Category: DU in the News

This month, a portion of Forest Avenue by the Drake campus will be named "Paul F. Morrison Way" in honor of Drake icon Paul Morrison.

David Skidmore, a political and international relations professor at Drake University, provides context for China's Vice President Xi Jinping's visit to Des Moines.

Des Moines receives a Foursquare badge thanks to Drake University's Social Media Strategies Class, taught by Chris Snider.

Ankeny head football coach Jerry Pezzetti will receive the highest honor awarded to a former Drake University student-athlete, the Drake Double D Award, on Sunday night in Des Moines.

Bonnie Rubin, a Drake University graduate and now lead sports reporter at the Chicago Tribune, recalls how she became a sports reporter.

Kathleen Richardson, director of the School of Journalism, received a distinguished service award from the Iowa Newspaper Association.

A Polk County judge has denied efforts by Occupy Des Moines protesters charged with misdemeanor trespassing at the Iowa State Capitol to combine 13 cases into a single massive jury trial.

Prominent social media news website Mashable praises the Drake University Pinterest boards for pinning "images of dorm life, as well as bulldogs (Drake's mascot) from all over the web."

Drake basketball player Jordan Clarke talks about his life on and off the court, and the history of academic success in his family.

Prof. Dennis Goldford joined MPR's Cathy Wurzer to discuss Iowa's caucus results.