Selling Their Future?
Three-hundred dollars. That’s the going rate for a dead drill monkey on the island of Bioko these days. Three-hundred dollars. It’s a nice chunk of change on Bioko, a stunningly…
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A Bold Vision
What John Fry remembers most about his first few days on the job at Drexel was how incredibly normal it all felt. Even though he had arrived at Drexel after…
Read More A Truly Ambitious University
If I had just one word to describe the Drexel that I’ve come to know over the past year and a half, that word would be this: Ambitious. So, if nothing…
Read More 2012: The Drexel Year of the Dragon
Since January, we’ve highlighted many of the things that make Drexel alumni special. We celebrated Dragon pride in March with Alumni Day at the DAC and our “I am a…
Read More Westphal, Reimagined
A blank canvas. For students of design, it’s not just a means to an end. A clean slate—a masterpiece in waiting—is an essential tool in realizing their creative potential. So…
Read More Time & Place: Walnut Hill Community Farm
Tucked away in a once-vacant lot behind SEPTA’s 46th Street Station sits one of the hidden treasures of West Philadelphia—the Walnut Hill Community Farm. The garden is one of the…
Read More A University on the Rise
They pretty much dominate the Drexel skyline these days: The two giant cranes, located just a block apart, that have been hoisting steel almost non-stop over the past year, as work…
Read More The Tall Case Clock
Every hour on the hour, a majestic 12-foot clock outside of Provost Mark Greenberg’s office in Drexel’s Main Building tells the time with a series of modest gongs. But this…
Read More A Royal Mess
The Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal at Penn State has done more than nearly bring down one of college football’s most successful programs. It has also led many to question…
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