Category: Official News Releases

Drake will host three authors to present a talk on their most recent book, "Teaching Hope: Stories from the Freedom Writer Teachers."

The series will begin with a presentation titled, "The Eyes Have It," which will discuss the use of observational astronomy to predict future events.

Drake's College of Arts and Sciences, which gained 11 new faculty members, is offering new courses and programs this fall.

Drake revamped its journalism curriculum in response to the revolution occurring in all aspects of the communications industry.

Students will have the opportunity to experience three programs that were developed by business faculty members to help carry out the college's strategic plan.

They will participate in the Right to Literacy Forum as part of the observance of International Literacy Day.

More than 500 first-year students made the University's neighborhood their own during Welcome Weekend.

Drake football coach Chris Creighton, basketball coaches Amy Stephens and Mark Phelps and soccer coaches Sean Holmes and Lindsey Horner will preview their respective seasons.

Melissa Heames Weresh will receive the 2009 Warren E. Burger Writing Prize on Oct. 17 for her essay on the professional identity of novice lawyers.

The exhibit will explore the wide range of approaches artists take in using books as artistic form and literary expression.