Recent media stories about DePaul University include:
The Chicago Tribune ran a full-page article on Sept. 15 about the new Hillel Center at the Lincoln Park Campus Student Center. The Rev. Dennis Holtschneider was quoted prominently along with James Doyle, vice president for student affairs. Assistant Professor of Management Robert Rubin and Hillel student president Brian Barasch noted how welcoming DePaul is for Jewish students and faculty. DePaul’s history of diversity was profiled, and the university’s recent first place diversity ranking from Princeton Review was cited.
DePaul College of Law Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni was profiled in the Tribune on Sept. 15 in a lengthy review of his lifetime of work in the field of international human rights law.
A Sept. 14 Associated Press report on upscale campus housing featured the new Loft-Right residence hall in Lincoln Park, with several positive quotes from DePaul students. The article ran in numerous prominent media outlets, including CNN.com, MSNBC.com, the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times. Chicago Magazine also published a feature story about Loft-Right in its September edition.
The Tribune ran an article on Sept. 16 on how private developers are working with universities to create new housing options for students. Both Loft-Right and University Center were prominently featured, and a DePaul student was quoted in the lead of the article.
DePaul Management professor Laura Hartman was quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle Sept. 13 about the ethical implications of separating a corporate chairman’s positions from that of a CEO.
Chicago Sun-Times real estate columnist David Roeder featured the $1.5 million dollar gift to the Real Estate Center by DePaul alumnus George L. Ruff in his Sept. 6 column. Crain’s Chicago Business posted a story about the donation on its Web site Sept. 5 and GlobeStreet.com, a commercial real estate news Web site, covered the gift Sept. 11.
History Professor Tom Mockaitis was a panelist on WTTW’s “Chicago Tonight” on Sept. 7 to discuss the mock disaster drill in the Loop earlier that day, and the city’s preparedness for a real disaster. Mockaitis was also prominently featured in an Aug. 30 Reuters article that discussed the Battle of Baghdad and counter-insurgency techniques.
Professor of Islamic Studies Aminah McCloud was quoted in an Associated Press article on Muslim marriage contracts and women’s rights that ran in more than 50 newspapers nationwide between Aug. 26-30, including the Washington Post, the Miami Herald and New York Newsday. McCloud was also interviewed on “Chicago Tonight” on Sept. 10 about how the Muslim community in the United States had been affected in the five years since 9/11. She was interviewed on the same subject for a Sept. 10 article in the Decatur (Ill.) Herald and Review.
Director of the Center for Community Research Leonard Jason commented on a recent Chronic Fatigue Syndrome study for a health news wire article that ran in Forbes.com, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and the Austin American-Statesman on Sept. 3.
College of Law Professor Len Cavise was interviewed by WFLD-TV’s morning news and WTTW’s “Chicago Tonight” about the sentencing in former Gov. George Ryan’s corruption trial on Sept. 6.
Computer Science Professor Ashley Morris was interviewed by British television network ITN on the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Morris discussed the rebuilding of New Orleans, and his recent database research that could help aid disaster response in future hurricanes. A resident of New Orleans, Morris was also featured in a Sept. 10 Times-Picayune article on New Orleans natives who have returned to the city to make their homes there and help rebuild in the wake of the disaster.
The DePaul Art Museum’s opening exhibition of Julia Thecla’s work was featured photographically in the Sept. 8 issue of the Chicago Reader and was noted in the gallery event listings section.
Marketing Professor Bruce Newman was quoted prominently in a Sept. 16 article by the Associated Press. Newman discussed political marketing strategy for the upcoming midterm elections in the wake of several convictions of prominent Republican politicians in the state. The article ran in a dozen newspapers in Ohio and eastern Indiana, including the Akron Beacon Journal. Newman was also quoted in a Sept. 1 Salt Lake Tribune article about the political ramifications of President Bush’s messaging in a speech in Utah the day before.
On Sept. 7, the Chicago Sun-Times profiled Beth Lacke, Theatre School alumna, in advance of the debut of her new Fox-TV sitcom, “Happy Hour.”
Joe Schwieterman, professor of public service and director of the Chaddick Institute, was quoted in a Sept. 12 Reuters article on the competition among U.S. airlines to add flights to China. The article was picked up by the Washington Post.
College of Law Professor Patty Gerstenblith was quoted in a Sept. 10 Boston Globe article about a local lawsuit involving heirloom artwork that was believed to have been looted by the Nazis during World War II.
Director of Financial Aid Paula Luff was quoted in an Aug. 30 piece in Money magazine about debt levels from student loans.
The Chicago Tribune ran an article on Aug. 30 about the latest selection in the “One Book, One Chicago” citywide reading program, which noted both DePaul’s faculty panel discussion about the new book and DePaul’s graduate course offering this fall on the subject.
Theatre School Professor Emeritus Bella Itkin was featured with a photograph in the Aug. 16 issue of Pioneer Press for receiving the 2006 Children’s Theatre of America Medallion, which recognized her more than half-century’s worth of contributions to the art, study and practice of theater.
