The fall issue of Blue Magazine is out this month, and with it comes a wide array of exclusive online content

An alumnus’ reflection on art, teaching and growing up on a farm.

Howard Hall bench Anchoring the vast lawn south of Howard Hall, this bench is an escape from the indoors. Marked with a message of honor to Dean and Sue Wright from the Midwest Sociological Society, the bench’s slender slats open onto a view of oaks and elms, many of which were here before George Carpenter.  [...]

Do those who struggle to afford their education receive the same Drake experience as those who do not? Drake University isn’t cheap. No one argues otherwise. But the value of a Drake education is also widely acknowledged, and the efforts of financial aid staff to help students get the assistance they need to pursue a [...]

Program brings students to Drake and helps make college seem possible “It was the most awesome day I had this year.” This proclamation, from a Des Moines fifth grader, was not in response to a field trip to the zoo or a baseball game. This student had just spent a day at Drake University talking [...]

The Middleton Center for Children’s Rights brings real-life training to law students while making a difference for kids When the four-year-old girl who was receiving legal and advocacy services at the Drake Legal Clinic bore telltale signs of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, Drake social worker Annie von Gillern saw a teachable moment. “This little girl had [...]