2016

December
- Dates and Topics for the 125th Anniversary Public Lecture Series Announced for Winter Term
  
  December 19, 2016
  After the completion of a successful series of public lectures during the fall term, a new round of discussions has been finalized for winter term.
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September
- Public Lecture Series Launched to Celebrate Drexel’s 125 Years
  
  September 07, 2016
  This fall, Drexel will hold a series of free lectures dedicated to telling certain chapters of Drexel’s history.
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August
- Q&A: Scott Knowles on Why He Created Two History Courses to Engage All Students in Current Events
  
  August 22, 2016
  Scott Knowles, PhD, associate professor and head of the History Department, will teach two courses this fall about important current events on campus and across the country.
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- Employee Spotlight: Kevin J. McNamara
  
  August 05, 2016
  This chief development officer recently published a book about an obscure yet epic piece of history about WWI and the Russian Revolution — with an assist from some Drexel Dragons.
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- Drexel Sends First Dragon to Kazakhstan
  
  August 03, 2016
  Caitlin Walczyk will be the first Drexel student to receive a scholarship or fellowship to study in Kazakhstan when she spends a year studying Russian in the country as a Boren Awards honoree.
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March
- The Club That Fostered a Sense of 'Belonging' for Women at Drexel
  
  March 28, 2016
  Started about 90 years ago, the Drexel Women’s Club changed what it meant to be a woman tied to Drexel through personal or professional connections.
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February
- Packed House at the Annual Black History Month Luncheon
  
  February 29, 2016
  Attendance exceeded expectations at this year’s annual Black Faculty & Professional Staff Association’s lunch event. Luckily, there was still plenty of soul food to go around.
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- Examining Drexel’s Ties to the First African-American Women Physicians
  
  February 26, 2016
  Some of the country’s first African-American women physicians graduated from an institution that later grew into Drexel’s College of Medicine.
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- Meet Drexel’s First Black Male Graduate: William Sidney Pittman
  
  February 05, 2016
  William Sidney Pittman broke racial barriers at Drexel and across the country as one of the first prominent Black architects in America.
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- Employee Spotlight: Scott Knowles and Richardson Dilworth
  
  February 04, 2016
  Professors Scott Knowles and Richardson Dilworth are reliving Drexel’s entire 125 years of existence in a new book and online oral history that will be unveiled later this year, to coincide with the anniversary of Drexel’s founding in 1891.
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January
- How to Observe Black History Month at Drexel
  
  January 25, 2016
  To observe and celebrate Black History Month, Drexel will host a variety of events celebrating black culture while also reflecting on its history and future.
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