2026

September
- John Langdon’s Life Celebrated in Exhibition at the Rincliffe Gallery
  
  September 22, 2026
  The Drexel Founding Collection will host an exhibition about the life and works of John Langdon, a longtime Drexel typography professor, who passed away earlier this year.
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- Ciao, Philadelphia! Italy’s Most Stylish Exhibition Lands at Drexel University
  
  September 21, 2026
  From now until Sept. 26, Drexel’s Main Building is the only U.S. location of an international fashion exhibition presented by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.
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- In Memory of Professor Emerita Sylvia Clark
  
  September 21, 2026
  With gratitude, sadness, and immense affection, we remember Professor Emerita Sylvia Slotnick Clark, a remarkable architect, design educator, and artist whose creativity, perseverance, and devotion to education shaped generations of students and helped define design education at Drexel University.
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- HONORABLÉ, Award-Winning Documentary from Drexel Faculty, Follows Trans Women Running for Office in the Philippines
  
  September 21, 2026
  Winner of Best Documentary of 2026 at the Manila South East Academy International Film Festival, the film reveals the personal costs, public scrutiny, and resilience required to challenge systems that have historically excluded transgender voices from elected leadership.
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- Construction Management Alumni Story: Erica Miller
  
  September 02, 2026
  Erica Miller '25 combined her love for problem-solving and math into a rewarding career through Drexel’s Construction Management program.
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- Construction Management Alumni Story: Aaron-Loftman
  
  September 02, 2026
  Aaron Loftman '23 combined his passion for problem-solving and project leadership to build a high-impact career in Construction Management.
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August
- A Full-Circle Musical Moment for Nihonbashi Philly at Drexel University
  
  August 25, 2026
  International connections and a love of music brought the husband-and-wife team behind a viral Tokyo-based Philly cheesesteak shop into the audio archives of Drexel University.
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- From Hokusai to Hendrix: Drexel Exhibition Examines Rhythm Across Art Forms
  
  August 17, 2026
  When you think of rhythm in the arts, what comes to mind?
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- Drexel Embarks on a 10-Year, $480 Million Collaboration to Bolster Defense Textile Manufacturing
  
  August 17, 2026
  Drexel University has been designated as a key collaborator on a 10-year Department of War initiative, led by North Carolina State University, aimed at modernizing textile manufacturing in the United States to support the defense industry. The FutureTEX award – which includes $36 million in its first year and has a ceiling of $480 million over a decade –brings together industry, government, university and nonprofit partners to advance manufacturing technologies of textiles for military and domestic applications. FutureTEX will champion workforce development, and modernization of facilities and equipment to increase U.S. competitiveness.
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- Faculty Highlights: Recent Awards and Grants from Spring 2026
  
  August 04, 2026
  Drexel faculty members received funding for sponsored research as well as external recognition and honors last term.
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May
- Drexel University's Recent Academic Activity: Sponsored Opportunities and New Partnerships From Winter 2026
  
  May 29, 2026
  Last term, Drexel University’s colleges, schools and departments received funding, created partnerships and otherwise contributed to the success of Drexel’s academic enterprise.
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- Faculty Highlights: Recent Awards and Grants from Winter 2026
  
  May 12, 2026
  Drexel faculty members received funding for sponsored research as well as external recognition and honors last term.
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- Drexel Exhibition Reveals What Students Keep in Their Dorms
  
  May 11, 2026
  "Dorm Objects 101" shows what Drexel students have sat on, looked at and otherwise used in student housing, both in the current day and more than 50 years ago.
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- Drexel’s Student Record Label Revives Unreleased Album By Washington, D.C. Band Recorded Over Half a Century Ago
  
  May 08, 2026
  Students in Drexel University’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design and the University’s student-operated record label MAD Dragon Records revived a new album out of Philadelphia’s Sigma Sound Studios nearly four decades after the iconic recording venue’s closure.
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- Playing ‘Skyscraper Games’ at Cira Centre to Celebrate Semiquincentennial and Philly Tech Week
  
  May 07, 2026
  Drexel’s Entrepreneurial Game Studio reactivates the world’s largest architectural video game display with Tetris, new games designed by middle school students.
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April
- Empathy by Design | Universal Design & Aging with Patricia Moore
  
  April 29, 2026
  
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- Pins & Needles | Adaptive Fashion Design with Nancy Volpe Beringer
  
  April 29, 2026
  
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- The Body Remembers | Dance as Health Infrastructure with Valerie Ifill
  
  April 28, 2026
  From Drexel University's Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, this is Iterations, a podcast about creativity, design, and the ideas that emerge when disciplines collide. I am Laurel Hostak Jones. This season, we're starting from a question: what if creativity isn't just expression, but infrastructure for health? In this episode, how dance can become a form of research, healing and storytelling, and what happens when we treat lived experience as expertise.
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- Drexel’s Westphal College: Nationally Ranked. Internationally Recognized.
  
  April 14, 2026
  Drexel University’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design is home to nationally ranked and internationally recognized programs across, design, media, entertainment, industry management and more.
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March
- Drexel Westphal Launches Iterations Podcast Highlighting Creative Research
  
  March 27, 2026
  Hosted by Westphal’s Associate Director of Communications and successful podcast producer Laurel Hostak Jones, Iterations features conversations with Drexel faculty, researchers, and community partners whose work bridges disciplines and demonstrates the impact of creative practice in addressing social and environmental issues.
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- The Latest Shout-Outs: Westphal Student, Faculty, Staff, and Alumni Achievements
  
  March 27, 2026
  Celebrate the students, faculty, staff, and alumni of the Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design in this round-up of recent accomplishments.
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- Philadelphia’s First Cultural Plan Takes Step Forward
  
  March 27, 2026
  Launched in November 2024 by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, in partnership with PA Humanities, Drexel University’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design, and Creative Philadelphia, Cultural Dynamics is a collaborative, community-driven effort to shape Philadelphia’s first Cultural Plan.
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- Unspooling the Connection Between Drexel University and the Drexel Theatre in Ohio
  
  March 27, 2026
  Sitting at 2254 East Main Street in Bexley, Ohio, is a timeless relic, a classic Art Deco movie theatre that harkens back to the heyday of neighborhood cinemas. Passersby might easily stop to admire its architecture, but for Drexel Dragons, there's an added reason why one might take a closer look. Atop this historic landmark, the name of the theatre, "DREXEL," is displayed in bright red letters. Surely, that can't be a coincidence, right? There must be some connection with the university that shares its name.
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February
- Music Industry Students Take Center Court with Drexel Basketball Halftime Shows
  
  February 12, 2026
  On game nights at the Daskalakis Athletic Center (DAC), Drexel basketball already brings the energy. This year, there’s a new layer to the experience: live music halftime performances — booked, advanced, staged, and produced by students in the Music Industry (MIP) program.
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- Drexel University's Recent Academic Activity: Sponsored Opportunities and New Partnerships From Fall 2025
  
  February 09, 2026
  Last term, Drexel University’s colleges, schools and departments received funding, created partnerships and otherwise contributed to the success of Drexel’s academic enterprise. This update offers a snapshot of activity, courtesy of the Office of the Provost.
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- Faculty Highlights: Recent Awards and Grants from Fall 2025
  
  February 09, 2026
  Last term, Drexel University faculty members were recognized for their scholarly research and prolific academic and professional contributions. This update offers a snapshot of activity courtesy of the Office of the Provost.
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