DePaul University professor expertise, campus activities and academic programs were featured in stories by National Public Radio, USA Today, The Chronicle of Education, Oprah Winfrey’s magazine and show, as well as the Chicago dailies and broadcast media during October through December of 2005.
Coverage highlights include:
A $2.3 million endowment bequest from Emily Zeman, an DePaul alumna and retired Cicero teacher, to benefit the School of Education was noted in the Chicago Tribune's "Grants and Giving" column Dec. 22.
Management Professor Laura Hartman, associate vice president for Academic Affairs, discussed the types of jobs typically lost to outsourcing in a Chicago Sun-Times story Dec. 20.
Raman Chadha, executive director of the Coleman Entrepreneurship Center and associate professor of management, evaluated a toy swap Web site business in an Associated Press story that was published by more than 40 daily newspapers, including the Tribune Dec. 19 and Sun-Times on Dec. 14.
Religious Studies Professor Aminah McCloud, director of the Islamic World Studies Program, discussed how she recharges her faith in an Essence magazine story Dec. 19. In an Oct. 11 Tribune story, she discussed Louis Farrakhan’s “Millions More March."
Scott Paeth, assistant professor of religious studies, wrote an opinion piece published in New York's Newsday Dec. 18. In it he commented on the decline of pensions, linking it to companies putting profit and CEO perks ahead of funding workers’ retirements.
The December issue of Today’s Chicago Woman noted that DePaul’s Cortelyou-Lowery Award was presented to Psychology Professor Sheila Ribordy, director of DePaul’s Mental Health Center.
In a Dec. 11 Sun-Times story, DePaul Sociology Professor Yvonne Lau discussed challenges that immigrant parents face when completing applications for their children to attend magnet schools.
The Dec. 9 edition of The Chronicle of Higher Education featured DePaul professors in two stories. Psychology Professor Joseph Ferrari was pictured on the cover and discussed his research in an article about procrastination. In a second story, Communications Professor Jacqueline Taylor commented on the university’s welcoming atmosphere for gay and lesbian faculty.
The Bahrain Tribune on Dec. 6 covered a meeting attended by Bahraini Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and the Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., DePaul president, to discussed cooperative education in Bahrain. Father Holtschneider was in Bahrain to participate in a graduation ceremony for students in DePaul's MBA program, which is jointly offered by the university and the Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance.
Economics Chairman Michael Miller’s outlook on the economy was noted in a Sun-Times editorial Dec. 5
School of Music faculty members Mary Stolper, Stephen Balderston and Cliff Colnot were guests on “Live from WFMT” Dec. 5.
In a Tribune letter to the editor published Dec. 3, the Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, C.M., DePaul president, discussed how proposed federal financial aid cuts could negatively affect poor students.
The front page of the Tribune’s Nov. 30 Tempo section featured a profile of CTI Professor Thomas Muscarello and his work with the Chicago Police Department to create an artificial intelligence system to detect crime patterns. The story appeared in at least a dozen other Tribune Co. newspapers nationally.
A DePaul conference on suburban retail trends sponsored by the Real Estate Center and Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development was discussed by Public Services Professor Joe Schwieterman, Chaddick Institute director, on WBBM-AM’s “Evening Business Wrap-up” segment Nov. 30. The conference also was mentioned in a Sun-Times real estate column Nov. 23.
DePaul’s signing of an articulation agreement with College of DuPage (COD) to allow COD education graduates to smoothly enter DePaul’s bachelor’s degree program in elementary education was covered by the Wheaton Sun Nov. 18.
Psychology Professor and researcher Leonard Jason provided advice on how to quit smoking in a November story published by O, the Oprah Winfrey Magazine.
During a National Public Radio interview Nov. 16, Law Professor Patty Gerstenblith discussed the case against a former Getty museum curator accused of trafficking looted artifacts. Gerstenblith, a specialist in cultural property law, also was quoted this fall in Business Week, USA Today, New York Times and Los Angeles Times stories about legal issues involving antiquities.
Michael Bennett, director of the Egan Urban Center and associate sociology professor, discussed the political benefits of African Americans moving to primarily black suburbs in a Nov. 15 Sun-Times story about the black middle class.
Crain’s Chicago Business listed DePaul among Chicago’s top 50 educational institutions, non-profit organizations and agencies receiving federal grants in a Nov. 14 special section.
Finance Professor Carl Luft discussed charge cards and holiday spending as a guest on WLS-TV’s “News Views” program Nov. 13.
