Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino has awarded The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center at Drake University three grants totaling nearly $62,000 to support initiatives that impact Iowans. “We’re proud of our longstanding partnership with Prairie Meadows. These grants provide valuable resources to Iowans and help promote good character, civility, and ethical leadership.” said Scott...
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Esfand Dinshaw, chief executive officer of Sammons Financial Group, recognized with Klugman Distinguished Alumni Award by Drake University
The School of Actuarial Science and Risk Management at Drake University has presented the 2022 Stuart Klugman Distinguished Alumni Award to Esfand Dinshaw, chief executive officer of Sammons Financial Group. This award, named after a pioneer of Drake’s actuarial science program, recognizes Dinshaw’s nearly four-decade career in the insurance sector and his position as a respected...
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Drake political scientist publishes study of secret police
Kieran Williams, assistant professor and co-chair of the Department of Political Science, has published a chapter on the secret police in Communist Czechoslovakia in the book Czechoslovakia and Eastern Europe in the Era of Normalisation, 1969–1989, edited by Kevin McDermott and Matthew Stibbe. Williams’s chapter charts the rebuilding of a web of surveillance in the...
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Drake University recognized as a 2022 ALL IN Most Engaged Campuses for College Student Voting
Drake University is one of 394 institutions recognized for its efforts to increase nonpartisan democratic engagement in the 2022 midterm elections. Drake University has been recognized by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge (ALL IN) as a 2022 ALL IN Most Engaged Campuses for College Student Voting. The ALL IN Most Engaged Campuses for College...
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National Civility Summit for Local Government to take place Dec. 7
On Dec. 7, 2022, the first annual National Civility Summit for Local Governments will be held virtually beginning at 10 a.m. A partnership between the National League of Cities, the Iowa League of Cities, and The Center for Public Democracy at Drake University, this important event will focus on providing local governments and the officials...
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Drake Theatre Arts presents Silent Sky Nov. 17–20
Drake Theatre Arts presents their final production of the fall semester, Silent Sky, by American playwright Laura Gunderson; directed by Drake senior Morgan Erwin. It will run from Nov. 17–19 at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 20 at 2 p.m. in Performing Arts Hall at the Harmon Fine Arts Center on Drake University’s campus. Silent Sky...
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Drake University Ambassador-in-Residence Terry Branstad to host conference on U.S.-China relations
Ambassador-in-Residence at Drake University Terry Branstad will host and moderate the inaugural U.S.-China Symposium Nov. 17 at the Olmsted Center on Drake University’s campus. The event is free and open to the public. Register at drake.edu/branstad. The symposium will bring together experienced professionals, academics, and other experts to speak on China and U.S.-China relations. The...
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Drake Law Professor Melissa Weresh named Herb and Karen Baum Chair of Ethics in the Professions
Melissa Weresh, Dwight D. Opperman Distinguished Professor of Law, can now add Baum Chair to her title. Weresh was recently named Drake University’s Herb and Karen Baum Chair of Ethics in the Professions. This prestigious faculty position guides students across the University in developing a firmly grounded personal commitment to the highest standards of ethics...
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Letter from Charles Dickens uncovered by Drake University Archives staff
A vintage, tea stain-colored sheet of paper fell into the hands of Drake University Archives Associate Benedict Chatelain. It was a letter; the words were inked in dark blue. Chatelain, a new staff member to the University Archives, was conducting a survey of all the artifacts they housed when he found it in a box...
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$150 million donated to The Ones Campaign since launching one year ago
A year ago, Drake University set out to transform lives and strengthen communities through The Ones: Drake’s Campaign for the Brave & Bold. Drake is pleased to announce the campaign has now raised $150 million toward its $225 million goal. The campaign’s mission is to harness the full power of what the University is capable...