2015

December
- Travel Advice From the University’s Founder
  
  December 04, 2015
  As you prepare to head home for the holidays, take a look at some words of wisdom that A.J. Drexel, international banker and the founder of Drexel University, gave his nieces before they embarked on a tour of Europe.
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August
- Immortal Beauty Exhibition Displays Rare Artifacts from Three Centuries of Fashion History for the First Time
  
  August 17, 2015
  From a fragment of 16th century Italian velvet to an evening dress by New York designer Alexander Wang from 2012, the first large-scale, retrospective exhibition of highlights from the Robert and Penny Fox Historic Costume Collection in Drexel University’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design will trace the arc of fashion history over the course of more than three centuries.
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July
- Professors Seeking Help to Bring Drexel’s 125-Year History to Life
  
  July 06, 2015
  With Drexel’s quasquicentennial (125th anniversary) next year, a pair of College of Arts and Sciences professors has set out to tell the whole history of the University with a little help from the Dragon community.
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June
- Director Explains Themes of Drexel’s Summer Design Institute
  
  June 26, 2015
  Hosting Drexel’s first-ever summer institute on design history, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design’s David Raizman talks with DrexelNow about the themes that will be presented by scholars at the institute.
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April
- 150 Years Later, Following In Civil War Footsteps
  
  April 07, 2015
  The Drexel English Language Center’s Tobie Hoffman will follow the path of the retreating Army of Northern Virginia to cap two years of dedicated personal learning about one of the most tumultuous times in U.S. history.
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March
- The 10 Most Influential Women of the 21st Century (So Far)
  
  March 23, 2015
  Mary Ebeling, director of Drexel’s Women’s and Gender Studies program at Drexel, collaborated with friends and colleagues to compile a list of the today’s most influential women in the world for Women’s History Month.
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- Turning “Us” and “Them” into “We” Again: Former UN Ambassador Torsella Discusses American Community at National Constitution Center
  
  March 19, 2015
  In a public discussion, entitled “Renewing the American “We”: What We Owe James Wilson,” Ambassador Joseph M. Torsella (Ret.) will share his thoughts on how we can – and why we must – renew our sense of American community in these polarized times.
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February
- Observe Black History Month at Drexel
  
  February 04, 2015
  To observe and celebrate Black History Month, Drexel is hosting a variety of events celebrating black culture while also reflecting on its history and discussing the future.
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- Shoulder Pads, Mini Skirts and Fanny Packs: 1980s Fashion is Back at Drexel’s “Style Saturday” Event
  
  February 02, 2015
  “There were gorgeous things happening in the ’80s, from beautiful textiles to masterful silhouettes. We need to put aside our embarrassment over some of our personal style choices at that time and look at fashion from that period through fresh eyes."
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