Born to Direct
Like a ship’s captain, alumnus Scott Ellis is steady at the helm of successful productions By Kris Gallagher In the new Broadway musical “Tootsie,” unemployed actor Michael Dorsey disguises himself […]
Creative Sources of Knowledge
From the Newberry Library to Chicago itself, there are ample opportunities for DePaul students to learn and explore. By Abigail Pickus Back when he was teaching humanities courses to medical […]
Solving the Creativity Puzzle
DePaul’s College of Education is exporting its innovative teacher training methods to China. By Abigail Pickus It all started with a simple request from Chicago’s Rush University. “They have these […]
Back to the Future FEST
A long time ago—40 years, to be exact—Chicago Mayor Jane Byrne decided to throw a party on then-vacant Navy Pier. The event featured a variety of food vendors, bands and […]
How to Stimulate Your Own Creativity
By Jessica M. Chopin One might get by in life by following set pathways, routines and scripts, and by thinking about problems and their solutions in set ways. Doing so […]
DePaul Alumna Joins the Harlem Globetrotters
At DePaul, Brittany Hrynko (LAS ’15) left her mark as BIG EAST Player of the Year and BIG EAST Scholar Athlete of the Year in 2015. But this top shooter, […]
The Road to DePaul
DePaul’s president and his wife mark their first year at the university By Marilyn Ferdinand If you find yourself along the stretch of Lake Michigan that borders Lincoln Park, you […]
From Unicorn to University Professor
Programs break down barriers for underrepresented students By Kris Gallagher It’s an academic Catch-22: without mentors and role models with backgrounds similar to theirs to guide them, students who are […]
Best Practice
In fall 2016, DePaul’s College of Law launched the Third Year in Practice Program, a progressive approach to experiential learning that further prepares students for their first year practicing law. […]
How to Negotiate to Get What You Need
By Robert Perkovich What do you think of when you think of a negotiation? Buying or selling something? Settling a lawsuit or a divorce? Brokering a multinational treaty? These certainly […]
Photo Gallery: 2018 MLK Prayer Breakfast
The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. was the keynote speaker at DePaul’s 21st annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast on Jan. 16, 2018. Horace Hall, associate professor of […]
Interactive Art Under the ‘L’
As the roar of the ‘L’ recedes, a Chicagoan walking nearby suddenly hops, skips and jumps across a colorful hopscotch pattern projected on the ground. This interactive visual game isn’t […]
Greetings from Mexico: A Fulbright Scholar Checks In
Christina Origel (LAS ’17) was one of six DePaul alumni to secure a Fulbright in 2017. The competitive program places U.S. citizens in countries around the world to teach, study […]
El Futuro Es Latina
Madeline Happold, a double major in journalism and English with a minor in Spanish, recently interviewed Emmy-award winning journalist Maria Hinojosa, the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Chair of […]
Testing Transportation Options in Chicago
Which one is faster, your bike or UberPool? Do area cyclists come to a complete halt at stop signs? Can you really tour downtown Chicago on a Divvy bike? Civic […]
Technology for Tomorrow
For many DePaul students, a world without the internet, smartphones, social media and dating apps is inconceivable. But their parents and grandparents can quickly conjure a time when pioneering technology […]
Tip Sheet: Networking Strategies
As an undergraduate at DePaul, Zachary Deegan (LAS ’15) made it his mission to explore as many careers as possible. He accomplished this feat by tapping into the Alumni Sharing […]
Tip Sheet: Building Healthy Families
Like any social structure, families are complicated. Luckily, whether a family is struggling to build healthy habits, reduce disruptive behaviors or encourage social-emotional development, DePaul’s faculty and staff experts in family […]
Photo Gallery: Art in the Residence Halls
As a new academic year gets underway and students settle into on-campus housing, the residents of Clifton-Fullerton Hall may have noticed something special about their hallways. Thanks to a collaboration […]
Why I Chose DePaul
Brooke Jackson is a senior in the College of Communication majoring in public relations and advertising with a minor in graphic design. She shared her top three reasons for enrolling […]
Cultivating Mindfulness in Children
The hum of the air conditioner filled the room as six children sat quietly. Their eyes were closed, concentrating on the sounds surrounding them. Martha Mason quietly rang a gold […]
Stopping Steno: The Fight to Halt a Dangerous Pathogen
It sounds like something out of a sci-fi horror film: An aggressive pathogen that kills as many as 70 percent of its victims by causing an infection in the bloodstream, […]
Students in Blue: Inaugural Police Cohort at SNL
The School for New Learning (SNL) is once again leading innovation in adult learning. In collaboration with the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), the college has launched its first cohort of […]
