Drake University News

Sybil Thornton's son, Mike and grandson Will stopped to visit Sybil and spend the night.

The First Presbyterian Church in Fairfield recently awarded its scholarships for 2013 to graduating high school seniors and to those from the church family who are continuing their educational careers.

DES MOINES, Iowa - Sen. Tom Harkin will donate his papers to Drake University after plans to give them to a namesake institute at Iowa State University fell apart earlier this year.

Jill Hower of the Zonta Club of Lincoln presented the Young Women in Public Affairs Scholarship to Melissa Anne Studach, a senior, at Pleasant Plains High School on May 14.

Dr. Nadeem Khan, Davis & Elkins College professor of economics and finance, was honored during the college's annual Academic Awards and Recognition Convocation ceremony with the 2013 Lois Latham Award for Teaching Excellence.

To most, the Bigfork Summer Playhouse seems an inextricable part of the village landscape: A professional musical theater where audiences can see great performances in finely tuned productions of classic and modern musicals, a landmark that has always been and will always be.

In cooperation with Drake University , Michael Wheatley and team are counting on this Kickstarter project to produce an exhibition of works by living American composers in St.

Hawkins entered Iowa State University eight years ago with a full-ride scholarship that propelled her into her senior year in 2009.

Summit Christian Academy Senior and student body President Luke Hammer is the recipient of the Presidential Scholarship to attend Drake University.

A former Waverly man has lost his law license following a decision by the Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board filed Friday.

Ambassador and Mrs. Yousef Al Otaiba, Chairman West, President Jim Marshall, Executive Vice President Kristin Lord, Cheri Carter, Kathleen Kuehnast, thank you all for making today's event happen, and for all you do for peacebuilding.

Four Drake University students were among the thousand selected as Fulbright Scholars to represent the United States in 150 countries worldwide.

Peter Goplerud, who served as dean of Florida Coastal School of Law since 2004, has stepped down from the position to lead a management services company.

A St. Louis Park native is finding just how hard it can be running for student senate in college.

Last week, spring had sprung on Drake University's campus. The students could be seen throwing Frisbee discs in Helmick Commons, doing their homework on the picnic tables outside, and conversing casually under the shady trees by the library.

While not as extreme as sandpaper, Drake University's thin, single-ply toilet paper has received its fair share of complaints across campus.

The Most Beautiful Bulldog Contest brings joy to the Drake University campus simply because students love interacting with bulldogs.

Even though my college graduation is still a couple years away, I am already worried about how I will pay off my student loan debt.

Nash Albadarin, a junior pharmacy major at Drake University was raised Muslim, contends that non-Christian students feel they have three choices when they arrive.

While one college campus in Iowa is limiting the sale of bottled water, University of Nebraska campuses and Creighton University say they aren't ready to go down that road yet.