Des Moines native Ako Abdul-Samad (D), an Iowa Representative for District 34t, which includes Drake University’s campus, is delegating his duties as a member of the House of Representatives after 18 years of service. Abdul-Samad’s term will end at the end of the year. Although Abdul-Samad is retiring from office, he plans to keep active […]
Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Drake University alum Freddie Fulton’s migration to a small city called Des Moines opened up doors of endless possibilities. Fulton recently starred in National Geographic’s series titled “Genius: MLK/X,” a biographical anthology drama series about the early lives of civil rights leaders Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcom X. Fulton plays […]
Drake’s newest cohort from the John Dee Bright College has seen its inaugural class of students go on and become graduates, while its other two current cohorts are set to see the same fate: graduation. With one more semester, the second class of graduates will walk the graduation stage at the Knapp Center. Seeking to […]