Recent media stories featuring DePaul University’s people, achievements, programs and community involvement included the following:
Psychology professor Lenny Jason was interviewed by the Miami affiliate of NBC News on the issue of chronic fatigue syndrome in children during a national convention. The resultant story was carried by local newscasts on dozens of NBC affiliates around the country over the following weeks, reaching audiences in the millions.
Howard Rosing, executive director of the Steans Center for Community-based Service Learning, was quoted at length in a Jan. 30 Christian Science Monitor story about the growing social trends in volunteerism. The story was also picked up by the Arizona Republic and CBSNews.com.
The College of Law's new family law clinic was featured in a Feb. 9 article in the Daily Law Bulletin. Law professor Andrea Lyon, who directs the law school's clinical programs, and two law students were featured in the story.
Achy Obejas, DePaul’s new Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz chair in the Latin American and Latino Studies Program and the department of English, was profiled in the Feb. 11 Chicago Sun-Times where she explored issues involving Jewish culture in Latin America.
Alberto Coll, president of DePaul’s International Human Rights Law Institute, appeared on WBEZ’s “Worldview” program on Feb. 14 discussing current developments in Cuba.
The syndicated news program “First Business” interviewed marketing faculty members Steve Kelly and Loida Rosario and students about DePaul’s new Hispanic marketing concentration. The story ran locally on WCIU-TV and on stations across the country Jan. 25. Stories about the program were also featured on DestinationCRM.com and HispanicBusiness.com Feb. 1 and 9.
Business Ethics Professor Laura Hartman was mentioned in a Feb. 7 Ethics World article about a study she co-authored on the top 50 global MBA programs and their curriculum. The study was published in the Journal of Business Ethics. Articles about the study also appeared in the Financial Times and Corporate Crime Reporter on Feb. 5 and the San Francisco Chronicle Jan. 28.
Music Professor Ted Atkatz was profiled by the New York Times Feb. 6. Atkatz is also the principle percussionist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Photos of Atkatz, including one of him teaching a class at DePaul, were also featured along side the article.
J.D. Bindenagel, vice president for Community, Government and International Affairs, had a thought leadership piece published Feb. 5 in the Chicago Sun-Times reflecting on how the resolution of the “blood diamond” situation in Sierra Leone offered lessons for the resolution of the problems in Darfur.
The DePaul School of Music’s AmerKlavier concert featuring Georgian pianist Tamar Beraia was selected by the Chicago Tribune’s Jon von Rhein for Critic’s Pick of the day on Feb. 5, helping to attract a respectable audience in spite of record cold weather.
Mariah Neuroth, chaplain at DePaul, and senior Christine Reh were quoted in a Feb. 1 U.S. Catholic story about bridging the gap between Catholics and Muslims by starting with young people.
A free DePaul co-sponsored program about eco-friendly practices for building renovations was mentioned in the Chicago Sun-Times “Calendar Note” section Jan. 31. The event, sponsored with Shore Bank and the Chicago Sustainable Business Alliance, was held at the DePaul Center.
DePaul was mentioned in a Jan. 25 Chicago Tribune story for being one of several area schools that had high rates of return on its endowment last fiscal year. DePaul’s endowment went up 13.2 percent, to $285.2 million.
Chaddick Institute Director Joe Schwieterman was quoted on the front page of the Feb. 12 Chicago Tribune concerning problems United Airlines had in January with O’Hare flight delays. Schwieterman was interviewed the same day on WBBM-AM radio about potential privatization of Midway Airport.
