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Award-winning author and educator James Percoco will present his methods of active teaching, with a focus on presidential history.

Sixteen students and three professors spent 19 eye-opening days in Africa as part of a travel course.

This July, Drake will welcome back summer programs for middle and high school students operated by SuperCamp -- an educational leader in learning and life skills.

CONTACT: Tory Olson, 515-271-1834, tory.olson@drake.edu The summer lecture series at the Drake Municipal Observatory will continue on Friday, July 10, with a program titled “The Apollo Project.” The presentation will examine the hardware, innovations, success, near catastrophes, eventual boredom and lost funding of the Apollo Project. The event will start at 9 p.m. in the...

The program on responsible citizenship will kick off with a lecture titled, "Abraham Lincoln: Private Man, Public Leader," by Civil War expert Matthew Pinsker.

Carol Spaulding-Kruse will draw on her experiences as a writer to lead a discussion on "Multicultural American Fiction."

Marcia Keyser, associate professor of librarianship, will lead the discussion.

Dorothy Pisarski, assistant professor of journalism, and senior Chad Allen will partner to lead a discussion on "Cataloging History."

Laura Kudia, who graduated in May, is already landing success as both a graphic designer and model for InStyle Magazine.