Category: Alumni

The author of the national bestseller "Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books" will present the lecture Wednesday, Oct. 27.

Drake University and Hy-Vee Inc. officials gathered recently at the Knapp Center to celebrate the unveiling of Ron Pearson Court.

Maxwell lauded many of the university's successes of the past year at the annual Fall Convocation, an awards ceremony for faculty and staff.

Lauren Ford of Kansas City, Kan., is one of 23 students nationwide to receive an Actuarial Diversity Scholarship from The Actuarial Foundation.

Evan Austin, an assistant coach the last four seasons at Wisconsin, has been named head men's tennis coach at Drake University.

Kareen Richardson was recognized by Chicago City/Suburban Hoops Report as one of the "Super Six" assistant basketball coaches in the country.

Drake announced the launch of a $200 million capital campaign designed to propel the University to its place as one of the nation's very best institutions of higher learning. "¨"¨

A $5 million renovation has transformed vacant, outdated rooms on the north side of Hubbell Dining Hall into a contemporary student hangout offering myriad opportunities for dining, socializing and recreation.

Hank Vogel, AS'07, and a team of herpetologists, recently discovered a species of lizard never before found in the state of Wyoming.

Drake's College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences received a federal appropriation of $396,000 to purchase equipment and supplies for the upcoming lab.