Drake Threads is an on-campus pop-up thrift shop created by Professor of Education Tom Buckmiller’s LEAD capstone class. The pop-up thrift shop drew more than 300 customers, collected more than 1,000 items, and raised $533 for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa. All items not sold were donated to Central Iowa Shelter and Services....
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Drake University Professors Kruse, Woodward Earn National Science Foundation Grant
Drake University’s School of Education announced that the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a $628,791 grant to Professors Jerrid Kruse and Lindsay Woodward. The grant will fund research into how teachers understand and teach complex topics with social, cultural, scientific, and technical elements, a concept known as socioscientific literacy. Kruse and Woodward will work...
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Drake University Unveils New Teacher Intern Program
Program allows candidates to secure paid teaching role in one year while earning a master’s degree Drake University’s School of Education announced today the introduction of a new Teacher Intern Program. The program will allow individuals with a bachelor’s degree in another field and three years of post-bachelor work experience to complete coursework toward teacher...
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Drake University ranks among the Best Online Programs by U.S. News & World Report
Drake University’s online business and education graduate programs have ranked among the top in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2023 Best Online Programs rankings. The rankings assessed more than 350 schools and measured overall academic quality based on a variety of factors, such as student engagement, faculty credentials, and services and...
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Dream to Teach Students Visit School of Education
Since its inception in 2014, the Dream to Teach program at Des Moines Public Schools (DMPS) has introduced minority students to a profession where minorities are largely underrepresented. Dream to Teach has chapters in seven of the 10 district middle schools and all five of the district’s high schools. The Dream to Teach program introduces...
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Drake University’s online master’s programs recognized among best in nation
Two business degrees ranked in the top 100 in their categories and received the highest rank of any school in the state U.S. News & World Report released its 2022 Best Online Programs rankings today (Jan. 25), and three of Drake University’s online graduate degrees were recognized as one of the best in the nation:...
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Drake Talented and Gifted Endorsement in South Africa
The Drake TAG online endorsement program is being extended to South Africa. Emeritus Professor Sally Beisser developed the program with Dr. Angela James, from the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. This partnership developed out of a Drake International Program. Service-learning projects were organized with area universities and this project took shape as a result....
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New way to enjoy Drake University events at home
Tune in to Front Row at Drake every Thursday night to connect and witness the talents of Drake students, faculty, and staff Starved for collegiate sports, music, or art? Drake University is bringing them to you every Thursday night with the new Front Row at Drake series. Tomorrow night, Dec. 3, 2020, the University will...
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New program guarantees admission for DMACC transfer students to Drake
DMACC students enrolled in Drake Admission Partnership Program also receive student advisor, Drake email address and Drake student ID A new program will help Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) students complete an undergraduate degree at Drake University. DMACC students enrolled in the Drake Admission Partnership Program (DAPP) will receive guaranteed admission to Drake after...
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Drake ranked among top universities in the nation in 2021 U.S. News & World Report ranking
Drake University is one of the nation’s leading universities, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 Best Colleges rankings. The 2021 edition of Best Colleges places Drake 124th among 389 of the nation’s most elite private and public doctoral institutions, advancing six spots from last year’s rankings. This is the second year U.S. News...