The contestants for the 2015 Beautiful Bulldog Contest were drawn in a public lottery on the Drake University campus on Tuesday, March 24. Following are the 50 official contestants, as well as three alternates in case a contestant is unable to attend. Click here for a Facebook photo gallery. The 2015 Beautiful Bulldog Contest will...
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New York big band to perform works of Gil Evans at Drake
One of New York's best big bands, Ryan Truesdell's The Gil Evans Project, will perform free at Drake University on Sunday, March 29.
‘Genius’ graphic memoirist Alison Bechdel to deliver free lecture April 6
Groundbreaking comics artist Alison Bechdel, recipient of a MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant, will deliver a free public lecture in Sussman Theater.
Globetrotting cancer survivors to read creative nonfiction at Drake University
Drake University will host a reading of creative nonfiction narratives written by cancer survivors who recently traveled to Machu Picchu with Above + Beyond Cancer.
2015 Harriet Drake Kirkman-Hay Memorial Lecture
Margaret M. Mitchell will deliver "Tiny Text, Great Benefit: John Chrysostom’s Two Homilies on Romans 16:3," a free public lecture on March 26.
Brooks Competition Participants Take on The Interview
On the surface, it was a tangle of international intrigue, corporate hacking, and Hollywood politics. Underneath, the situation played out in charts and graphs, spreadsheets and data analysis, and cold hard cash.
Murphy Cup Brings Millennial Readers to Better Homes and Gardens
Among the potted plants, the decorating tips, the slow cooker recipes, and the DIY crafts, is there a place for Millennials in the world of Better Homes and Gardens?
34th Bucksbaum Lecture: NPR’s Nina Totenberg discusses all things Supreme Court
All Things Supreme Court would be a fitting description for National Public Radio legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg's lecture at Drake University on March 12.
Religion, Race, Identity: The Role of the Churches in Post-Apartheid South Africa
The Rev. Willy Mafuta will present “Religion, Race, Identity: The Role of the Churches in Post-Apartheid South Africa” on Wednesday, March 25.
Drake Law’s IP Law program ranked among top 25 in nation
Drake Law School is home to one of the nation’s 25 top Intellectual Property Law programs, according to U.S. News and World Report. U.S. News recently released its 2016 Best Graduate Programs rankings, placing Drake’s Intellectual Property Law program at No. 23 in the nation for overall quality. The influential producer of college rankings has...