Category: DU in the News

Governor Terry Branstad, a Drake University alumnus, will become the longest serving governor in U.S. history on Monday night.

Political Science Professor Dennis Goldford expects a direct confrontation between the two candidates in the fifth Republican Presidential Debate on Tuesday.

An audience of about 200 people attended a racial profiling forum in Des Moines, which was co-sponsored by The Des Moines Register and the NAACP at Drake University.

Arthur Sanders, a political science professor at Drake University, says Cruz has been running his campaign at a marathon pace and it’s paying off.

A recent conference on soil health sponsored by the Drake University Agricultural Law Center focused on the relationship between water quality, soil health, and erosion.

West Des Moines should diversify its economy and consider providing high speed Internet as a utility if it wants to attract millennials to live and work in the city, says Drake alumna Rebecca Ryan.

Wells Fargo recently awarded a five-year, $175,000 grant to the Professional and Career Development Center in Drake University’s College of Business and Public Administration, along with an additional $25,000 grant to the data analytics program.

The Renewable Fuel Standard has been largely ignored by presidential candidates thus far, says Political Science Professor Dennis Goldford.

Rachel Paine Caufield, professor of American politics, advises students to go to Iowa if they're looking for hands-on political experience.

NPR Producer Elizabeth Baker talked to students on Drake's campus about their involvement in politics in conjunction with the Democratic Debate.