DePaul’s new Grace School of Applied Diplomacy aims to transcend traditional approaches to teaching diplomacy By Marilyn FerdinandPhotos by Tom Vangel The DePaul community embraces St. Vincent de Paul’s question […]
The Vincentian question “What Must Be Done” in action By Abigail Pickus Photos by Tom Evans Looking back, Georgina Leal (LAS ’12) remembers the moment that changed the trajectory of […]
What path did you take? By Kris Gallagher Once a Blue Demon, always a Blue Demon. But where do Blue Demons come from? Our alumni followed a multitude of roads […]
DePaul’s award-winning school counseling program sets out to change the world By Marilyn Ferdinand It’s 7:45 a.m. when our prototypical school counselor—let’s call her Keisha—walks into her office at Our […]
Kyle Decker placed second in the men’s 400-meter hurdles and took home the crown in the 110-meter hurdles at the 2018 BIG EAST Outdoor Track & Field Championships As a […]
When Mark Dinglasan (MBA ’12) was made executive director in 2017 of CUMAC, a nonprofit dedicated to feeding people and changing lives in Paterson, N.J., he felt ready for the […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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? […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