On Nov. 11 the Sun-Times previewed The Theatre School’s “Mango Leaf Magic," a new play that kicked off the 80th-anniversary season of Chicago Playworks for Families and Young Audiences. WFLD-TV mentioned the play in a round-up of notable theatre productions Nov. 25.
Several DePaul appointments made the news. Laura Jackson’s appointment as director of Advancement Planning and Special Projects appeared in the Tribune’s philanthropy column Nov. 10 and in Crain’s Chicago Business Nov. 8. The Charlotte Observer noted that Bertram Scott, executive vice president of product management at TIAA-CREF, joined the DePaul’s Board of Trustees.
History Professor Thomas Mockaitis discussed French immigration policies and recent riots on WGN-TV Nov. 9.
Barbara Radner, director of the Center for Urban Education at the School for New Learning, discussed school test scores on WBEZ’s “Eight Forty-Eight” program Nov. 9.
A Tribune feature story about University Center one year after its opening focused on the facility as a model for university collaboration. The Nov. 6 article quoted DePaul law student and University Center resident Jason Hitchings.
DePaul School for New Learning student Kevin Adams praised the university’s distance learning options in a story about online course in the Tribune’s Education Today section Nov. 6.
A Nov. 6 New York Times Education Life story about five educational choices for career changers mentioned DePaul as a source for part-time study in real estate.
A Tribune Education Today column Nov. 6 noted that the School of Music was chosen as one of the “Schools that Rock” in a new Rolling Stone music school guide book this fall.
In an Associated Press story that was published in The Los Angeles Times Nov. 6 and other dailies, Barry Kellman, director of the International Weapons Control Center and law professor, was quoted about the dangers of poorly secured biological weapons worldwide.
Law Professor Ben Alba discussed his new book about late night television host Steve Allen on WTTW’s “Chicago Tonight” Nov. 1.
DePaul marketing major Ashley Holiday was among Chicago college students interviewed and pictured in a Nov. 1 Tribune feature story about student dormitory room posters.
The School of Music’s eight-concert Beethoven piano series directed by faculty member Eteri Andjaparidze was featured in the Sun-Times Oct. 28. Andjaparidze also was interview by WFMT-FM Nov. 1.
Law Professor Jeffrey Shaman discussed Supreme Court nominees in stories run by the Tribune, WBBM-TV, the Daily Herald, National Jurist, The Philadelphia Inquirer and other Knight Ridder newspapers in October and November.
Law Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni, director of the International Human Rights Law Institute at the College of Law, commented on former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein’s chances for a fair trial in USA Today, the Christian Science Monitor and on WBBM-TV in October and November.
The Wall Street Journal, Tribune and Sun-Times noted the Oct. 30 passing of Finance Professor Fred Arditti, a pioneer of the futures industry and Chicago Mercantile Exchange executive.
Tracey Gibson-Jackson, Seton Hall residence director, and ten DePaul students and staff members from a book club she founded were invited to join the audience of a Oct. 26 “Oprah Winfrey Show,” where a book they read, “A Million Little Pieces,” was discussed. Qiana Green, residence director of Corcoran and McCabe halls, was taped asking Oprah a question for “Oprah After The Show,” which aired on Oxygen TV Oct. 28 and 30.
The Illinois bar exam passage rates for students at DePaul’s College of Law and other colleges were covered by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Oct. 27.
Associate Professor of Economics Tim Opiela discussed President Bush’s nominee for Federal Reserve chairman in an Oct. 25 Sun-Times story.
A Sun-Times technology column mentioned the involvement of a group of CTI computer game development students in organizing and tutoring participants in a national gaming competition at Navy Pier.
Research and classes about Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood led by DePaul sociology professors Ted Manley and Caleb Dube were the focus of feature stories in the Elgin Courier News Oct. 9 and the Joliet Herald News Oct. 21.
Economics professor William Sander authored an article about the demographic, education and income factors affecting Chicago’s economy for the Oct. 16 edition of Chicago Life, a publication distributed locally with the New York Times.
Executive Vice President for Operations Scott Scarborough was interviewed and pictured in an Oct. 7 Tribune business story about State Street retailing and office space. The story, which reported that Barnes & Noble at DePaul was the largest lease on State Street in the past year, was also discussed on WBBM-AM's business segment.
The Chicago Reporter noted the success of DePaul’s African American and Black Diaspora Studies Program and quoted program director Darell Moore in an October story about strong support for African American studies programs at Chicago-area universities.
