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Social Justice Syllabus

When George Floyd died under the knee of a white police officer on a Minneapolis street this past May, the world collectively recoiled in horror. His ... Read More

A Philosophy of West Philadelphia’s Future

President John Fry takes in the new Drexel Square park outside the renovated Bulletin Building at 3025 Market Street. Here, at 30th and Market streets,... Read More

7-Story Twitter Scroll

Nesbitt Hall's facade turned into a giant Twitter feed for civil dialogue this spring.

19 Stories of Dragons Coming to the Rescue in COVID-19

When a crisis hits, everyone looks for the cavalry. This spring, it wasn’t Washington, D.C., or the Army Corps or the National Guard. Instead, almost immediatel... Read More

Who Will See Us Through This?

David Shulkin’s book, “It Shouldn’t Be This Hard to Serve Your Country” (PublicAffairs, Oct. 2019), is a detailed personal account of what it was like... Read More

40 Under 40: Class of 2020

The young alumni honored in this year’s Drexel Magazine 40 Under 40 program are proof that cooperative education produces graduates with the creativity an... Read More

The Uplifting Life of an Acrobat

Rob Li has lifted people in twos, threes and sometimes more. He’s lifted people on water, sand, swings and snow. He’s lifted people here, there and everywhere. His mission to lift 10,000 strangers around the world combines body strength and Instagram filters with his own leisurewear line of clothing — and it’s super fun.

After the NFL a Forever Job

When a concussion from a car crash knocked Green Bay Packer James Starks out of the NFL, he began building a second career around his Drexel degree.

Seyma Aslan

The young alumni honored in this year’s Drexel Magazine 40 Under 40 program are proof that cooperative education produces graduates with the creativity and resilience to solve problems for which there is no pre-existing answer key. Our graduates are paving paths that scarcely existed when they left high school in fields like nanotechnology, autonomous vehicles, cryptocurrency, cleantech and robotics. They’re creating novel products, making scientific discoveries and addressing emergent social issues. As Drexel celebrates the centennial of its Drexel Co-op program we are reminded that no method of education is better suited to today’s world of swift technological and social change. We believe that those who build the future have a stake in the shape it takes. So we asked them each to imagine their own personal centennial, and what change they would most like to see in the world by the time they’re 100.