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Drexel University Won’t Hold Classes on Election Day

To ensure Dragons make their voices heard in local and national elections, Drexel University students will not have classes on Election Day in 2024. In 2022 and 2023, students have had a shortened day ...
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Southwest Philadelphia’s African Small Pot Opens Pop-Up at Northside Dining Terrace

On Monday, Feb. 19, Drexel Campus Dining, in collaboration with The Enterprise Center, hosted the grand opening of African Small Pot, a Southwest Philadelphia-based local restaurant in Southwest ...
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Olympic Squash Contenders to Train on Campus

Squash's new status as an Olympic sport is an exciting development for Drexel and for the Arlen Specter US Squash Center. Last year’s decision by the International Olympic Committee to elevate squash ...
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Drexel Recognized for its Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Drexel University has received the 2023 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity in recognition of its ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion. For Vice ...
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Drexel Awarded $1 Million NSF Grant for Arts-Centered Model for Intergenerational Co-Housing

Grant will support Drexel's Second Story Collective, an arts-centered model for intergenerational co-housing, focused on affordable homeownership in West Philadelphia The Second Story Collective (2SC) ...
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Drexel University AmeriCorps Program Celebrates a Year of Growth and Service

In its first year of creating and supporting cooperative education positions for students, the Drexel AmeriCorps Program has grown both in size and available opportunities. It’s a first-of-its-kind ...
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Drexel Develops New Innovative Model for Cell and Gene Therapy Education with Grants from Bristol Myers Squibb

Drexel University’s School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, in collaboration with Drexel’s College of Medicine, has received grants from the pharmaceutical company Bristol Myers ...
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Young African Leaders Emboldened by Mandela Washington Fellowship at Drexel University

This article was written by Parfait Kouacou, PhD, an associate teaching professor in the College of Art and Sciences, and the academic director of the Drexel Mandela Washington Fellowship Institute.
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Drexel Business Inclusion Center Held an Aramark Hiring Event for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum and With Other Disabilities

The Drexel Business Inclusion Center (Drexel BIC) hosted an Aramark hiring event on Tuesday, June 27, 2023, for individuals on the autism spectrum and with other disabilities. The event took place at ...
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Supported by William Penn Foundation, Drexel, Penn and Villanova Join Forces to Help Philadelphia Communities Address Water Management Effects of Climate Change

In hopes of helping communities throughout the city that are facing water management problems due to the effects of climate change, Drexel University, the University of Pennsylvania and Villanova ...
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'West Africa to West Philly' Course Connects Language With Community

"Following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, racial injustice was ripe and ready to be discussed. I started thinking about a course that would strengthen the curriculum and support the ...
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Drexel Launches Digital Database, Making Atwater Kent Collection Available to the Public

Drexel University has launched a new online database of the Atwater Kent Collection, making it available to the public for the first time. The digital collection is available at ...