• The Chicago Tribune on March 19 published a letter penned by the Rev. Dennis. H. Holtschneider, DePaul’s president, which urged universities to participate in programs, such as the Bridge Program, that link higher education and the Chicago Public Schools to address low college application rates among half of Chicago Public Schools seniors.

• John Zeigler of DePaul’s John J. Egan Urban Center was quoted in a front page Chicago Tribune story on March 30 on healing racial divisions in conjunction with the center’s efforts to build bridges and ease tensions between Chicago’s Latino and African American communities.

• DePaul’s new game designer-in-residence, Eugene Jarvis, was profiled in the March 23 Chicago Tribune. DePaul was mentioned in the headline of the article, and CTI’s game development program was also discussed. Jarvis and his new position also were featured in the cover story of the April 1 issue of NewCity.

• The School for New Learning’s Adult Bridge Program was featured in an article in the April issue of Diverse: Issues in Higher Education.

• College of Law Professor Nanette Elster sponsored a symposium on assisted reproduction that was referenced in a front-page Chicago Tribune story on March 27. She was also interviewed by the “Today” show, People magazine and the Los Angeles Times for upcoming stories.

• CTI Professor Daniel Mittleman was interviewed extensively in the Feb. 15 issue of CIO Magazine for an article on virtual meetings.

• The Sun-Times and Tribune reported March 7 that DePaul Coach Doug Bruno was honored by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association with the Carol Eckman Award, named in honor of the late Carol Eckman, who is considered the “Mother of the Womens Collegiate Basketball Championship.”

• DePaul was featured in a Crain’s Chicago Business March 24 special section on international MBA degree and short-term foreign study programs at Chicago-area business schools. Kellstadt Associate Dean Mike Jedel, director of international outreach, and DePaul MBA student Phillip Capodice, who went on a business school study abroad trip to Lima, Peru, were pictured and quoted.

• Jacqueline Taylor, dean of the College of Communication, was quoted in a March 18 article on communication degrees in Advance, a special section in the Chicago Tribune.

• DePaul’s March 3 panel discussion “Harold Washington, Black Politics and the Media: Then and Now” featuring numerous veteran journalists has been featured on CAN-TV during recent weeks. A podcast of the program was also placed on Chicago Public Radio’s web site.

• Economics Professor Antonio Morales-Pita was interviewed during the past month on numerous occasions including Telemundo on March 17, Univision on March 18, WCIU 23 on March 20 and the syndicated “First Business” program on April 1 about the economy and interest rates.

• Chicago Public Radio interviewed two DePaul students and Career Center advisor Melanie Murray for their thoughts on the uncertainty in the job market caused by the economy. The segment aired on March 20, and an article accompanied the segment on the chicagopublicradio.org Web site.

• Psychology Professor Joe Ferrari was quoted in the April edition of Psychology Today on the topic of women and the “imposter phenomenon” in which persons subconsciously downplay the importance of their achievements in life.

• Sonia Soltero, associate professor in bilingual-bicultural education, was quoted in the March 18 Chicago Tribune on how students can effectively learn second languages.

• DePaul alumnus and Cook County Circuit Court Associate Judge Patricia Mendoza discussed how mentors, including a DePaul professor, convinced her to attend and finish her law studies in a March 24 Chicago Tribune business feature.

• College of Law Professor Len Cavise gave expert commentary regarding the family secrets trial for WFLD-TV on March 20.

• Joe Schwieterman, director of DePaul’s Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development, was quoted in a March 10 Daily Herald story about the ramifications of reconstruction on the Chicago area’s Tri-State Tollway. Schwieterman also was interviewed on various transit developments on WBEZ-FM’s “Eight Forty-Eight” program on April 2.

• Chaddick’s study on the resurgent U.S. intercity bus industry – released in December – continued to generate news coverage around the country with a story in The Boston Globe on March 10.

• Mark Weber, professor of civil law, commented in the March 9 Daily Herald on the mounting legal defense fees being incurred by the Elgin School District in connection with a discrimination lawsuit.

• Barbara Radner, director of the Center for Urban Education in the School for New Learning, was quoted about whether educators were failing high achievers in a story in the March/April issue of Instructor magazine.

• CTI professor Greg Brewster was interviewed in the March 28 Daily Herald about the future of Motorola’s mobile devices division.

Election 2008

DePaul’s political science faculty and other experts continued to provide insight and commentary in numerous national and local news stories in recent weeks including:

• Laura Washington, Ida B. Wells-Barnett University professor, was among the panelists interviewed about Barack Obama’s speech on race and politics on NewsHour with Jim Lehrer March 18.

• Marketing Professor Bruce Newman was interviewed by National Public Radio for a March 30 “All Things Considered” story about political marketing micro-targeting of voters and how some have observed that Barack Obama appeals to “Starbucks Democrats” while Hillary Clinton appeals to “Dunkin Donuts Democrats.”

• Political Science Professor Christina Rivers, an expert on black political thought, commented on the Rev. Jeremiah Wright issue to the Christian Science Monitor on March 19 noting that Wright’s comments were well articulated though not original.

• Economics Professor Thomas Mondschean was a guest on Jesse Jackson’s cable talk show March 22 where he discussed the economy and the election.

• Political Science Professor J. Harry Wray discussed Obama’s race in America speech in a March 19 article in the Daily Herald.

• College of Communication faculty members Mike Conklin and Barbara Willard were both on Good Day on WFLD-TV to discuss Obama’s speech on March 19. Conklin was on the 7 a.m. newscast, and Willard was on the 8 a.m. newscast.

• Political Science Professor Michael Mezey discussed the need for “Democratic wise men” to step forward and unify the party in a March 14 article in the Chicago Tribune.