The Los Angeles-based W.M. Keck Foundation has awarded the Council of Independent Colleges a grant of $360,000 to implement the Network for Effective Language Learning (NELL) in cooperation with Drake.
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Meet big Bulldog fans David and Nancy Thompson
Among the most loyal Bulldog fans are David Thompson, PH’63, and Nancy Thompson, who began getting season tickets three years ago when David sold his business, Granville Drugs in Granville, Ill., and became semi-retired.
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SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION NEWS
Nationally renowned journalist and author Neenah Ellis, FA'81, will be the featured speaker at the Live! @ the Drake Library Series on Tuesday, March 27. Ellis will share highlights of her career at 7 p.m. in the Cowles Library Reading Room.
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McCormick Tribune awards $50,000 grant to SJMC
The McCormick Tribune Foundation has awarded Drake’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication $50,000 for a Specialized Reporting Institute called "McCormick Tribune Specialized Reporting Institute: Covering the Presidential Nominating Process." Drake will be teaming up with the Poynter Institute, a news media training organization, to present the institute on Drake’s campus June 3-5.
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COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES NEWS
Drake pharmacy students will devote Wednesday, Feb. 21, to a series of lectures, discussions and professional development activities as part of the College of Pharmacy and Health Science's 20th annual student-organized Pharmacy Day.
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Cheer on the Drake Bulldogs in MVC Tournaments
Join fellow Drake alumni and other fans when the Bulldogs compete in the men’s and women’s Missouri Valley Conference Basketball Tournaments.
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Have a blast at a Bulldog Bash
The Drake Alumni Office is seeking alumni worldwide to help organize the annual Bulldog Bashes in their cities.
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LAW SCHOOL NEWS
Law school students and faculty at Drake University are trying to improve Children's Rights in Iowa by trying out a novel idea -- asking foster children themselves what laws need to be changed to better protect them, and then enlisting those foster children to lobby lawmakers to pass that legislation.
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Peterson predicts hyper-peril and hyper-promise
Erik Peterson’s forecast for the future translates into one of simultaneous "hyper-peril" and "hyper-promise." At his "Seven Revolutions" presentation held on Drake’s campus Thursday, Jan. 18, the implication was loud and clear: Today’s leaders must be willing to adapt their strategies to survive in an ever-evolving world.
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It’s time to attend your class reunion!
Several Drake classes will reunite this spring to share great memories, make merriment and reconnect with good friends and their alma mater.