Recent media stories featuring DePaul University’s achievements, programs, experts and community involvement include:
Accountancy Professor Edwin Cohen, who surpassed his 50th year teaching at DePaul and was presented with this year’s Illinois CPA Society’s Lifetime Achievement Award, was featured in the Sun-Times’ “This Much I Know” column June 13 and also was profiled by Pioneer Press and Inside community papers this month.
Law Professor Patty Gerstenblith, who also serves as president of the Lawyers' Committee for Cultural Heritage Preservation, was quoted in the June 9 New York Times on a trial in Rome on an alleged scheme by antiquities thieves to mask their crimes.
During an interview on National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered” June 20. Susanne Cannon, director of the Real Estate Center at DePaul, discussed the center’s recently released study on affordable rental housing in Cook County and the center’s involvement in Preservation Compact, a multi-organization effort to save rental housing. She was also featured on the same day in stories about the research initiative in the Illinois Real Estate Journal and Pioneer Press.
Sociology Prof. Deena Weinstein was quoted in The Guardian of London newspaper on June 20 on how The Beatles “Sgt. Pepper” album helped the Fab Four become the primary transmitter of the English language globally, supplanting William Shakespeare.
Law Professor Len Cavise was quoted in the Times of London on June 18 on a controversial ruling by the judge in the on-going Conrad Black business fraud trial.
Islamic Studies Department Chair Aminah McCloud was quoted in a June 22 Chicago Tribune story on a first-of-its-kind Muslim youth celebration held in Chicago’s Marquette Park community.
The June 16 Chicago Sun-Times ran a story on Jaleesa and Jessica Garcia – two sisters who overcame significant odds through mentoring in high school to attain their dream of attending college at DePaul. The sisters will be first in their family to attend college.
CIO Magazine’s recent designation of DePaul as one of the Top 100 organizations in the country for innovative use of technology was noted by the Daily Herald on June 25.
Marketing Prof. Bruce Newman was quoted in a May 29 Associated Press story about Michelle Obama’s campaign-trail razzing of her husband, Barack, to broaden his appeal among professional women voters.
Hispanic Business, Hispanic Market Weekly and HispanicAd.com ran stories in June about DePaul’s Hispanic marketing students partnering with advertising/PR firm San Jose Group to provide consulting advice to Hormel about reaching Hispanic consumers. Adjunct marketing professor Loida Rosario, director of partner relations for the DePaul program, was quoted.
Marketing Chair Sue Fogel discussed overindulged young consumers in a June 13 Daily Herald story about young shopper trends.
James Moore, director of distance learning for the College of Commerce, was quoted in a June 13 Newhouse News Service story about college lectures made available on I-pods.
A June 20 Daily Herald column noted that DePaul presented a Via Sapientiae Award, its highest faculty-staff honor, to College of Commerce faculty member Philip Kemp, who retired this spring after 40 years at the university.
