Features – Drexel Magazine

Land, Talent and Science

Jeff Marrazzo (left) turned over the future of Spark Therapeutics to incoming CEO Ron Philip ’96 (right) in early 2022. Credit: Jeff Fusco, left; Courtesy Spa... Read More

How to Save the World

Against a backdrop of wildfires, floods and drought, there is cause for optimism. Drexel Dragons from all walks of life are responding to perils the planet ... Read More

A New Medical Campus in West Reading

Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health occupies the first four floors of a new six-story, 180,000-square-foot building, which was developed wit... Read More

This procession of successful individuals in business and science, in public service, in academic pursuits, in charitable ventures and in artistic endeavors has proven, however, that one thing is constant: The influence of an experiential education remains as powerful as ever.

Lifers Speak Out on Right to Redemption

Kempis Songster with Rachel López. Photo Credit: Jeff Fusco. Kempis Songster was a teenage runaway in the mid-1980s when his freedom came to an e... Read More

In New Book, Black Alumni Pay It Forward

Angela Dowd-Burton. Photo credit: Jeff Fusco Like so many, Philadelphia businesswoman Angela Dowd-Burton ’74, MBA ’79 felt the weight of the summ... Read More

While Everyone Was Away

During the COVID shutdowns, it was hard to miss images of time seemingly standing still: calendars hung in absented workspaces still flipped to March 2020 …... Read More

Remembering ‘The Black Experience’

WDKU communicators from the '70s. Courtesy Russell Jones. The present form of Drexel's student radio station — a voice for local and underground artists ... Read More

students holding a' samuel powel elementary school' banner

An Elementary Milestone

Among those celebrating the new school in late August were state Sen. Vincent Hughes... Read More