• A $2 million donation to DePaul’s College of Commerce from Chicago-based investment manager John Keeley and his wife, Barbara, was the subject of a Dec. 12 Crain’s Chicago Business story and a Dec. 5 Chicago Tribune story. As a result of the donation, the Christopher Keeley Endowed Chair in Investment Management has been created in honor of the Keeley’s youngest son, a DePaul graduate who died suddenly at the age of 29 in 2002.

• The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Foundation’s $1 million gift to the Fred Arditti Center in DePaul’s College of Commerce was detailed in the Dec. 12 Chicago Tribune. Stories on the CME Foundation gift also ran in the Chicago Sun-Times on Dec. 13 and in HedgeWorld Dec. 12.

• Doug Crocker, the founding sponsor of DePaul’s Real Estate Center and executive in residence in the finance department, was the subject of a Dec. 1 Chicago Sun-Times feature story.

• Psychology Professor Sheldon Cotler was quoted about teenage risk-takers in a Dec. 12 Gary Post-Tribune article about teens who break speed limits in order to avoid breaking curfews.

• The new Multicultural Marketing-Hispanic Marketplace undergraduate major offered by DePaul’s College of Commerce was the subject of a Dec. 5 Brandweek story and a Dec. 1 Hispanic Business story.

• Political Science Professor Larry Bennett was quoted extensively in a Dec. 8 Chicago Tribune story about Mayor Richard M. Daley’s expected announcement to seek a sixth term as mayor of Chicago. Also Patricia Werhane, director of the Institute for Business and Professional Ethics and the Wicklander Chair in Business Ethics was quoted in the Dec. 7 Tribune on the propriety of Mayor Daley accepting gifts from staff members in light of heightened federal scrutiny of his administration.

• Aminah McCloud, Islamic studies professor, was quoted in a Dec. 10 Indianapolis Star article about Ingrid Mattson, the first woman to lead the Islamic Society of North America.

• The Chicago Jewish News remembered Accounting Professor Gary Siegel in a Dec. 6 article. Siegel, founder of Chicago’s Jewish Burial Society, died Nov. 12 at the age of 62. The Chicago Tribune also carried an extensive obituary on Siegel Nov. 23.

• The Kalamazoo Gazette featured DePaul student Allie Brinkerhoff and her mother, Stevie, in a Dec. 4 story about the two being among 314 “Oprah Winfrey Show” audience members invited to take part in Winfrey’s Pay it Forward Challenge. With a $1,000 gift card given by Winfrey, Brinkerhoff revamped a reading program at an outpatient children’s clinic of Children’s Memorial Hospital.

• Joseph Schwieterman, director of the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development, was quoted in a Dec. 4 Crain’s Chicago Business story about the development of Megabus and its effect on Greyhound profits. He also was interviewed Dec. 13 on ABC7 and NBC5 for stories regarding a possible merger between United and Continental airlines and was quoted in a Nov. 28 Daily Herald story about the O’Hare expansion project.

• Management Professor Laura Hartman discussed how businesses may respond to a minimum wage increase in an interview with reporter Gary Zidek on WBCD-FM, the national public radio affiliate in Glen Ellyn.

• A meeting held by members of DePaul’s master’s of public service graduate program, non-profit agencies, churches and government entities to discuss efforts to assist in the long-term recovery of parishes affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita was mentioned in the Lafayette (La.) Advertiser Dec. 1.

• Ruby Mann of DePaul’s mental health center was one of three people profiled in a December Essence magazine story about people who positively shape their world.

• Law Professor Jeffrey Shaman was quoted in a Nov. 30 Chicago Tribune story about Illinois Chief Justice Robert Thomas.

• Barbara Radner, director of DePaul’s Center for Urban Education, was interviewed in the Nov. 28 issue of Education Week magazine in an article on adjustments to core curricula. She also was featured in a Nov. 9 Education Week magazine story about transforming public high schools.

• Accounting Professor Mark McCarthy was quoted in a Nov. 27 Chicago Sun-Times story about consumers and the effects of holiday loans.

• Joel Schaffer, DePaul’s senior director of planned giving, was quoted in a Nov. 26 Chicago Tribune story about the rise and popularity of real estate donation.

• David Moberg, adjunct professor of history at DePaul, was interviewed on CLTV Dec. 3 regarding emerging trends in Chicago’s manufacturing base and the decline of industrial jobs.

• Harold Welsch, the Coleman Foundation Endowed Chair in Entrepreneurship at DePaul, was quoted in a Nov. 12 Daily Southtown story about how the re-election of Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich’s administration will effect small businesses.

• Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni will talk with veteran broadcast journalist John Callaway in an in-depth, half-hour interview on WTTW-Channel 11’s “Chicago Tonight” program scheduled to air on Friday, Nov. 24, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. The program will examine Prof. Bassiouni’s founding of the International Human Rights Law Institute in DePaul’s College of Law and his recent work to help rebuild the legal system in Iraq.

• Andrea Lyon, director of the Center for Justice in Capital Cases, helped put DePaul in the news around the world when she spoke at a Nov. 17 event that featured talks by former Gov. George Ryan and former death row inmate Madison Hobley. The event, sponsored by the DePaul chapter of the Campaign to End the Death Penalty, was widely covered by local, national and international media and DePaul was prominently mentioned in the stories. The Chicago Tribune, Sun-Times, the Associated Press, the Los Angeles Times, all local television stations and many radio stations covered the event. Coverage was also picked up in numerous other media outlets as far away as Taiwan.

• Miriam Ben-Yoseph of DePaul’s School for New Learning was named Illinois Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). The story was covered in the Nov. 17 Sun-Times.

• The November issue of Midwest Construction magazine featured a news item and photo about developer George Ruff’s donation earlier this year to DePaul’s Real Estate Center.

• The Wall Street Journal quoted Joan Junkus, professor of finance, and one of her students in an Oct. 30 article about what it takes to succeed in a career in international finance.

• Business ethics professor Laura Hartman was featured in a story about the public’s growing anger over CEO malfeasance on National Public Radio’s “Marketplace” program which aired Nov. 17.

• Michael Mezey, professor of political science, was one of three panelists on WGN Radio’s “Extension 720 with Milt Rosenberg” on Nov. 8 dissecting the meaning and impact of the November 7 elections. Prof. Mezey was also featured in election stories by Telemundo and the Medill News Service.

• DePaul Theatre School alumnus Zach Helm was profiled in a front-page story in the Nov. 5 Sunday Chicago Tribune’s Arts section which detailed his instant Hollywood fame for writing the current Will Ferrell comedy “Stranger than Fiction.”

• A Nov. 3 story in the Chicago Defender quoted political science professor Harry Wray on the favorable environment for Democrats in a story on three African American candidates who sought governor’s seats this election season.

• Marketing professor Bruce Newman was called on by the northwest suburban Daily Herald for a Nov. 5 story to explain the reasoning for the growing use of automatic phone messages being made by political candidates.

• Joe Schwieterman, professor of public policy and director of DePaul’s Chaddick Institute, was interviewed on Nov. 16 on the nationally syndicated “First Business” television program about the proposed merger of US Airways and Delta airlines.

• Lou Kleinman, an Emmy Award-winning visiting associate professor in DePaul’s Digital Cinema program, was spotlighted along with his dog, Maya, on “The Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan” program on the National Geographic Channel. Kleinman’s segment on the program was produced in-house at DePaul and aired nationally on Nov. 20. The program was promoted in Rob Feder’s media column in the Chicago Sun-Times.

