Articles by Walker Alexander
Jun. 30, 2017
Hospitality and Sport Management splitting
Drexel University’s Center for Hospitality and Sport Management is splitting into two new centers, effective July 1. The center was previously divided into three main…

Jun. 2, 2017
CCP, Drexel enter transfer agreement, effective immediately
The Community College of Philadelphia and Drexel University entered an agreement May 22 that will transition students graduating with certain two-year associate degrees into junior-year…

May. 24, 2017
TKE suspended for five years
Drexel University placed the Alpha Tau chapter of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity on a five-year suspension on May 23, an anonymous source told The…

May. 5, 2017
Students call for Drexel to declare sanctuary status
Drexel Socialists held a rally in Perelman Plaza with the primary goal of pressuring Drexel University administration to declare the university a sanctuary campus May…

Apr. 28, 2017
Pennoni receives honor
A press release announced April 19 that C. R. “Chuck” Pennoni, a graduate and two-time president of Drexel University, will receive the 2016 William Penn…

Apr. 14, 2017
Tom Brokaw talks life in news
Long-time NBC broadcaster Tom Brokaw reflected on his 50-year career in journalism at Nesbitt Hall April 8. Brokaw was interviewed by Karen Curry, a former…

Apr. 7, 2017
Soldier tweet sparks mixed responses
On March 26, George Ciccariello-Maher, a Drexel University associate professor of political science, tweeted: “Some guy gave up his first-class seat for a uniformed…

Apr. 7, 2017
Alumnus, host of “The Gong Show” dies at 87
Drexel University alumnus, Chuck Barris, a former Triangle columnist and the host of “The Gong Show,” died March 18 at age 87 in Palisades, New…

Apr. 2, 2017
Drexel professor issues statement following “first-class seat” tweet
On March 26, George Ciccariello-Maher, a Drexel University associate professor of political science, tweeted: “Some guy gave up his first-class seat for a uniformed soldier.…

Feb. 24, 2017
University hosts immigration rights panel
In the wake of President Donald Trump’s travel ban, the Office of International Programs and the Office of the Provost organized a faculty-student forum Feb.…
