Ed.D. Leadership Program will be offered in Singapore via Drake-NSTC partnership Drake University announces a significant expansion of its global educational footprint by launching its Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) Leadership program in Singapore. The new program is made possible through a new international partnership with Nanyang Science and Technology College (NSTC), a private education institution. The program has been approved by the Singapore government via...
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Drake University Camp Turns Middle Schoolers into Entrepreneurs for a Day
Registration is open for Drake University’s inaugural Youth Entrepreneurship Day. The new program will take place on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, and is designed for students entering sixth through eighth grade. Hosted by the Buchanan Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership, the one-day experience gives middle school students a hands-on introduction to entrepreneurship from Drake staff. Students will...
Drake University announces 47th Annual Beautiful Bulldog Contest® winner
Flora will reign as the 2026 Drake Relays mascot and the Most Beautiful Bulldog Judges proudly announced the winner of the 47th Annual Beautiful Bulldog Contest® at the Knapp Center on Drake University’s campus on Sunday. Seven-year-old Flora was crowned the champion and will serve a week-long reign as the official mascot for the 2026...
Drake University to House Personal and Professional Papers of Former Governor and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
Drake University announced today that Cowles Library will house the personal and professional papers of Thomas J. Vilsack, the 40th Governor of Iowa and the 30th and 32nd U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. The agreement was formalized during a signing ceremony at the World Food Prize Hall of Laureates. The acquisition includes a wealth of materials that document Vilsack’s more than 40 years of public...
Zombie Studies Scholar C. Wylie Lenz to Speak at Drake University
Drake University’s Susan Glaspell Writers & Critics Series will host C. Wylie Lenz for a lecture, “The Evolving Zombie in Film and Fiction,” on Tuesday, March 31, at 6 p.m. The event will be held in the Cowles Library Reading Room, is free and open to the public, and will include refreshments. Lenz will explore...
The Ray Center at Drake University to Host National Civility Summit for Local Government
Event to discuss strategies for local leaders to address rapidly shifting challenges As municipal leaders across the country navigate a rising tide of economic, social, and political pressures, Drake University is convening the 2026 National Civility Summit for Local Government. The summit is hosted by The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center in association with The Ron and Jane Olson Institute for Public Democracy, the Iowa...
Drake University Launches Joint Law and Education Graduate Degree Program
Students can simultaneously earn a Juris Doctor and Ph.D. or Ed.D. on an accelerated track The Drake University Law School and the School of Education have established a new joint degree program that enables students to earn a Juris Doctor from the Law School alongside either a Doctor of Philosophy in Education (Ph.D.) or Doctor...
Drake Law Professor Ellen Yee Receives Prestigious Fulbright Specialist Award
Drake University law professor and director of international programs Ellen Yee, J.D., received the highly selective Fulbright Specialist Program award. The U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board granted the award to Professor Yee for her upcoming work in Kosovo. Professor Yee will travel to the University Isa Bolentini Mitrovica in Kosovo...
Drake Announces New Bachelor of Science in Disability and Rehabilitation Services
Program will help meet growing need for disability support services in the state Drake University announced today the launch of a new Bachelor of Science program in Disability and Rehabilitation Services. Enrollment in the program begins in the Spring 2026 semester. The new major is offered within Drake’s School of Education and is designed to...