• A Nov. 20 Associated Press article quoted DePaul junior Nora Vail on her reaction to a proposal by a U.S. Congressman to reinstate the military draft. The article ran in more than 800 newspapers and Internet media outlets worldwide.

• A front page, Nov. 3 Chicago Tribune Tempo story featured DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus and senior Alexis Presseau and examined the critical role student ambassadors play in new student recruitment.

• Assistant Professor of Finance Jonathan Dombrow was quoted extensively, and the Real Estate Center at DePaul was prominently highlighted in a page-one Nov. 3 Chicago Sun-Times story in the real estate section.

• The Sun-Times, WBBM-AM, WBEZ and seven television stations covered the DePaul College Democrats’ Nov. 1 “Get Out the Vote” rally with Ill. Sen. Dick Durbin and Democratic National Committee Chair Howard Dean. The event was also extensively featured in national news coverage.

• The Tribune featured University Center in a Nov. 1 story about Mayor Richard Daley’s hopes to build more dorms in the downtown area. University Center was also mentioned in an Oct. 12 Dow Jones MarketWatch story about stunning residence halls.

• DePaul’s three new members of the Board of Trustees – James L. Czech, Daniel C. Ustian and Joanne Velasquez – were mentioned in the Oct. 30 Sun-Times “Appointments” column. Also listed in the column was DePaul’s appointment of James D. Shilling to the new Michael J. Horne chair in real estate studies.

• Psychology Professor Jane Halpert was quoted in an Oct. 30 Crain's Chicago Business story about gender balance in the workplace.

• DePaul’s recent achievements in diversity management were highlighted in a news story in the Oct. 30 edition of The Daily Herald. David Kalsbeek, vice president for enrollment management, was quoted on DePaul’s commitment on the issue.

• A DePaul School of Music performance, a tribute to Mozart’s 250th birthday, was mentioned in the “Weekend Jaunts: Saturday Edition” of the Chicagoist Oct. 28. The performance was also mentioned in a “things to do this weekend” Crain’s Chicago Business story Oct. 26.

• DePaul School of Music faculty member Cathy Ann Elias, an expert on the Beatles, was interviewed for the hour-long documentary “Paul McCartney: The Space Within Us” that was broadcast on the A&E network Oct. 28.

• Law Professor Alberto Coll was profiled in an Oct. 27 Chicago Daily Law Bulletin story about the new leadership of DePaul’s International Human Rights Law Institute.

• DePaul CTI Professor Jacob Furst, an expert on Internet security, was interviewed in an Oct. 27 Tribune story about the computer hacking of a DuPage election Web site.

• Law Professor Patty Gerstenblith was quoted in a Los Angeles Times article about the J. Paul Getty Museum and its decision to tighten its acquisition standards Oct. 27. She also was quoted in a New York Times Oct. 18 story about Chinese art imports.

• The DePaul Journalism Challenge symposium, held on Oct. 24, generated on-line coverage by the media writer at USA Today and the Poynter Institute, the leading Web site for journalists in the U.S.

• Michael Bennett, director of DePaul’s Egan Urban Center, was quoted in an Oct. 23 Crain’s Chicago Business story about Chicago’s empowerment zone program.

• Marketing Professor Bruce Newman was quoted in an Oct. 21 News&Observer story about politicians and the color of the ties they choose to wear. He also was interviewed for an Oct. 8 Daily Herald story about U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert.

• Rev. James Halstead, chair of DePaul’s religious studies program, was quoted in a Washington Post story about the rise of books on atheism on best-seller lists Oct. 18.

• Joe Schwieterman, professor of public policy and director of DePaul’s Chaddick Institute, was quoted in an Oct. 18 Columbus Dispatch story about airline fares and consumer habits. He also was interviewed on WBBM-AM Oct. 12 about a New York City plane accident and an Oct. 12 Tribune story about zoning.
• A study of the impact of South Loop universities spearheaded by Tom Fuechtmann, former director of DePaul’s Community and Government Relations Office, was the subject of a feature in the Tribune’s Tempo section Oct. 17. DePaul student Chioma Nwakibu, a resident of University Center, discussed the advantages of living downtown, including greater availability of part-time jobs and internships.

• Clara Orban, Italian language professor, was quoted in a Quad City Times story about the Hungarian revolution Oct. 15.

• DePaul’s Kellstadt Graduate School of Business was ranked the third best MBA program in Chicago by Crain’s Chicago Business Oct. 16.

• DePaul was included in an Oct. 12 Tribune article about the graduation rate increase for Chicago area students. DePaul has a 76 percent success rate for graduating Chicago students.

• Economics Professor Thomas Mondschean was quoted in a Northwest Indiana Times story Oct. 12 about high oil prices.

• DePaul psychologist Susan Dvorak McMahon was quoted in an Oct. 10 Tribune article about the recent school shootings in Colorado and Pennsylvania.

• Management Professor Lisa Gundry gave advice about how to motivate employees to think innovatively in a Small Business Success magazine story published in October.

• The Chicago Tribune business section ran an article Oct. 11 about the establishment of the Horne endowed chair at DePaul’s Real Estate Center and the hiring of prominent academic James Shilling to fill the post.

• DePaul was featured prominently in Entrepreneur magazine/Princeton Review’s rankings of the best university entrepreneur programs in the country published in the October issue of the magazine. DePaul’s graduate program ranked second, while DePaul’s undergraduate program placed third in the national rankings. The rankings also appeared in a Chicago Tribune brief Sept. 25.

• Finance Professor Susanne Cannon, the Douglas and Cynthia Crocker Endowed Director of the Real Estate Center at DePaul, and assistant professor of finance Jonathan Dombrow discussed residential real estate trends in an October Chicago magazine story about the local housing market.

• DePaul Jazz Studies student Justin Thomas was featured in the October issue of Ebony magazine in a story headlined “Terrific Teens: Young Achievers Showcase Exceptional Talent.” The 19-year-old Thomas has already performed with Wynton Marsalis and the late Lionel Hampton. In June the City of Baltimore proclaimed a day in Justin’s honor because of his extraordinary musical talent.

• Commerce Dean Ray Whittington and the Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, DePaul president, were chosen to be included in the education section of the annual Who’s Who in Chicago Business issued by Crain’s Chicago Business magazine Sept. 4.

• Barry Kellman of DePaul’s College of Law was interviewed on ABC-7’s 5 p.m. newscast on Oct. 9.

• Joe Schwieterman, professor of public policy and director of DePaul’s Chaddick Institute, was featured in an Oct. 12 story on CBS-2’s 10 p.m. newscast on the possibility of a “no-fly” zone being established around Chicago’s downtown in the wake of the private plane crash in New York. He noted that such a zone would do little to prevent attacks.

• Accounting Today ran an item Oct. 2 about a team of DePaul students who earned first place in the KPMG-Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting Case Competition, a national accounting case contest, in August. The team and their sponsor, Beth Murphy, associate professor of accountancy, were also pictured and featured in a story in Inside, the Lincoln Park community paper on Aug. 23.

• The DePaul Art Museum was mentioned in a Sept. 29 Tribune article about Chicago artist Julia Thecla. Thelca’s work is on display at the art museum through Nov. 22.

• A free School of Music concert, featuring the complete Mozart sonatas performed by members of the AmerKlavier Studio and School of Music faculty members, was listed in a Tribune article Sept. 29 about places to sample free classical music.

• Economics Professor Peter Bernstein’s article on the Chicago White Sox was featured in the October issue of the Chicago Sports Review magazine. Professor Bernstein is a regular contributor to the Chicago Sports Review.

