Professor Wright was noted for his devotion to students, his tireless community service and his unwavering commitment to social justice.
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Drake Observatory programs to explore history of astronomy
Learn about key discoveries and the pioneers who made them, plus view stellar objects through various telescopes.
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First-year students move into renovated halls
The first of approximately 900 first-year students recently began moving into Drake's renovated Quadrangle Complex.
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First-year students to serve community before semester begins
Before they even hit the books, approximately 900 entering first-year undergraduate students will volunteer community service during Welcome Weekend.
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Drake prof interviewed in BBC story about 1968 Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia
Kieran Williams, who wrote a book about the invasion and its aftermath, says the Russian government's recent action in Georgia makes this story timely.
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Drake MBA program ranks first in Business Record’s annual poll
The new ranking reflects the successful redesign of the program to better meet the needs of students and the metro business community.
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Drake athletes to participate in ‘Meals from the Heartland’
Student-athletes representing Drake athletic teams will unite for a common purpose -- to help the less fortunate -- by measuring and assembling meals for starving and malnourished children.
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What colleagues, community activists and state leaders had to say about R. Dean Wright
“I thought the world of Dean Wright. He was a person who didn’t teach just information, but how to apply the information,” said former Iowa Gov. Robert D. Ray, a Drake graduate who appointed Wright to the Iowa Criminal and Juvenile Justice Advisory Council in 1982. “He was a remarkable man who made life better...
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Prof. Wright remembered for his devotion to students, community service
Renowned scholar R. Dean Wright was best known for his tireless community service and for teaching generations of students about poverty, homelessness and crime.
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27 Drake Relays alumni to represent U.S. track and field team at Olympics
The Olympics will feature 27 Drake Relays alumni on the United States men's and women's track and field roster and 60 foreign athletes, who have competed at the relays.