 October 27, 2009 –
Students who learn Algebra in eighth grade are more likely to succeed in high school and beyond, so DePaul is helping CPS middle-school teachers step up. More October 27, 2009 –
Lenny Jason’s seminal research supports the expansion of the Oxford House model, as evidenced by a new house for Latino men. More October 27, 2009 –
Marie Donovan and Roxanne Owens talk about their innovative website where parents ask experts questions about education and child development. More June 2, 2009 –
Two DePaul professors with years of expertise in image processing are developing a computer program that aims to help interpret CT scans of lung nodules. More June 2, 2009 –
DePaul’s Akihiko Takahashi is considered a rock star among enthusiastic school teachers from Texas to Singapore, as well as with the U.S. Department of Education, for promoting the lesson-study method that’s long been successful in Japan. More June 2, 2009 –
DePaul’s Center for World Catholicism and Intercultural Theology takes a leading role in studying the church’s demographic shift to Latin America, Southeast Asia and Africa, the so-called Global South. More May 5, 2009 –
A dozen members of the world-renowned Chicago Symphony Orchestra as well as musicians from other leading orchestras provide individualized lessons to hone the skills of students in DePaul’s School of Music. More May 5, 2009 –
Underscoring its penchant for interdisciplinary initiatives, DePaul’s faculty weaves Burnham Plan themes into more than 35 courses, creating exhibits, conducting research and hosting seminars and symposia exploring the impact of the century-old plan on the city. More May 5, 2009 –
DePaul works on multiple fronts to ensure that students of color take advantage of Study Abroad opportunities, which provide a transformative experience and can put students’ careers on an international trajectory. More April 7, 2009 –
Three recent winners of DePaul’s Excellence in Teaching Award—Marketing’s Zafar Iqbal, CDM’s Daniela Stan Raicu and Communication’s Barbara Willard—describe their teaching philosophies and classroom practices that enrich learning for their students. More April 7, 2009 –
Launched in 2003, DePaul’s sales leadership program has grown rapidly thanks to its focus on customer relationship management, not sales tactics. Students learn how to solve customers’ problems, adding long-term value by using sophisticated analytical and relationship management tools. More April 7, 2009 –
Unlike other theatre conservatories, DePaul has its students who major in playwriting develop scripts to be performed before an audience beginning in their sophomore year. The head of the playwriting program says it’s rare to have undergrads, much less sophomores, show their work publicly. More March 3, 2009 –
DePaul capitalizes on the challenging international curriculum available in Chicago high schools to enroll urban students who can and will succeed. Despite disadvantages in background, preparation and income, students from Chicago's International Baccalaureate program have above average retention and success rates. More March 3, 2009 –
Trial lawyers tap into the intelligence, curiosity and energy of DePaul law students in a unique class called Litigation Laboratory, where students and lawyers intensively collaborate on live cases. It is how litigation should be taught, says instructor and veteran litigator James Clark. More March 3, 2009 –
College of Communication Professor Xing (Lucy) Lu draws from her personal experiences as a “sent-down girl” during China’s Cultural Revolution to write one of her three books on Chinese rhetoric and communication that led to her winning a DePaul Spirit of Inquiry Award. More February 2, 2009 –
Welcome to the first issue of DePaul Distinctions, a new online journal that enables us to share the manifold accomplishments of our faculty and staff. More February 2, 2009 –
Painstaking documentation of the gentrification roiling the working-class Chicago neighborhood of Pilsen typifies the kind of sophisticated, high-quality research being done by DePaul undergraduates. More February 2, 2009 –
DePaul welcomes the intersection of a political science professor’s personal and professional pursuits. The combination created a course he teaches by bicycle that gives students a perspective from the ground up. “This is really an intellectually interesting idea, not simply fun,” says Harry Wray. More February 2, 2009 –
Ellen J. Benjamin is DePaul’s four-time Fulbright winner in the School for New Learning who shares diverse views on non-profit work with students in Turkey, Mongolia, Romania and Chicago. More February 2, 2009 –
From Earl Warren to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Studs Terkel to Sara Paretsky and Ruth Page to Ramsey Lewis, DePaul has granted 435 honorary degrees since 1912 in a host of fields. They include Democrats and Republicans, senators and CEOs, religious men and women, all distinguished in their fields. More |
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