• Music faculty member Charlie Vernon was featured on the “Artbeat” segment of Chicago Tonight Sept. 28 on WTTW-TV. He was soloist for the world premiere of “Chick’a’Bone Checkout,” a trombone concerto written for Vernon and performed on Sept. 28 and 29 at Symphony Center.

• Tribune columnist Eric Zorn’s keynote speech delivered to faculty and staff at DePaul’s Media Recognition Luncheon Sept. 27 appeared on a Tribune Web log.

• Sociology Professor Kiljoong Kim was interviewed for an HBO documentary “Wait ‘Til Next Year: The Saga of the Chicago Cubs,” which began airing Sept. 26.

• English Professor Jonathan Gross was mentioned in a Washington Times article Sept. 24 about America’s third president Thomas Jefferson. Professor Gross has compiled into scrapbooks some of the poems that Jefferson cut and pasted during his 1800-1808 presidency which he gave his granddaughters as gifts.

• DePaul’s new Lincoln Park residence hall, Loft-Right, was featured on CLTV Sept. 23.

• Professor of Islamic Studies Aminah McCloud was quoted in a Sept. 23 Tribune article about the ailing Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan. Professor McCloud also was quoted on WBBM-TV Sept. 22 about Farrakhan.

• Economics Professor Stuart Thiel was quoted in a Sept. 21 USA Today story about the relationship between gas prices and President George Bush’s approval ratings.

• A reception co-sponsored by DePaul’s Real Estate Center honoring the late developer Robert Weitzman appeared as a calendar item in the Chicago Sun-Times Sept. 20.

• 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.

• John Ahern, professor of accountancy, was quoted in an Aug. 28 Chicago Sun-Times story about the College of Commerce’s new Center for Global Accountancy Education, Benchmarking and Research, established to improve financial accounting practices in developing countries.

• Eva Patrikakou, professor of education, gave advice to parents about communicating with their children’s teachers in a Chicago Tribune “How To” column Aug. 27.

• A front page story in the Aug. 24 RedEye quoted J.D. Bindenagel, DePaul vice president of Community, Government and International Affairs, about conflict diamonds, which are the subject of two current documentaries and an upcoming movie. From 2002 to 2003 Bindenagel led a U.S. government negotiation team that banned trade in conflict diamonds used to finance rebellions against legitimate governments in Africa.

• Joe Schwieterman, director of the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development, discussed how Midwest drought has affected the railroad industry in a CNBC story Aug. 23. He also was interviewed by WLS-TV Aug. 10 about heightened security at airports after a foiled plot to bomb flights to the United States.

• DePaul attracted media coverage for being honored in two rankings guidebooks released this month. DePaul was chosen No. 1 in the nation for its diverse student body in the 2007 edition of Princeton Review’s The Best 361 Colleges, which was based on a survey of 115,000 students on 361 college campuses. U.S.News & World Report’s 2007 America’s Best Colleges recognized DePaul’s service learning program among the 25 best in the nation in its programs to look for category. The Princeton Review ranking was mentioned on WBBM-TV and WLS-TV Aug. 23 and by the Chicago Tribune Aug 22.

• Law Professor Rodney Blackman was interviewed by the Tribune and WMAQ-TV Aug. 22 about free speech issues involving a McHenry County ban on the use of mascots in street advertising.

• Law Professor Leonard Cavise was interviewed by WFLD-TV Aug. 18 about the confession of John Karr to the murder of JonBenet Ramsey. He also was interviewed about police torture on WBBM-AM Aug. 11 in a story about a protest against former Chicago Police commander John Burge.

• Law Professor Andrea Lyon was quoted in a Detroit Free Press story Aug. 17 about U.S. District Judge Paul Gadola’s reluctant decision to revoke the bond of convicted murder Kylleen Hargrave-Thomas, sending her back to prison. Lyon currently represents Hargrave-Thomas.

• DePaul was one of the schools surveyed in an Aug. 18 CNN Headline News report about the increase in tuition and fees for both public and private schools.

• Lisa Kerouac, associate director of admissions, was quoted on WLS-TV Aug. 16 about the improvement of entrance exam scores for Illinois students.

• Barbara Radner, director of DePaul’s Center for Urban Education, was quoted in an Aug. 16 Tribune article about the rise of ACT scores for Illinois high school graduates. According to the article, students in every racial and ethnic group saw an improvement in their scores.

• Geovannie Concepcion, a DePaul commerce student, was mentioned in an Aug. 15 Wall Street Journal article about companies targeting high school students for internships, scholarships and employment opportunities. Concepcion, a sophomore accounting major, has interned with PricewaterhouseCoopers since high school.

• William Calzaretta, executive director of suburban campuses, was quoted in an Aug. 15 Daily Herald story about a survey unveiled by the U.S. Census Bureau, which found that less than half of suburban adults hold a four-year college degree.

• Arlene Yetnikoff, director of information security, was interviewed by Crain’s Chicago Business on the effectiveness of laptop computer locks Aug. 14.

• Political Science Professor Larry Bennett was quoted in an Aug. 12 San Francisco Chronicle story about how the city of San Francisco may institute some of the same changes made by Mayor Richard M. Daley in Chicago.

• Wicklander Business Ethics Chair Pat Werhane was quoted in an Aug. 13 Atlanta Journal-Constitution story about Wal-Mart products made from sweatshop labor.

• Management Professor Laura Hartman was quoted in an Aug. 13 Atlanta Journal-Constitution story about the recent demand for professional and academic ethicists.

• Joe Schwieterman, director of the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development, was interviewed by WLS-TV Aug. 10 about heightened security at airports after a foiled plot to bomb flights to the United States. The story also appeared on Yahoo News.

• An op-ed written by Law Professor Michelle Goodwin about the debate over degrading rap videos appeared in the Christian Science Monitor Aug. 11.

• A DePaul certificate program, Wigs and Hair Chicago, offered by the Department of Continuing and Professional Education, was mentioned in an Aug. 10 TimeOut Chicago magazine story and an Aug. 8 Chronicle of Higher Education story. Another certificate program, MBA Primer, was mentioned in the Aug. 1 Today’s Chicago Woman.

• CTI Professor Ashley Morris was featured in an Aug. 9 Chicago Sun-Times technology column about geographic information systems assisting with hurricane preparedness and a database developed by DePaul students to help New Orleans emergency procedures. He also was quoted in an Aug. 9 Los Angeles Times story about his urge to participate in the New Orleans recovery efforts.

• Akihiko Takashashi, assistant professor of education, was quoted in an Aug. 9 Kyodo News article about the growing interest in Japanese-made English language math textbooks.

• Assistant Management Professor Robert Rubin was quoted in an Aug. 9 Daily Herald story about the problem with young employees in the corporate world having embarrassing items on their MySpace accounts.

• Psychology Professor Leonard Jason talked about the effects of kidnapping on people of all nations in an Aug. 7 Tribune article about the abduction of soldier Ehud Goldwasser by Hezbollah. He also was quoted in an Aug 4 online Forbes story about chronic fatigue syndrome.

• Law Professor Jeff Shaman was interviewed in an Aug. 6 New York Daily News article about favoritism in judicial appointments.

• DePaul’s Theatre School was mentioned on “Live! With Regis And Kelly” Aug. 2 by Actor John C. Reilly, a former theatre school student.

• Felix Masud-Piloto, director of the Center for Latino Research, was quoted on National Public Radio’s “Marketplace” Aug. 2 about the number of people living in Cuba who would like to come to Miami. He also commented on the Cuban government Aug. 1 on CLTV and WGN-TV.

