Each spring semester, the DU Spain program sends a group of students and a faculty-in-residence to study abroad at the University in Spain. Next year, the faculty-in-residence will be Jennifer Wilson, ...

I truly believe learning about AI in its entirety is important not just as a major but beyond, as it is something that affects all majors and roles in the world. This is my second year at Drake ...

A time-honored tradition in schooling at the start of any semester is syllabus week. Around my senior year of high school, I started to notice parts of my syllabi referencing artificial intelligence ...

My generation is the first to be considered “digital natives,” having grown up with far greater access to the internet and media as an integral, although often hidden, part of our lives. And ...

I’m not looking back. There’s not much sap to savor, nor fanfare to elicit from me a tearful wave. I’m a transfer senior anticipating a December graduation — don’t roll out the carpet for me! I’m ...

As my first year of college comes to an end, I still can’t believe all that has happened to me within just two semesters. As the days when I’ll finally become a sophomore and get an earlier ...

When an eight-year-old girl gave me unprompted advice about skating, I knew I was laughably bad. “Keep your feet close together,” she said in passing. For a sports writer, that was humbling. I’d never ...

About a week ago Christians celebrated Easter. It is a wonderful holy day on which we celebrate the miracle of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. For me, however, this Easter was marred by bigotry. I ...

Drake University’s Board of Trustees unanimously voted on Feb. 25, 2025, to extend President Marty Martin’s contract by three years, securing his role as University president until June 30, 2029.

One night after eating dinner in West Des Moines, James Axe, a senior at Drake University, parked in the Olmsted Center parking lot to meet up for a group project. Hours later, he walked home. The ...

Life is about the journey, not the destination, and yet we so often choose not to sail for fear of the waves. My time at Drake University has shown me just how much fear I had in my soul at the idea ...

Drake University is implementing Workday, a new software program that will impact all online student functions by the end of December 2028. Drake currently runs on a software system called Banner — ...