Category: Official News Releases

Retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn will speak Thursday at 7 p.m. about renewable energy and national security in Bulldog Theater in Olmsted Center.

Eric Posner is a graduate of Yale College and Harvard Law School. His most recent book postulates the American separation of powers outlined in the Constitution no longer correspond to reality, and that executive power in our administrative state has few rule of law limitations.

Currently a post-doctoral research scholar with Professor Hunter R. Clark at Drake University Law School, Gong specializes in international and constitutional law as well as cultural heritage and art policy. She has also been a leading developer of the Teach in China program at Drake.

Joaquim Chissano, former president of Mozambique, will give a lecture titled "Democracy, Development and Africa's Future" at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12.

The concert will feature jazz standards from all styles and eras, as well as original tunes and arrangements.

Drake University Law School's experiential learning opportunities, faculty accessibility, hands-on approach to teaching legal theory and preparation for the job market drew praise from students surveyed for the Princeton Review's latest rankings of the nation's best law schools.

Brian Fishman, who serves as counterterrorism research fellow at the New America Foundation, will discuss "Combating Terrorism: Lessons Learned."

In conjunction with the Des Moines Vocal Arts Ensemble, the Drake Chamber Choir will perform two concerts celebrating the Diocese of Des Moines.

Media coverage of the courts, especially reporting on the contentious 2010 Iowa Supreme Court retention election, will be the focus of a discussion sponsored by the Iowa Freedom of Information Council on Friday, Oct. 7. The panel discussion follows a noon lunch.

Drake University will be celebrated among the healthiest schools, organizations and individuals in the state at the third annual Healthy Iowa Awards on October 20.