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Meet D.C. Experience Scholarship Recipient Julie Uram

D.C. Experience Scholarship, Institute News

Julie Uram is one of four recipients of the 2019 D.C. Experience Scholarship, which provides financial support for Drake University students interning in Washington, D.C., for the summer. She will provide bi-weekly updates of her time in D.C. The title of my position...

Meet our 2019 D.C. Experience Scholarship Recipients

D.C. Experience Scholarship, Institute News

In 2019, The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement awarded four D.C. Experience Scholarships to Drake University undergraduates who are interning in Washington, D.C. this summer. The scholarship, which is reserved for students who demonstrate...
Meet D.C. Experience Scholarship Recipient Rachel Fritz

Meet D.C. Experience Scholarship Recipient Rachel Fritz

D.C. Experience Scholarship, Institute News

Rachel Fritz is one of four recipients of the 2019 D.C. Experience Scholarship, which provides financial support for Drake University students interning in Washington, D.C., for the summer. She will provide bi-weekly updates of her time in D.C. Currently, this week is...
Senator Tom Harkin receives honorary degree from Drake University

Senator Tom Harkin receives honorary degree from Drake University

Institute News, Senator Harkin

Watch Senator Harkin’s commencement speech. Senator Tom Harkin (retired) has received an honorary degree from Drake University for his commitment to the state of Iowa and his career in public service. Senator Harkin received the Honorary Doctor of Public Service...
Harkin Institute joins newly-founded disability inclusion initiative

Harkin Institute joins newly-founded disability inclusion initiative

Institute News, People with Disabilities

The Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement joined organizations from across the globe last month to establish the Global University Disability & Inclusion Network (GUDIN), an initiative with goals of making higher education more inclusive of...
The Harkin Institute celebrates ceremonial groundbreaking

The Harkin Institute celebrates ceremonial groundbreaking

Institute News

Watch the ceremonial groundbreaking program. Read coverage in The Business Record. View photos from the celebration The Harkin Institute and Drake University celebrated a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Institute’s new building on Friday, May 17. The Harkin...
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