Gereon Kopf, associate professor of religion at Luther College, will deliver a lecture titled “When Expression is Expressed, Non-Expression is Not-Expressed: A Zen Buddhist Approach to Talking About the Ineffable” as part of The Comparison Project’s fall 2014 programming.
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Drake University welcomed into CFA Institute University Recognition Program
The Drake University College of Business and Public Administration (CBPA) is the most recent university to be welcomed into the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute University Recognition Program.
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Constitution Day to discuss racial discrimination on 60th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education
Angela Onwuachi-Willig, Charles and Marion Kierscht Professor of Law at the University of Iowa, will serve as the 2014 Constitution Day speaker at Drake University on Sept. 15. Her public lecture, “Re-Articulating the Harm of Discrimination: An Examination of Brown v. Board of Education at 60,” will be held at 3 p.m. in Drake University’s Sussman Theater.
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Drake University ranks third in U.S. News & World Report 2015 rankings
For the fifth consecutive year, Drake University has maintained its overall ranking as third among Midwest master’s universities in the U.S. News Best Colleges 2015 rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report magazine. Only 11 of the nation’s 620 master’s institutions had a higher peer-generated ranking for academic quality. “As prospective students and...
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2014-09-092014-09-18by Jeremy SieversIn ArtSci NewsCAS NewsFine Arts at DrakeOfficial News ReleasesZimpleman College of Business
Drake presents lecture on the Scottish referendum
Derek Wilson, former Scottish solicitor and law professor from the University of Nantes in France, will deliver a lecture titled “The Scottish Referendum on Independence: Bravehearts or Faint Hearts?” on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 7 p.m.
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Leonard Pitts to visit Drake University as part of the 2014 Wonder of Words Festival
Leonard Pitts, Jr., author and nationally syndicated columnist, will deliver a lecture at Drake University on Monday, Nov. 10 as part of the 2014 Wonder of Words Festival.
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Tim Gunn to deliver 33rd Bucksbaum Lecture, Sept. 17
Tim Gunn has been chosen as the 33rd lecturer for the Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture Series. Gunn is most recognized for his role as co-host on the six-time Emmy-nominated “Project Runway,” a reality-based fashion design show originally airing on Bravo. He also stars in Bravo’s “Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style,” a two-season makeover show.
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Drake Law presents public lecture on lethal injection secrecy
Eric Berger, associate professor of law at the Nebraska College of Law, will discuss lethal injection secrecy and the Eighth Amendment due process at a lecture on Monday, Sept. 8 at 4 p.m. in the Drake University Law School, Room 213.
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Kathleen Richardson named dean of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Kathleen Richardson, director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication (SJMC) at Drake University, has been promoted to dean effective immediately.
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Drake’s athletic director to speak on Knight Commission panel
Drake University’s athletic director will participate in a high-profile panel discussion in Washington, D.C., on the fundamental principles that guide college sports and the treatment of student-athletes. Sandy Hatfield Clubb will speak alongside the former commissioner for the Big 12 athletic conference and the chief of sport performance for the United States Olympic Committee, among...