Tip Sheet: Career Advice from Alumni
As DePaul alumni follow their dreams, pursue career happiness and overcome challenges, they learn lessons that last a lifetime. These eight alumni offer some of the top tidbits of wisdom […]
Get to Know COE’s Counseling Program
Although she could have saved herself a year of classes and tuition at another university, Megan Williams (MED ’11) is glad she enrolled in DePaul’s three-year graduate counseling program. “I […]
Brick by Brick: Construction on Campus
Construction is well underway on the new School of Music building, as well as on Wintrust Arena at McCormick Square. Take a peek at the architects’ renderings below, and then […]
Women at Work
It’s 2017, and women make up less than 20 percent of the United States Congress. In 2016, women who worked full time typically earned 18 percent less than their male […]
Videos: A Cappella on Campus Strikes a Chord
Since the 2012 release of “Pitch Perfect,” a Cappella has spread rapidly on college campuses both small and large. But how accurate is the film that popularized this instrument-free musical community? […]
Candid Commencement: Words of Wisdom
During DePaul’s 119th commencement ceremonies, held in May and June, the university bestowed degrees on approximately 6,500 hardworking graduates. As student speaker Deliana Andrea Escobari Ocampo (BUS ’12, CDM MS […]
Honors Student Conference: Language and History
Nearly 100 students from DePaul’s Honors Program shared their work during the fourth annual Honors Student Conference: Spotlight on Research and Creativity. Friends, family, faculty and staff came together to […]
Harry Potter in Pop Culture
In June 1997, J.K. Rowling made one of the most significant impacts in pop culture history. “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” was published in the United Kingdom (and was […]
Finding the Courage to Connect
Faculty, staff, students and alumni bravely shared stories of resilience, uncertainty, compassion and empathy at the TEDxDePaulUniversity Conference. This year’s theme, “Courage to Connect,” inspired personal talks on a wide […]
Videos: Study Abroad Contest Winners
From trying new foods to skydiving to exploring cultural monuments, DePaul students make the most of their study abroad experiences. These three winning videos from the Office of Global Engagement’s […]
The Big Idea: CDM Faculty Rethink Their Industries
If you could put your biggest and best idea into action, what would it look like? Four faculty members from the College of Computing and Digital Media recently pondered this […]
Best Picture “Moonlight” Sprung from Homework Assignment
When Tarell Alvin McCraney (THE ’03) and Barry Jenkins accepted this year’s Academy Award for best adapted screenplay for “Moonlight,” not many people realized McCraney had just won an Oscar […]
Lincoln’s Legacy
April 15, 2017, marks the 152nd anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s death, but his legacy lives on in remarkable ways. Three DePaul faculty members in the College of Liberal Arts and […]
Our Top Five Articles of 2016
Alumni success stories. Community outreach. Secret campus gems. It’s not surprising that these topics were among the most popular for our readers in 2016. After all, they speak to three […]
The Write Stuff: Communication in Science
After four years of College of Science and Health (CSH) courses and two years of working as a lab technician for a chemical manufacturer, graduate student Kelli Peck (CSH ’13) felt confident […]
Photos: Christmas Cheer in a Most Unlikely Location
Each November, Larry Washington decorates the freight elevator in the DePaul Center with an explosion of Christmas cheer. Washington, who has operated this particular elevator for more than a decade, is accustomed […]
Meet the First Laywoman Graduate
Earlier this year, DePaul donated and blessed the grave site of Minnie E. Daly, the first laywoman to graduate from the university. While doing research for an art project, Brother Mark […]
Campus Art Featured in Chicago App
Have you ever walked into the John T. Richardson Library before sunset and noticed all the colors shining on the walls from the stained glass window of the Adoration of […]
Audio Interviews: Memories from The DePaulia
For decades, DePaul students have honed their journalism, photography and production skills on The DePaulia, the university’s award-winning newspaper. Staff members bonded over tough topics and late nights—one former staffer […]
Can Our Political System Be Saved?
Can out political system be saved? Many people across the United States have been asking themselves this question as they’ve watched extreme rhetoric and actions crowd out civil discourse and […]
Digital Literacy: The New ABCs
On the surface, literacy may seem pretty straightforward. The term usually implies proficiency in reading and writing, a definition that is easy enough to grasp. But Nichole Pinkard, associate professor in […]
‘Life is an amalgam.’
There’s nothing arbitrary about Jim Burns’ (MBA ’73) assortment of degrees: bachelor’s and master’s degrees in biological sciences, an MBA and a doctorate in liberal studies, all crucial to medical […]
