Drake University’s part-time MBA program within the College of Business and Public Administration moved up 38 spots and broke in to the top 100 programs at #89 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 Best Graduate Schools Rankings. Drake’s program is #2 on the list among Iowa universities. “Our graduate programs continue to rank highly...
Despite the move to online classes for the remainder of the spring 2020 semester, Drake University faculty are finding innovative ways to engage and connect with students virtually. Take, for instance, the School of Journalism and Mass Communication multimedia capstone. In a typical semester, the capstone manages and produces rich, immersive, multimedia stories for the...
It is with profound sadness that Drake University shares the news that former Trustee, generous philanthropist, and alumnus Herbert M. Baum passed away Monday morning, April 20, at the age of 83. Herb was a proud Bulldog and transformative leader who gave generously of his time and financial resources to make the world a better...
Hulk is the hero we need. The three-year-old English Bulldog sped ahead of 7-month-old puppy Hazel in the last five minutes of a weeklong virtual Beautiful Bulldog Contest, sponsored by Sammons Financial. Over 16,000 people voted in the final round of the Facebook Poll to decide the 2020 Most Beautiful Bulldog for the 41st running...
Politics come alive at Drake University, especially in a presidential election cycle. Drake hosted 22 presidential candidates at dozens of rallies, forums, and town halls during the 2020 cycle. Additionally, Drake was the site of a Democratic debate (broadcast live from Sheslow Auditorium) and a visit from a sitting U.S. president: President Donald Trump appeared...
Iowa & Minnesota Campus Compact (IAMNCC) announced the winners of the 2020 Presidents’ Engaged Campus Awards. This year’s awards include over 100 honorees selected by 38-member college and university presidents. Four Drake programs and people are among the honorees. Winners were selected for their role as student leaders, civic leaders, and community-campus partners. There were also...
Throughout known human history, women coming of age have come to terms with a reality. Sociologists call it gender stratification, and they measure it by looking at things like who’s hired for the best jobs, who runs governments, and who’s best protected by the law. Often accepted as natural order or religious mandate, gender-based disparities...
Drake University has postponed the 2020 Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered by Mediacom along with related special events and programs due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 111th edition of the event was scheduled for April 22–25 at Drake Stadium. The health, safety, and wellbeing of Drake Relays presented by Xtream participants and fans, along with...
Drake University’s pharmacy program and Law School are ranked among the best for academic quality according to analysis released today in U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 edition of “America’s Best Graduate Schools.” In the new rankings, Drake’s pharmacy program, part of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, improved its ranking among private school...