Written by Drexel University President John Fry, this opinion piece focuses on how Philadelphia has emerged as a hotbed for entrepreneurship and innovation and the role universities play in creating this environment. Fry also makes […]
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Co-Ops Offer Work Experience Students Need
Written by Drexel University President John Fry and published in Inside Sources, this piece focuses on the need for colleges and universities to prepare students for meaningful careers by incorporating professional work experience into academic […]
Face-to-Face, Respectful and Thoughtful Dialogue Key to Repairing Divided Nation
Written by Drexel University President John Fry and published in Inside Sources, this piece explores how social media is creating a dangerous feedback loop that is making it difficult to consider other points of view, […]
Class Assignment: Jump In and Help Your City Meet Its Challenges
By John Fry (excerpted from Higher Education Today) For the past seven years, I’ve worked at a university that is about as far removed as possible from an ivory-tower institution. Drexel University was founded 125 […]
Drexel Welcomes Convocation Speaker Freeman Hrabowski
It’s that time of the year again. On Oct. 22, Drexel faculty and staff will don their colorful regalia to celebrate the start of a new academic year by observing the time-honored tradition that is […]