Phillip Chen, the Ellis and Nelle Levitt Distinguished Professor of Art at Drake University, has been awarded a 2018 Guggenheim Fellowship, which recognizes individuals who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts.
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Drake University accounting program earns endorsement by IMA (Institute of Management Accountants)
Drake University’s undergraduate accounting program has earned endorsement by the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). Drake is the only university in Iowa and one of only 36 schools in the United States to receive this endorsement
Research by high school, college students on display April 12
A one-day event at Drake University will showcase the breadth of scientific research by local high school and college students—including one project that caught the eye of Ivanka Trump.
Q&A with Jon Bowermaster, adventure filmmaker
Jon Bowermaster, JO’76, discusses his work, his time at Drake, and the future of journalism in advance of a free public lecture in Meredith Hall on April 11.
Mirla Criste prepares for ‘transcendent’ Drake directorial debut
Assistant Professor Mirla Criste makes her directorial debut at Drake University this week with Drake Theatre's "The Trojan Women," which runs April 5-8.
All-Star Evening special guests include ESPN’s Maria Taylor
The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center’s All-Star Evening is living up to its name, with many notable celebrities on the guest list for the April event including ESPN's Maria Taylor.
Drake Theatre presents Trojan Women starting April 5
Drake University Theatre presents an adaptation of "The Trojan Women" by Euripedes, adapted by Charles Mee and directed by Mirla Criste, April 5-8.
Quick guide to public events at Drake (March 28 – April 15)
With so much going on at Drake during the next couple of weeks, there’s something to keep everyone intellectually stimulated.
Constitutional Law Symposium to explore constitutional democracy
Drake’s Constitutional Law Center will welcome experts from across the country to discuss constitutional democracy in the U.S. and abroad at the annual Constitutional Law Symposium on April 14.
Drake pharmacy student elected to top leadership role in national student pharmacists association
Kelli Welter, a second year pharmacy student at Drake, is national president-elect of the American Pharmacists Association-Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP), a position that involves service and leadership for approximately 34,000 student pharmacist members across the United States.