Category: Official News Releases

Drake senior Karli-Jo Storm recently was selected to receive a Fulbright Grant for the 2009-10 academic year.

“I’ve always had a fondness for Henry Adams’ quote: ‘A teacher affects eternity — he can never tell where his influence stops.’  I always thought this quote was made for Lon. He has affected eternity — he has been a teacher in so many different ways — a teacher to his students, to his colleagues,...

Karl R. Schaefer, professor of librarianship, plans to conduct research on engaging readers and building collections at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Egypt.

Four members of the track team will miss graduation when they compete in the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Two journalists who covered the war will share their experiences.

Lon Larson died Friday, May 8, after a battle with a rare, aggressive type of cancer.

"Working at the Literacy Center is, hands down, the most gratifying volunteer work I've ever done," says retired Drake professor Joanne Brown.

Matthew Smith's shot of one of Iowa's gay couples who got marriage licenses last month recently was featured on the show.

Trustee Donald H. Fletcher has been elected chair and Richard "Dick" Hartig and Kermit S. Sutton have joined the board.

Arthur Sanders, who chairs the Department of Politics and International Relations, is Drake's newest Ellis and Nelle Levitt distinguished professor.