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A preview of the 2008 rankings appeared on the publication’s Web site Saturday. Drury ties for 10th on the list of best Midwest regional universities, one spot lower than on the 2007 list. Missouri State University also is on that list, at No. 52, up from No. 59 last year.
Drury also places ninth on the list of “Great Schools, Great Prices” in the Midwest. Drury was No. 3 on that list last year.
Other area schools making appearances in U.S. News’ annual college report include Evangel University, which is profiled on the publication’s alphabetical list of liberal arts colleges; and Southwest Baptist University, which is profiled on the alphabetical list of third-tier Midwest universities.
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Under construction beside the existing Republic branch of the Springfield-Greene County Library District – which remains in operation throughout the project – is a new building that will double the size of the original, according to library officials.