• Psychology Professor Midge Wilson talked about cultural difference in body-size preference in response to a question in the Aug. 2006 issue of Esquire Magazine.

• On Aug. 1, the Sun-Times Education Guide ran a cover story on freshman orientation and getting first-year students acclimated to the city. The university’s Premiere DePaul and Discover Chicago programs were both featured prominently, with the latter singled out as a model for other universities in the area. The reporter also interviewed Premiere DePaul coordinator Jennifer Weed. The article featured a photo of DePaul students taking part in a trust-building activity during one of their orientation sessions.

• Marketing Professor Tommy Whittler was quoted in an Aug. 1 New York Times story about stereotypical portrayals of overweight black women in television commercial ads.

• Law Professor Patty Gerstenblith was quoted in several publications about ancient artifacts including: The Washington Post July 30, The Boston Globe July 28, The New York Times July 20 and The Los Angeles Times July 13. 

• School For New Learning Professor Patricia Monaghan’s poetry collection, Homefront, was mentioned in a July 28 Madison (Wis.) Capital Times story about Wisconsin poets.

• Law Professor Michelle Goodwin was featured on WTTW-TV July 27 for her book Black Markets: The Supply and Demand of Body Parts. An Op-Ed by Goodwin on the human body parts trade industry also was featured in the New Zealand Herald July 5.

• Joe Schwieterman, director of the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development, talked about competition between airlines on PBS-TV’s “Nightly Business Report” July 31. July 26, he was quoted in the Chicago Tribune about All Nippon Airways’ request to use one of United Airlines gates at O’Hare. July 13 and 14, he was quoted on WLS-TV about United Airlines’ headquarters moving to downtown Chicago. He also was quoted in several national stories about airline industry capacity issues and a no frills bus line. His expertise on that issue appeared in the Wall Street Journal and USA Today, and he was interviewed by CNN Radio and CBS Radio in New York July 6 and 7.

• The Chicago Lawyer profiled DePaul Law Professor Leonard Cavise and four other attorneys who were honored by the Chicago Bar Foundation for their pro bono work. The profile noted that he puts his theoretical knowledge to good use by regularly taking pro bono cases and that he “helped create and currently directs DePaul's Public Interest Law Program, which entices first-year law students to work in public-interest programs.” The story appears in the August edition of the magazine available in July.

• In a July 21 Times of London story about marketing American universities, David Kalsbeek, vice president of Enrollment Management, discussed the importance of market analyses for new academic programs at DePaul.

• CBS and Fox news Web sites mentioned Assistant Management Professor William Martin’s study on alternative medicine July 20.

• Kiljoong Kim, research director for DePaul’s Egan Urban Center, was quoted in a July 19 Chicago Tribune article about Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood.

• Law Professors John Decker and Bruce Ottley, along with a second-year DePaul law student, were quoted in a July 18 Tribune story about the popularity of Internet surfing in the classroom.

• Visual Arts Professor Jim Duignan was featured in a July 18 Inside Higher Ed story about his Stockyard Institute program, a community arts education program for Chicago elementary and middle school kids.

• DePaul University’s Archaeological Field Project, a summer research project headed by Archeology Professor Anna Agbe-Davies that focuses on unearthing historic artifacts from Chicago’s past, was mentioned in a Washington Post article July 16 and a Tribune article July 11. Other media coverage of the project included: the Chicago Sun-Times, Daily Herald, Citizen Newspapers, WBBM-TV, WGN-TV, WFLD-TV, WTTW-TV, WLS-TV, WMAQ-TV, WBBM radio and WBEZ radio.

• Theatre Professor Rachel Shteir, author of “Striptease: The Untold History of the Girlie Show,” was quoted in a July 16 Denver Post story about the acceptance of the stripper by the American female mainstream.

• English Professor Jonathan Gross was featured in a July 16 Tribune story for his book, “The Jefferson Scrapbooks.” The book, written after Gross’ discovery of a set of scrapbooks said to have been authored by Thomas Jefferson, provides readers with a different look into the life of America’s third president.

• Business student Joe Ashur Jr. was the subject of a July 14 WMAQ-TV piece and stories on CLTV and in the Daily Herald July 18. Ashur, 24, was stranded in Beirut, Lebanon where he’d been staying with family and relating his experiences via a blog.

• Kenshu Shimada, associate professor of environmental and biological sciences, was among three North American paleontologists profiled July 13 in the Japanese newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun, the world’s largest financial daily with a circulation exceeding 3 million.

• Psychology Professor Midge Wilson was quoted in a Tribune article about Vita Excolatur, a literary X-rated publication produced by students at the University of Chicago.

• A mid-year update and forecast co-hosted by DePaul’s Real Estate Center, which featured Douglas Crocker, a center founding sponsor and retired president and chief executive officer of Equity Residential Properties in Chicago, was mentioned in a July 11 Dow Jones MarketWatch story.

• Business Ethics Professor Laura Hartman was quoted in a July 10 BusinessWeek online story about the response of the investment community to firms that restate earnings. She also provided her expertise in a July 2 Tribune article about the departure of Star Jones Reynolds from ABC’s “The View.”

• DePaul was mentioned in a July 6 Tribune story for its participation in rare book sharing with the Newberry Library, an independent research library.

• Marketing Professor Bruce Newman was quoted in a July 3 Associated Press story about the possibility of Secretary of State Condeleeza Rice running as the Republican candidate for President in 2008. The story appeared in media nationwide, including on MSNBC’s Web site and in the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

• A commentary on AmeriCorps programs by Melissa Frazin, a Steans Center for Community-based Service Learning staff member and site manger of the Jumpstart program at DePaul, was featured in the Tribune on July 3.

• Psychology Professor Joseph Ferrari discussed why some people are procrastinators in a story about bad habits published in the July issue of Fitness Magazine.

• Brian Marchal, a DePaul real estate student, was mentioned in a July Shopping Centers Today story about how real estate developers are cultivating students into executives. Shopping Centers Today is a retail real estate industry magazine.

• Sociology Professor Greg Scott, who has researched drug addiction, was quoted in the Christian Science Monitor June 29 and Washington Post June 4 about the recent increase in deaths of people who have used heroin laced with fentanyl.

• Law Professor Barbara Bressler discussed the prevalence of homeowners finding structural problems long after they have purchased homes in a Chicago Tribune story about a Manteno homeowner's lawsuit.

• Accountancy Professor Kevin Stevens provided his analysis of an inventory report used as evidence in a death penalty case for a story in the Tribune about a Texas man who may have been executed for a crime he did not commit.

• CLTV broadcast a feature story June 27 about a new theater wigs and hair program offered by Continuing and Professional Education and taught by Theatre School faculty member Nan Zabriskie.

• Islamic Studies Professor Aminah McCloud was interviewed by the Tribune and the Sun-Times for June 25 stories about the Moorish Science Temple of America, whose members were tied to an alleged plot to bomb the Sears Tower. She also was quoted on the same subject in a Knight Ridder wire service story that ran in the Arizona Republic, Miami Herald, Seattle Times and other papers nationally.

• An interview of Psychology Professor Leonard Jason was featured in a story broadcast on NBC’s “Today” show and MSNBC June 23 about the dangers of young people posting on the Internet videos of themselves doing stunts and fighting.

• DePaul alumnus Bonny Brown, Arlington Park’s bugler and the co-founder of an eight-piece band called Rhumbuzzz, was the subject of a two-page profile in the Sun-Times sports section June 22. The story and a photo caption noted that she “is a graduate of DePaul’s prestigious School of Music.”

