has been confirmed by the Senate for a key U.S. State Department post.