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Category: Official News Releases
Goldford featured on “The Daily Show”
Dennis Goldford, professor of politics at Drake University, was interviewed by CBS News before and after the Iowa Straw Poll in Ames, and then featured on "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on Tuesday, Aug. 14.
Student volunteers get first-hand experience with presidential debates
The forecast looked stormy like the weather on Sunday, Aug. 5, for the experience Drake student volunteers would have at the Republican presidential debate in Sheslow Auditorium.
Student Bar Association Named Best in the Nation
The Student Bar Association at Drake University Law School recently received the SBA of the Year award from the American Bar Association/Law Student Division.
Iowa State Fair To Feature Drake Sideshow on Saturday
Drake University will present a circus sideshow featuring campus oddities and legends on Drake Day at the Iowa State Fair on Saturday, Aug. 11. The free festivities will take place from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Drake tent on Rock Island Avenue just east of the Bill Riley Stage.
Drake to host Democratic Debate Aug. 19
All Democratic presidential candidates have confirmed their attendance at the Iowa Democratic Debate that ABC News and ABC5/WOI-TV will conduct on Sunday, Aug. 19, in Drake University's Sheslow Auditorium in Old Main.
Presidential debates provide backdrop for Iowa Private College Week
President David Maxwell welcomes prospective students during Iowa Private College Week. CONTACT: Lisa Lacher, 515-271-3119, lisa.lacher@drake.edu Presidential debates provide backdrop for Iowa Private College Week Prospective students visiting Drake University this week are welcomed by Drake President Maxwell standing at a podium on the Jordan Stage in Sheslow Auditorium in Old Main – site of...
Walker To Step Down As Drake Law School Dean Next May
David S. Walker, dean of Drake University Law School and the Dwight D. Opperman distinguished professor of law, has notified the University and the Law School that he will resign as dean at the end of the 2007-08 academic year and return to the faculty.
Away from the TV cameras, Drake upholds Iowa Caucus traditions
It's 5:30 in the morning, and Rachel Geilenfeld was trying hard to remain dry. The tickets for Sunday's nationally televised Republican presidential debate at Drake University were free, but the price paid by the 23-year-old Mitt Romney volunteer was to be buffeted by rain and wind sneaking into an open-air tent.
Drake Draws National Spotlight With Presidential Debates
ABC News is bringing two presidential debates to Drake University's Sheslow Auditorium and Sunday morning national television.