• Joseph Schwieterman, director of the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development at DePaul, was quoted in a June 22 Northwest Indiana Times story about the effect of the Dan Ryan construction program on tourists. He also was quoted in a June 15 Daily Herald story about the lay offs of about 1,000 United Airlines workers. The Public Service Professor also analyzed the effectiveness of United Airlines’ cost-cutting strategy in Sun-Times and WBBM-AM reports June 5.

• For a Los Angeles Times story June 21, Management Professor Lisa Gundry was interviewed about the value of clients providing feedback to business about new products. Gundry, director of the Leo V. Ryan Center for Creativity and Innovation, also was quoted in Crain’s Chicago Business June 12 about the need for companies to seek innovative ideas from employees in a story about LaSalle Bank’s Idea Center.

• Marketing Professor Joel Whalen talked about the marketing cachet of golf great Arnold Palmer in a June 21 Daily Herald article about Hawthorn Woods Country Club’s recently opened Arnold Palmer Signature Course.

• Geography Professor Winifred Curran was quoted in a June 20 Tribune story about the vulnerability of single-family homes in Pilsen to condominium redevelopment. Curran and students co-authored a Pilsen housing study, the product of years of surveying Pilsen residents about their homes and expenses. The study also was the subject of stories in Hoy, La Raza and RedEye.

• DePaul marketing executive-in-residence Henry Rodkin was interviewed as part of a WLS-TV special, titled “Chicago’s Road to China,” that aired June 18. Rodkin discussed the growing global impact of China’s economy.

• Law Professor Patty Gerstenblith discussed the worldwide problem of looters plundering antiquities in an Associated Press story published in the Tribune, Boston Globe, Washington Post and other dailies June 17. She also was interviewed by Bloomberg News June 14 about the prevalence of faked provenance information for art objects for sale at auction houses.

• The unveiling of a statue in Joliet to honor the late DePaul Blue Demons basketball legend George Mikan was covered by WLS-TV and the Joliet Herald News the weekend of June 16.

• DePaul was mentioned in the June 14 episode of the television show “Commander in Chief.” During a scene in which President Mackenzie Allen tries to convince the Florida governor to end her opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment, the president points out that the governor may not have graduated from DePaul if she hadn’t earned a sports scholarship under Title IX.

• History Professor Juan Mora was quoted in a June 14 Chicago Journal story about the percentage of Mexican citizens in the United States who vote in the Mexican elections.

• Geography Professor Euan Hague was quoted in a June 13 Tribune story about Larry Shure and his booklet “Ultra Local Geography” about Rogers Park.

• Michelle Goodwin, director of the Health Law Institute and the Center for Race and Bioethics at DePaul, appeared on C-SPAN June 12 to discuss the legal issues surrounding body parts trafficking and organ transplantation. Goodwin, who authored “Black Markets: The Supply and Demand of Body Parts,”also was quoted in an Associated Press story June 11 about the fees charged by the human tissue industry due to supply and demand. The story was posted on the Washington Post, Newsweek, BusinessWeek and Forbes Web sites

• Valerie Johnson, assistant professor of political science, was interviewed by WBBM-AM June 12. She discussed ethnic groups’ jockeying for position in anticipation of the sentencing of Jim Laski, former Chicago City Clerk, in the city trucking bribery case.

• Bob Lark, director of DePaul’s Jazz Ensemble, was featured in a June 12 article on the All About Jazz Web site about his CD, “In Her Eyes.” The review notes: "This is one Lark whose song you must hear."

• A Crain’s Chicago Business June 12 “Focus” section on business innovation included a story about innovation at McDonalds which quoted Raman Chadha, executive director of the Coleman Entrepreneurship Center. He discussed how the fast food chain has been initiating thinking beyond burgers and fries to launch innovative products.

• Kurt Westerberg, associate professor of music at DePaul, commented on the departure of conductor Daniel Barenboim from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a June 12 Crain’s Chicago Business story.

• A photo of a DePaul Liberal Arts & Sciences graduate, with a “Happy B-Day Mom” sign on his mortar board, was published in the Chicago Sun-Times June 12.

• As an on-set guest on WGN-TV’s “Morning News” June 8, History Professor Thomas Mockaitis analyzed the impact of the death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq.

• Marketing Professor Bruce Newman was quoted in the Los Angeles Times June 5 about political marketing in the race for California Democratic Attorney General between Rocky Delgadillo and Jerry Brown. He also was quoted in a June 11 Cleveland Plain Dealer story about the Democrats’ political strategy to raise the Ohio minimum-wage and a June 8 Fredericksburg (Va.) Free Lance-Star story about U.S. Senate hopeful Jim Webb’s campaign flier, which featured a controversial caricature of his opponent, Harris Miller.

• M. Cherif Bassiouni, president of DePaul’s International Human Rights Law Institute, was quoted in a June 10 Washington Post story about the state of attorneys practicing law in Iraq.

• The Sun-Times quoted Law Professor Bruce Ottley in a June 8 story about a law suit filed against the Vatican by an alleged abuse victim.

• Economics Chair Michael Miller assessed Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernacke in a June 7 Chicago Tribune story that also ran in the Orlando Sentinel and Baltimore Sun.

• Marketing Professor Al Muniz was quoted June 7 in the Daily Herald about a controversy involving a Confederate flag image that appeared in a Naperville town publication.

• The Tribune published a page-one story June 7 that featured DePaul’s business ethics classes and Management Professor Laura Hartman’s research into ethics at top business schools. Hartman also was the subject of a one-page profile in the April-June edition of IQ magazine

• Psychology Professor Midge Wilson discussed superstitions involving the date 06/06/06 on WBBM-TV June 5.

• CTI Professor Ashley Morris was interviewed on BBC Radio June 2. Morris, a New Orleans native who still keeps a home in the city, was interviewed as part of a panel discussion on the state of the city’s rebuilding efforts nine months after Hurricane Katrina.

• The Chronicle of Higher Education on June 1 noted a $480,000 grant to DePaul from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to fund a School for New Learning bachelor's degree program designed for nuns in Roman Catholic religious congregations in Africa.

• DePaul’s first annual Digital Cinema Premiere Film Festival, featuring a collection of the top films produced by DePaul students, was mentioned in TimeOut Chicago and Screen magazines June 1.

• A DePaul Real Estate Center conference about suburban retail trends was featured in an Illinois Real Estate Journal column June 1. DePaul’s real estate major was mentioned in a June 1 Newark (N.J.) Star Ledger story about the popularity of real estate study.

• Biology major Jenny Lingeman was mentioned in an Indianapolis Topics story June 1 about her volunteer work at the Howard Area Community Center garden during DePaul’s annual Vincentian Service Day.

• Diverse Issues in Higher Education on June 1 released its annual ranking of the top 100 universities to award bachelor’s degrees to minority students and DePaul was honored in 10 categories. Based on 2004-2005 degree conferral statistics, DePaul ranked 78th in total bachelor’s degrees, 14th in computer science and information science degrees, 34th in business degrees and 34th in education degrees to students of color, among other rankings.

• A long-term project by DePaul's public service graduate program to help hurricane-ravaged New Orleans plan the rebuilding of its Mid-City neighborhood was the subject of a May 30 Chicago Tribune feature story, “Lessons in Disaster Recovery: DePaul Students in News Orleans Get Hands-On Education in Public Service.” Gloria Simo, assistant director of DePaul’s Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development, and students were quoted.

