The presidents of Drake University and Campbell University have forged a high-“steaks” agreement in advance of their teams’ gridiron matchup on Saturday, Oct. 3.
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Eagleton Poll director joins Harkin Institute’s political expert team
Drake University, a capital of political events and expertise leading into Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses, has deepened its pool of campaign experts. Drake’s Harkin Institute for Public Policy and Citizen Engagement recently added Rutgers University political science professor David Redlawsk as its Drake Mabry Fellow. Redlawsk will draw on his considerable knowledge as director of the...
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First Year Seminar finalist for community grant
A First Year Seminar titled “I Want to Ride My Bicycle: Cycling and Social Change” is one of 121 finalists for a Wellmark Foundation Community Kickstarter grant.
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Adult Literacy Center seeks volunteer tutors
The Adult Literacy Center at Drake University will hold volunteer tutor training sessions on Friday, Sept. 25, and Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Drake University School of Education, 3206 University Ave.
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CNN to host Iowa voter focus group at Drake University during Republican debate on September 16
Cowles Library at Drake University will serve as the venue for a CNN voter focus group in conjunction with the network’s Republican Presidential Primary Candidates Debate on September 16.
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Tracey Meares to deliver 2015 Constitution Day Lecture at Drake Law School
Tracey Meares, Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law at Yale Law School, will serve as the 2015 Drake University Constitution Day Lecture speaker. Her speech is titled “Policing in the 21st Century.”
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Benefit concert to hit high note for literacy
Three musical groups comprised of Drake University students and faculty members will perform a benefit concert in support of literacy education.
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Des Moines surgeon to open two-year series on death and dying
A local surgeon’s incisive lecture will kick off a two-year exploration of humanity’s complex relationship with death and dying.
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High honors for two Drake pharmacy fraternities
Two of Drake’s professional pharmacy fraternity chapters have been named among the best in the nation by their national organizations.
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Drake University ranks third in U.S. News and World Report 2016 rankings
For the seventh consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Drake University third for overall quality among Midwest master’s institutions.