- DePaul’s MBA program was prominently featured in an Aug. 19 Wall Street Journal story about innovative programs that are adding flexibility to attract women who are considering a return to school for graduate business degrees.
- Jon Boeckenstedt, associate vice president for enrollment services, was interviewed by Chicago Public Radio on Aug. 18 as part of a story on how DePaul and other schools were working to speed the admissions process for returning veterans. DePaul was also mentioned on WBBM-AM 780 about Congressman Rahm Emanuel’s press conference on veteran benefits the same day.
- ChicagoBusiness.com, the Web site of Crain’s Chicago Business, reported on Sept. 10 the latest rankings from Entrepreneur magazine and The Princeton Review on the College of Commerce’s entrepreneurship programs, with the graduate program coming in No. 2 in the nation and the undergraduate program ranking seventh. The October issue of Entrepreneur is due on newsstands in late September. The news was also carried on the Web site Marketwatch.com.
- Raman Chadha, director of the Coleman Entrepreneurship Center, was quoted in a special report in the Sept. 8 edition of BusinessWeek on the growing trend of young entrepreneurs who are also dedicated to helping build a better, more sustainable world. DePaul’s classes in sustainability were also noted.
- An obituary on David O. Justice, former dean of the School for New Learning, ran in the Sept. 16 Chicago Tribune. The story quoted current Dean Marisa Alicea and Richard Meister, DePaul’s former executive vice president for academic affairs.
- DePaul University Museum’s upcoming art exhibit on 1968 was chosen at the art editor Alan Artner’s pick of the week in the Sept. 14 Chicago Tribune’s Arts & Entertainment section. It was also listed as one of the top 10 events not to miss in the Tribune’s fall arts preview, which ran in the Sept. 7 Arts & Entertainment section. The exhibit also made “Crain’s Picks,” the best bets for the week of Sept. 15, and was mentioned in The Times of Northwest Indiana and Extra on Sept. 17.
- Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider. C.M., DePaul’s president, had a letter to the editor, “Chicago would benefit from Olympics” appear on the Chicago Tribune’s Web site Sept. 12.
- David Kalsbeek, senior vice president of enrollment management and marketing, was quoted in the Aug. 31 Fort Wayne Journal Gazette in Indiana on the issue of student retention in higher education settings.
- Leonard Jason, professor of psychology, was quoted in a Sept. 10 story in USA Today about the role of community organizers in assisting those with mental health issues. Jason’s soon-to-be published research on teen smoking was cited in a Sept. 6 Chicago Tribune editorial titled “Smoking out the kids.”
- Audiophile Audition, provided a rave review on Sept. 1 for “That Being Said” the latest CD featuring Bob Lark, School of Music professor, and the DePaul Jazz Ensemble.
- Joe Schwieterman, professor of public policy and director for the Chaddick Institute, was quoted in the Sept. 11 issue of The Economist magazine on the controversy over the Canadian National Railway’s plan to acquire a local railroad and reconfigure rail traffic in the Chicago area. Schwieterman was also quoted in the Sept. 4 Chicago Tribune on why airlines have not yet cut free beverage service; in the London Guardian on Sept. 3 on falling energy prices; and in the Aug. 30 issue of Newsweek and the Aug. 28 Washington Post on changes in the intercity bus industry.
- Paula Luff, assistant vice president for financial aid, was quoted in the Aug. 3 issue of BusinessWeek on the issue of emerging challenges in student loans.
- Brian Havel, professor of law and director of DePaul’s Aviation Law Institute, commented in the Aug. 15 Chicago Tribune on a new international business alliance between American Airlines and British Airways and Iberia Airlines.
- Andrea Lyon, professor of law, was quoted in the Sept. 3 Detroit Free Press in a story on one of her clients who was recently exonerated.
- Jaime Noriega, assistant professor of marketing, who teaches in DePaul’s Hispanic marketing program, was interviewed by “First Business” Aug. 19 about the latest U.S. Census figures and how businesses are targeting their marketing to the growing minority population.
- Carson Cunningham, visiting assistant professor of history, was profiled in the Sept. 3 issue of Inside Lincoln Park, which also explored his class on the history of the modern Olympics.
- Karen Roloff, director of internships in the College of Communication, discussed the benefits of college internships in an article in the Aug. 24 Chicago Tribune.