• Master of Public Service Professor Joe Schwieterman, director of the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development at DePaul, penned opinion pieces published in the Tribune May 30 and the Chicago Sun-Times May 25, and he was interviewed by the Daily Herald May 11, about United Airline’s potential move to a new headquarters. He also was interviewed about O’Hare airport expansion issues for a May 17 Tribune story.

• The Sun-Times ran a feature story – with a page 1 mention – May 29, and WLS-TV broadcast stories May 19 and May 21, about student Terrance Barker overcoming the odds to earn his law degree from DePaul’s College of Law. Barker was paralyzed in a tragic accident when he was just 29 hours short of earning his law degree. With courage and determination, he was able to fight his way back and earn his degree at the college’s May 21 commencement, which WLS-TV covered.

• WBBM-TV on May 28 mentioned the fifth anniversary celebration for the Center for Justice in Capital Cases at DePaul’s College of Law. The May 31 event features a keynote address by Sister Helen Prejean, author of the book, "Dead Man Walking."

• Ray Whittington’s appointment as dean of DePaul’s College of Commerce and Kellstadt Graduate School of Business was reported by Crain’s Chicago Business May 22 and its Chicagobusiness.com May 4; the Tribune May 7; the Financial Times May 2; and WBEZ-FM May 1.

• Crain’s May 22 issue ran two stories about risk management that quoted Finance Chair Ali Fatemi. One story mentioned DePaul’s plans to open a risk management center named for the late Fred Arditti, a finance industry pioneer and faculty member.

• “I think it’s the best (job) market in the last four years,” Gillian Steele, director of DePaul’s Career Center, said in a May 19 Sun-Times story about the career outlook for college graduates. She told the newspaper that the number of employers participating in DePaul job fairs rose 62 percent compared to last year.

• A Conrad N. Hilton Foundation’s grant to DePaul’s School for New Learning was mentioned in the Tribune’s “Grants and Giving” column May 19. The $480,000 grant over six years will fund a bachelor’s degree program in Kenya for sisters of Catholic congregations in Africa. The same column also noted the 30th anniversary of the DePaul Symphony Orchestra’s Joseph and Marie Grant Spring Concert at Orchestra Hall, which is funded by a bequest by alumnus Joseph Grant.

• The Tribune ran a story May 19 about a Jazz Showcase concert and recording session featuring saxophonist Phil Woods with the DePaul Jazz Ensemble, led by Bob Lark.

• Hank Rodkin, marketing executive-in-residence, was an in-studio guest on the “ABC 7 Morning News” on WLS-TV May 18. Rodkin discussed the impact of U.S.-China trade relations during the segment.

• Speculation about whether DePaul may be interested in the Lincoln Park site that will be vacated by Children’s Memorial Hospital in five years was the subject of a Tribune story May 18.

• Raman Chadha, executive director of the Coleman Entrepreneurship Center, discussed entrepreneur business exit strategies and angel investing networks, including the center’s network, in a Tribune story May 16.

• Political Science Professor Larry Bennett was interviewed by the Washington Post for a May 15 story about Mayor Richard Daley’s future as the mayor’s alleged patronage chief goes to trial in federal court.

• Religion News Service ran a story May 15 about Muslims and civil rights. Religious Studies Professor Aminah McCloud, director of DePaul’s Islamic World Studies program, was quoted extensively.

• Management Professor Laura Hartman was among the “top Chicago minds” interviewed and photographed by Crain’s Chicago Business for a May 15 story about ethics and the Enron trial.

• Patricia Monaghan, School for New Learning professor, discussed narrative problems in the novel “The Da Vinci Code” in a May 15 Sun-Times story about the book and movie.

• Shayla Theil, assistant communications professor and author of a forthcoming book on adolescent girls and instant messaging, penned a May 14 Tribune opinion piece about safety concerns involving girls who post information on MySpace.com.

• The Daily Herald quoted Law Professor Leonard Cavise May 14 about the use of the insanity defense in a local murder case.

• Small business tips from Management Professor Lisa Gundry, director of the Ryan Center for Creativity and Innovation, were quoted by BusinessWeek Online May 9.

• The Theatre School’s 18th Annual Award for Excellence was covered by WGN-TV May 8, WGN-AM May 7 and WBBM-TV May 5. Honored actor Brian Dennehy told WGN-AM radio interviewer Dean Richards that he considers Chicago the nation’s best regional theater town and DePaul at the center of this theater scene.

• Psychology Professor Leonard Jason was featured May 5 on “Recovery Coast to Coast,” a nationally broadcast streaming audio program aired live by KLFE-AM in Seattle. The 15-minute interview was about his research of Oxford House’s addiction recovery program.

• History Professor Tom Mockaitis provided his view of the Zacarias Moussaoui trial and sentence during interviews with WBBM-TV and WLS-TV May 4.

• The high-tech amenities of Loft Right, a new residence hall that will begin housing DePaul students in the fall, were the subject of a Sun-Times story May 3.

• Brian Spittle, assistant vice president of enrollment management, authored the featured Tribune letter to the editor May 2. The letter commented on a recent Consortium on Chicago Schools research report about Chicago Public School (CPS) students entering college and DePaul’s experience with CPS graduates. He also commented on the report in a piece written for the May issue of Catalyst Chicago.

• Law professors Sioban Albiol and Craig Mousin discussed immigrant rights issues in Sun-Times and WLS-TV stories, respectively, May 1.

• Tom Muscarello’s work with the Chicago Police Department on an innovative crime pattern detection artificial intelligence system was the subject of a feature story in Government Technology magazine’s May issue.

• The May issue of Chicago Lawyer featured a story about law student study abroad programs that mentioned the College of Law’s cooperative program with the University College Dublin.

• CTI Professor Susy Chan was interviewed on “Viewpoints,” a syndicated public-affairs radio show that airs on more than 300 stations nationwide, about the future of e-commerce and online retailing. The show aired during the first week of May.

• David Kalsbeek, vice president for enrollment management, was among five university officials from across the nation interviewed for a story about current approaches to enrollment management in the May issue of University Business.

• U.S. News & World Report ranked DePaul’s College of Law as one of the top 100 law schools in the United States in their latest survey of America’s best graduate schools. Two of the College of Law’s specialty programs, health law and intellectual property, and DePaul’s part-time MBA program, were also recognized. A photo of Glen Weissenberger, dean of the College of Law, also appeared alongside an April 14 Chicago Daily Law Bulletin story about the rankings.

• Law Professor Sioban Albiol discussed United States immigration laws in an April 30 Chicago Sun-Times story.

• CLTV broadcast a story April 29 about getting into college that featured an interview with Undergraduate Admission Director Carlene Klaas and video of DePaul campus tour.

• DePaul law student Georgia Logothetis, one of the stars of Daily Kos, the biggest political blog on the Internet, was the topic of an April 28 Chicago Reader front page feature story.

• Sociology Professor John Koval co-authored an April 27 Chicago Tribune op-ed about immigration reform.

• A tribute to the late Peggy Roach, a civil rights crusader who worked at DePaul, appeared in the Sun-Times April 26.

• Sociology Professor Deena Weinstein discussed how heavy metal bands often read books for inspiration in an April 26 Tribune story.

• Athletic Director Jean Lenti Ponsetto talked about the values DePaul instills in its student athletes and the decisions they make in an April 19 RedEye story about the annual National Collegiate Athletic Association Life Skills program.

• Law Professor Jeffrey Shaman discussed judicial ethics violations in an April 18 Washington Post story.

