Author: Carl Olsen (Carl Olsen)

The new ranking reflects the successful redesign of the program to better meet the needs of students and the metro business community.

“I thought the world of Dean Wright. He was a person who didn’t teach just information, but how to apply the information,” said former Iowa Gov. Robert D. Ray, a Drake graduate who appointed Wright to the Iowa Criminal and Juvenile Justice Advisory Council in 1982. “He was a remarkable man who made life better...

Renowned scholar R. Dean Wright was best known for his tireless community service and for teaching generations of students about poverty, homelessness and crime.

The Olympics will feature 27 Drake Relays alumni on the United States men's and women's track and field roster and 60 foreign athletes, who have competed at the relays.

The market will feature free face painting and Polk County Health Department representatives who will talk about free or low cost services.

The free series will begin with a lecture titled "Setting the Stage," which will discuss the Greek and Chinese astronomers who laid the groundwork for modern astronomy.

The trade cards, which feature images of Chinese people or motifs, were popular when the United States banned Chinese immigration.

With the start of the new school year, this is a good time to enroll for individual music lessons for children and adults.

Robert Rigg, Drake associate professor of law and director of the criminal defense program at Drake Law School, testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law Holds Hearing on Immigration Raids on June 24. The full transcript from the Congressional Hearings is posted below: CONGRESSIONAL TRANSCRIPTS Congressional Hearings...

Fairgoers enjoyed picturing themselves at the University in virtual, life-size cutout Drake scenes.