Tag: academics
Apr. 28, 2017
When a university loses its soul
More than six decades ago, sociologist C. Wright Mills warned of a “new universe of management and manipulation” that had entered American life, and that…
Mar. 17, 2017
Don’t get overinvolved
Drexel University is so much like the city around it. It’s hectic, rushed and full of endless opportunities to get involved. Coming to college, you…
Dec. 2, 2016
Students criticize new add/drop period
In fall 2016, Drexel University Provost M. Brian Blake altered the institution’s add/drop policy, reducing the amount of time students had to add, drop…
Mar. 6, 2015
From the Editor’s Desk | Some concepts are too basic for college
I was in an unspecified 400-level engineering course March 5, drifting off to sleep and hoping desperately the school would cancel classes in time for…
Apr. 19, 2011
Fry offers vision for University at inauguration
President John Anderson Fry was officially inaugurated April 15 in an investiture ceremony at the Drexel Recreation Center. The event featured a number of speakers…