• Psychology Professor Joseph Ferrari talked about tax procrastinators in an April 17 Dallas Morning News story.

• In the April 13 Tribune “Grants and Giving” column, a $400,000 gift to DePaul’s Egan Urban Center from the Searle Funds at the Chicago Community Trust was noted.

• Law Professor Patty Gerstenblith discussed ownership of antiquities in an April 13 New York Times story about the emergence of the Gospel of Judas.

• DePaul was mentioned in an April 12 Naperville Sun article for being among 10 higher-learning institutions to have admissions experts speak at a gathering at Naperville North High School to discuss class rank.

• Business Ethics Professor Laura Hartman was interviewed on National Public Radio’s “Marketplace” April 10 about a new Securities and Exchange Commission appointment and on April 6 about Coca-Cola’s decision to only pay their board of directors if they meet their financial targets.

• Bob Lark, director of DePaul’s Jazz Ensemble, was featured in an April 10 article about his second album, “Until You,” on the All About Jazz Web site.

• The Sun-Times published a full-page feature story April 6 on the DePaul Art Museum’s exhibit of award-winning film and theatre costumes designed by DePaul alumnus Theoni V. Alderedge.

• Greg Brewster, associate dean of DePaul’s School of Computer Science, Telecommunications and Information Systems, was interviewed about the sale of Lucent Technologies to Alcatel in an April 4 Columbus Dispatch story.

• Joseph Schwieterman, director of DePaul’s Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development, discussed the beginning of the long-awaited O’Hare expansion project in an April 3 USA Today story.

• M. Cherif Bassiouni, president of DePaul’s International Human Rights Law Institute, discussed Muslims converting to Christianity in an April 2 Tribune story.

• Numerous media stories reflected on the legacy of Coach Ray Meyer in the wake of his death at the age of 92 on March 17. The Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times published editorials honoring the contributions of the Coach to DePaul and Chicago, and all of the city's major dailies and broadcast outlets covered his wake and funeral.

• The March issue of Fortune Small Business recognized DePaul’s Leo V. Ryan Center for Creativity and Innovation among 10 university programs nationally that are “entrepreneurial hot spots” with “the most innovative programs for fledgling business owners.” The rankings received coverage in the Tribune March 6, RedEye March 3, on WBBM-TV March 3 and on the syndicated WCIU-TV cable business show “First Business” March 9.

• Tribune Cultural Critic Julia Keller, who attended English Professor Todd Parker’s winter-quarter class on Jonathan Swift at DePaul, finished her 10-part series on the class with March 1 and March 8 stories.

• In a March 31 story, the Sun-Times previewed the premiere of "The Kingdom of Grimm" by The Theatre School's Chicago Playworks.

• WLS-TV broadcast a story March 30 about a DePaul Art Museum exhibit of award-winning theater and movie costumes designed by Theatre School alumna Theoni V. Aldredge.

• For a news report about the start of Dan Ryan Expressway reconstruction, Joe Schwieterman, director of DePaul's Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development, took a helicopter tour of the expressway with WGN-TV March 30 and analyzed alternative routes for commuters. He also was quoted about a new Internet-based bus service in a Tribune story March 23 and he discussed weather, safety and the recent Southwest Airlines crash at Midway in an interview on WBBM-TV March 2.

• Law Professor Stephan Landsman was interviewed on WMAQ-TV and quoted by the Sun-Times March 28 about the dismissal of two jurors from the fraud and corruption trial of former governor George Ryan.

• Law Professor Ben Alba, author of "Inventing Late Night: Steve Allen and the Original Tonight Show," was profiled by the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin March 27.

• The Boston Globe profiled student-athelete Khara Smith of the DePaul women's basketball team as a "senior born to be a leader."

• Law Professor Patty Gerstenblith was interviewed about a Machu Picchu artifacts ownership controversy in a March 5 Tribune story. She also discussed issues involving stolen artifacts in a Christian Science Monitor story March 7 and a Boston Globe article March 20.

• Theatre Professor Rachel Shteir was featured in a March 17 Tribune story about how she broke the national news of a White House shoplifting scandal while writing a book about shoplifting.

• The March 16 service awards held by the DePaul Schiller, DuCanto and Fleck Family Law Center was covered on WMAQ-TV.

• Mathematics Professor Jeffrey Bergen estimated the odds of correctly guessing every game in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament in Northwest Herald and WBBM-TV stories March 16.

• Environmental Science Professor Marshall Eames was quoted about zoned heating and cooling in a March 14 MarketWatch DowJones Newswire story on how to make your home energy efficient.

• A yoga and meditation class offered by School for New Learning instructor Maureen Dolan at DePaul’s Loop Campus was mentioned in a Tribune story March 12 about yoga classes in Chicago.

• Management Professor Patricia Werhane was quoted in a March 11 Tribune story about the ethical implications of a real estate investment trust executive co-owning corporate jets with a vendor.

• Political Science Adjunct Professor Mazen Istanbouli, who mentors blind students, was interviewed by the Tribune March 10 about his support of the students’ campaign to end a Chicago Public School requirement that blind students take drivers education.

• In the March 9 Tribune “Grants and Giving” column, a $320,000 gift to DePaul’s School of Education from the Searle Funds at the Chicago Community Trust was noted. Also noted was the appointment of Erin Doyle as the director of prospect research and relationship management and the promotion of Mark Burns to director of gift processing in Advancement.

• The Wall Street Journal published a feature story March 9 about DePaul graduate education student Hemant Mehta’s offer to attend church with the highest bidder of an E-bay auction. Mehta also was interviewed by WMAQ-TV, WBBM-TV and the Sun-Times.

• In a page-one Tribune story March 7, Steve Greenberger, associate dean of DePaul’s College of Law, discussed the Supreme Court’s decision to prevent federally funded colleges and universities from baring military recruits. He also discussed when lawyers should seek recusal in a March 2 Sun-Times story about a motion to remove U.S. Judge Ruben Castillo from Cook County Sheriff Michael Sheahan’s case.

• Law Professor Leonard Cavise was interviewed on WBBM-TV March 1 about a recent high profile trial in Chicago that centered on an alleged rape, which was videotaped. He also discussed what makes a good closing argument on WBEZ’s “Eight Forty-Eight” March 7.

• The DePaul men’s basketball team was featured in a March 7 Sun-Times story about the team’s bright future and the solid foundation built by Coach Jerry Wainwright in this year’s “starting point” season.

• Psychology Professor Midge Wilson discussed female fantasies and the movie “Brokeback Mountain” in a Tribune story March 5.

• A DePaul management class, “Management at the Movies,” was mentioned in a March 5 Tribune story about what your favorite movie says about your personality.

• Animesh Ghoshal, economics professor, discussed the Sourcefire and Dubai ports deal investigations in a March 4 Baltimore Sun story.

• Law Professor Michele Goodwin discussed organ donation legalities in a March 3 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story about the LifeShares network.

• Law Professor Jeffrey Shaman was interviewed in a March Chicago Lawyer story about the alleged indiscretions of lawyers running for Cook County Circuit Court judges.

• Kiljoong Kim, research director at DePaul’s Egan Urban Center, evaluated Chicago demographic data in a February Chicago magazine story that compared big cities in terms of education, economy, culture, crime and weather.

• Law Professor Patty Gerstenblith was interviewed on PBS-TV's "NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" Feb. 28 about new legal guidelines for loans of antiquities to museums. She also was quoted by the New York Sun Feb. 3 and Boston Globe Feb 23. about the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s decision to return 20 pieces from its collection to Italy.

