Two of Drake’s professional pharmacy fraternity chapters have been named among the best in the nation by their national organizations.
Category: Official News Releases
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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.
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Drake junior is youngest person to ever earn top actuarial designation
At age 20, Roy Ju is the youngest FSA in the history of the Society of Actuaries.
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Drake University among top 50 colleges for Greek Life
Drake University has been named one of the nation’s 50 best colleges and universities for Greek Life.
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IDEAS AT WAR: American Propaganda Posters of WWII
Exhibition features over fifty original posters produced by American designers to persuade the public to support wartime efforts Drake University’s Anderson Gallery will open its new season with “Ideas at War: American Propaganda Posters of World War II,” an exhibition featuring more than 50 original wartime posters from the collection of the State Historical Museum...
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Sussman Lecture: “The Making of Ferguson and Baltimore”
Richard Rothstein of the Economic Policy Institute will deliver “Beyond the Invisible Fence: The Making of Ferguson and Baltimore” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, in Sussman Theater.
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Philanthropist Melva Bucksbaum dies at age 82
Melva Bucksbaum, a dedicated philanthropist who helped to establish Drake University’s largest and most well-known lecture series, died last weekend. She was 82 years old. Melva Bucksbaum and her husband Martin, a longtime member of Drake’s governing board, established the Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture Series through a generous gift to the university. The series—named in...
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Peter Neufeld of The Innocence Project to Deliver 35th Bucksbaum Lecture
Peter Neufeld, co-founder of The Innocence Project, will deliver the 35th Bucksbaum lecture at 7 p.m. Tuesday, October 27, in the Drake University Knapp Center.
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Drake scheduled to host nationally televised DNC debate
Drake University will host a live, nationally televised debate among Democratic presidential candidates on Nov. 14, 2015.
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Drake hires CEO to lead renowned magazine media program
Drake University has hired the founder of a Des Moines communications company to lead the university’s award-winning magazine media program.