- Winifred Curran, a co-author of DePaul’s study on the Pilsen community and gentrification, appeared on WLUW Radio Sept. 5 to discuss the research compiled by students and faculty in the geography department.
- A 2007 study by Robert Rubin and Erich Dierdorff, assistant professors of management, on how business schools are not necessarily teaching the right topics was cited in a story in Sept. 7 story in The New Straights Times, the leading publication of Malaysia.
- DePaul’s Discover Chicago class on marathon running, taught by Casey Bowles in University Ministry, was included in a story on the Web site of Runner’s World magazine titled “Marathon 101: College Classes Prepare Students to go 26.2.”
- The School for New Learning’s Barbara Radner, director of the Urban Education Center, commented on Illinois Standardized Achievement Test scores on a story that aired Aug. 19 on Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ-FM).
- College of Law Professor Jeff Shaman was quoted about the constitutionality of Illinois’ school funding formula in an Aug. 20 Chicago Tribune story about a Chicago Urban League lawsuit over school funding.
- Barb Hausman, director of the Family Law Center, was featured in the Aug. 26 Wednesday Journal in a story where she recalled her memories of the 1968 Democratic National convention.
- Jody Raphael, a researcher with College of Law’s family law center, and her study on sex trafficking in Chicago was featured in the Aug. 24 Windy Citizen.
- DePaul College of Law was mentioned in an Aug. 27 Wall Street Journal story about the possibility that U.S. News might change its formula for ranking law schools. DePaul was listed as one of about 15 schools that could be adversely affected by such a change.
Economic Turmoil:
- Mike Miller, professor of economics, was a panel member on “Chicago Tonight” on Sept. 16 discussing the crisis on Wall Street and how the candidates for president are planning to try to repair the U.S. economy.
- Jim Shilling, the M.J. Horne Chair in Real Estate, discussed the outlook for house prices and sales on the nationally syndicated cable business program “First Business” Aug. 15 and in the Chicago Tribune Aug. 26.
- Elijah Brewer, professor of finance, was a guest on “First Business” on Sept. 16 discussing the intricacies of credit default swaps, financial instruments that are tied to many of the unfolding problems at leading financial firms.
- Rebel Cole, associate professor of real estate, was interviewed on “First Business” on Sept. 9 discussing the how the government’s bail out of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae may push home borrowing costs lower. In a Tribune story Sept. 16, he discussed the outlook for credit markets for larger mortgages in the wake of Wall Street’s crisis.
Election 2008 coverage:
- Craig Sautter, visiting faculty in the School for New Learning, discussed the impact of an Obama presidential victory on Chicago’s Olympics hopes in an Aug. 30 article in Crain’s Chicago Business. He also discussed convention history on Bruce Dumont’s “Beyond the Beltway” program the week of Aug. 25. He also discussed the political conventions on radio and television stations in Calgary, Canada, Atlantic City, Oklahoma City and Huntington, W. Va. during the last week of August and the first week of September.
- Molly Andolina discussed the impact of the youth vote in the presidential race on National Public Radio’s "MidMorning" with Kerri Miller (KNOW-FM) Minneapolis on Aug. 27.
- Political Science Professor Wayne Steger discussed the history of political conventions on "Chicago Tonight" Aug. 20. Steger was also quoted in the French-language Lebanon publication L’Orient Le Jour Sept. 8 about whether Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin will attract undecided voters. Steger also was quoted in a Sept. 14 Daily Herald story on the hotly contested mayoral race in Palatine.
- Scott Paeth, assistant professor of religious studies, was substantially quoted in a Sept. 5 Catholic News Service story on Sen. John McCain’s acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention. Paeth defined the term “culture life issues” as they relate to Catholics and as laid out by the Republican Party.
- Political Science Professor Michael Mezey discussed the Chicago flavor in Barack Obama’s inner circle in an Aug. 25 article in USA Today. Mezey also discussed the Clinton’s role in the Democratic National Convention in an Aug. 25 article in the Daily Herald, and was featured in the October Chicago magazine cover story comparing Adlai Stevenson and Barack Obama.
- Laura Washington, Ida B. Wells-Barnett professor, appeared on “The News Hour with Jim Lehrer” on Aug. 28 to discuss the Democratic National Convention. She also was quoted in the Aug. 20 Chicago Tribune on merging African American political dynasties in Illinois.