• DePaul's LGBTQ studies minor was covered by Newsweek Feb. 27, the Chicago Tribune Feb. 20, the Washington Post Feb. 5 and National Public Radio Jan. 26.

• History Professor Thomas Mockaitis assessed the risk of foreign companies managing U.S. ports in a WGN-TV interview Feb. 23. He also wrote a Tribune op-ed Feb. 7 suggesting that the U.S. government pledge better support for U.S. soldiers and veterans.

• Continuing a series of articles about her experiences as a student in DePaul Professor Todd Parker’s English 439 course, Tribune cultural writer Julia Keller wrote columns on Feb. 1, 8, 15 and 22 about the class interpreting the works of author Jonathan Swift.

• Law Professor Leonard Cavise was interviewed about legal issues involving the corruption trial of former Ill. Gov. George Ryan by WTTW's "Chicago Tonight" Feb. 22, the Daily Herald Feb. 19, Tribune Feb. 16 and WLS-TV Feb. 2.

• Law Professor Michelle Goodwin, director of DePaul's Health Law Institute, was interviewed by WLS-TV about preventative medicine programs Feb. 22 and she discussed black market organ and tissue transplant suppliers on WTTW's "Chicago Tonight" Feb. 2.

• An op-ed by Accountancy Professor David J. Roberts, which questioned the Bush administration's tax cuts and spending priorities, was published by the Providence Journal Feb. 21.

• The London Sunday Times gave a positive review Feb. 19 to Theatre School Professor Rachel Shteir's book about the history of burlesque.

• DePaul Law Professor Wayne Lewis was quoted about legal issues involving product warranties in a Feb. 15 Chicago Sun-Times story.

• In a Feb. 13 Tribune story, the Rev. Dennis Holtschneider, C.M., DePaul’s president, discussed the university’s dedication to social justice and its request for a third-party investigation into allegations that Coca-Cola’s Colombian bottlers arranged attacks on unionists. DePaul, which serves Coke on its campus, is among six universities that have urged that the soft drink company to accede to an impartial investigation of the allegations.

• Law Professor M. Cherif Bassiouni discussed former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein’s trial in stories in the Austin American-Statesman Feb. 12 and the Christian Science Monitor Feb. 2.

• Four DePaul alumni who have been poker buddies for four decades were featured in a Feb. 12 Newsweek story about the importance of friendships for Baby Boomers.

• Despite a downturn in law school applications nationally, DePaul’s College of Law reported an eight percent increase in full-time student applicants and a three percent increase in applicants overall, according to a Feb. 10 Daily Law Bulletin story quoting Michael S. Burns, assistant dean for admissions.

• Joseph Schwieterman, executive director of the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development, discussed the debate about Chicago airport congestion and expansion in a USA Today story Feb. 9.

• Robert Rubin, assistant professor of management, was quoted in a Feb. 7 Tribune story about the appropriateness of iPod use at work.

• Psychology professor Ralph Erber discussed why some students believe lucky charms will help them with ACT and LSAT tests in a story about superstition published by the Daily Herald Feb. 7.

• Commerce Interim Dean Ray Whittington and accounting student Jon Assell were featured in a Sun-Times story about increasing accountancy enrollments at DePaul and bright job prospects for students majoring in accounting. Assell was photographed for the story, which was published Feb. 6.

• A community high school student artwork show hosted by DePaul's Naperville Campus was covered by the The Naperville Sun Feb. 6.

• The Tribune sports section on Feb. 6 profiled former Blue Demon guard Drake Deiner, who recently joined DePaul’s Athletics staff after experiencing severe illness caused by Crohns Disease.

• DePaul sociology professor Greg Scott discussed recent Chicago reports of heroin overdoses in a Feb. 6 Tribune story.

• Marketing Professor Bruce Newman discussed why Super Bowl advertising analysis is important to marketers in a Daily Herald story Feb. 5.

• Law Professor Roberta Kwall was featured in Chicago Lawyer’s January cover story, “Head of the Class: 10 of the Best Law Professors in Illinois.”

• Law Professor Bruce Ottley’s discussion of legal issues was featured in the lead of a Tribune article about potential lawsuits involving fabrications in author James Frey’s memoir, “A Million Little Pieces.”

• On Jan. 24 WTTW-TV’s “Chicago Tonight” interviewed History Professor Tom Mockaitis about the potential effects of terrorist attacks against American economic targets.

• WLS-TV interviewed Ann Russo, chair of Women’s and Gender Studies, about a national study of college students and sexual harassment Jan. 24.

• Daniel Rothenberg, deputy executive director of the International Human Rights Law Institute at the College of Law, authored an op-ed about lessons that may be learned from United States foreign policy in Kurdistan that was published in the Tribune Jan. 23.

• Raman Chadha, executive director of DePaul’s Coleman Entrepreneurship Center, discussed the effect of macro-economic cycles on small businesses in a Tribune story Jan. 23 and angel investing in a Jan. 2 Crain’s Chicago Business article.

• Workshops offered by the Leo V. Ryan Center for Creativity and Innovation at the College of Commerce were mentioned in a Tribune business section brief Jan. 23.

• Should the Italian city hosting the upcoming Winter Olympics be referred to as Turin or Torino? Clara Orban, Italian language professor, lent her expertise to this question in a Jan. 18 Associated Press story published in daily newspapers nationally.

• Yingcai Xu, Chinese language professor, discussed the meanings of a Chinese name in Cantonese and English in a Jan. 16 Chicago Sun-Times story about people who change their names.

• In a Jan. 15 Tribune Education Today section story, Brian Spittle, assistant vice president for Enrollment Management, discussed a study of DePaul students participating in a high school-level international baccalaureate program in the Chicago Public Schools. The study indicates that such programs can prepare students for college, regardless of the barriers they may face.

• Finance Professor Werner De Bondt was quoted about investor psychology and Google’s stock prices in a San Jose Mercury News story Jan. 15.

• Law Professor David Franklin analyzed the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito on WBEZ-FM’s “World View” program Jan. 12.

• Psychology Professor Joe Ferarri discussed his procrastination research in stories published by USA Today Jan. 3, New York Newsday Jan. 12, Hartford Courant Jan. 6 and Money magazine in its January issue.

• In a series of weekly articles launched Jan. 11, Chicago Tribune culture writer Julia Keller shared her experiences studying author Jonathan Swift as a student in a DePaul graduate level English course taught by Professor Todd Parker, whom she praised for having an “elegantly furled universe of knowledge at his fingertips.”

• School for New Learning online programs and students were featured prominently in a Sun-Times Education Guide story Jan. 10 that discussed the flexibility online programs offer adult learners.

• Law Professor Ben Alba, author of the book “Inventing Late Night: Steve Allen and the Original Tonight Show,” discussed his book on WGN-AM Jan. 8 and Dec. 2.

• CTI Associate Dean Greg Brewster discussed the use of pod-casting in education in a Jan. 3 Daily Herald story.

• In a Sun-Times story Jan. 3, Law Professor Len Cavise weighed whether former governor George Ryan should take the stand in his corruption trial.

• In USA Today Jan. 23 and on WBBM-TV Jan. 18, Joseph Schwieterman, director of DePaul’s Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development, was quoted about United Airlines emergence from bankruptcy. He also discussed the impact of federal funding on the Gary (Ind.) airport in a Tribune story Jan. 17 and reflected on the year’s transit news in an op-ed published by Crain’s Chicago Business Jan. 2.

• Law Professor Stephen Landsman reflected on the decline in the number of jury trials in a Chicago Lawyer story Jan. 1.

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