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...
Author: Kieran Williams (Ashton Hockman)
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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...
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Jordan Concert Series features Metropolitan Opera tenor Eric Ferring
Drake University is proud to present the next artist of the Jordan Concert Series—Drake alumnus and Metropolitan Opera tenor, Eric Ferring. A masterclass with Drake voice students will be held Oct. 12 from 3–5 p.m. in Sheslow Auditorium on Drake University’s campus. A concert with Ferring is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 14, at 7:30 p.m....
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Drake University to host 2023 Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Art Contest
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of Interior announced that the next Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp Art Contest will be held at Drake University, Sept. 15–16, 2023. “Jay N. ‘Ding’ Darling’s drawing on a piece of cardboard in 1934 led to the creation of the Federal Duck Stamp...