Drake, Bravo announce formation of cultural planning initiative for central Iowa
Drake University President Marty Martin and Bravo Greater Des Moines announced today the formation of a cultural planning initiative for central Iowa.

The Regional Cultural Assessment will build from existing community-wide planning projects such as Capital Crossroads and The Tomorrow Plan to identify and prioritize opportunities to enhance and leverage the arts as an essential driver of quality of life and economic development in central Iowa. Learn more about the initiative in the Drake Newsroom.

Mandela Fellows receive grants to support social enterprises
Four young African professionals who studied business and entrepreneurship at Drake this summer have received federal grants of up to $25,000 to support social enterprises in their home countries.

The grant recipients are participants in the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders, a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. Of the 1,000 Fellows nationwide—distributed among 46 host institutes, including Drake University—nearly 300 applied for grant funding through a business plan competition hosted by the US African Development Foundation (USADF).

The USADF issued grants to 50 Fellows, four of whom were studying at Drake: Tidiane Ball of Mali, Khady Nakoulima of Senegal, Peter Nyamai of Kenya, and Tafangy Sitraka of Madagascar. Read more about the Mandela Fellows in the Drake Newsroom.