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We, the Students, Must Demand Solutions to the Debt Crisis

Elizabeth Scrafford | Posted 05.07.2013 | Chicago
Read More: College Tuition, Student Debt Crisis, Depaul, College Debt, DePaul University, Student Loans, Student Debt, Video, Chicago News
Elizabeth Scrafford

Taking out student loans is the only way I could attend DePaul. I thought if I took out the loans to get the right education, a good job would be waiting for me. Now I know different.

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Good Intentions Are Not Enough: On Community, Voice, and the Ethics of Inclusion/Exclusion

Mona Shattell | Posted 04.26.2013 | Chicago
Read More: Mental Illness, Transmedia, Nursing, Psychosis, Research, Mental Illness Stigma, Participatory Media, DePaul University, Chicago News
Mona Shattell

How do we include more, and diverse voices? How do we ensure that we get it "right"? How do we ensure that our impact is what was intended? What do we need to do now, early in the process to be more inclusive?

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Colleges Can Do More to Help Students With Mental Health

Kim Siarkowski Amer | Posted 04.30.2013 | College
Read More: College Mental Health, Mental Health Care, College Life, Mental Health, College, Emergency Mental Health Services, Depression, Mental Health Issues, DePaul University, College Counseling, College News
Kim Siarkowski Amer

How can we better assist students facing mental health problems in colleges the United States?

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Aborted Baby Flag Removal Sparks Debate at DePaul University

Nico Lang | Posted 04.08.2013 | Chicago
Read More: Pro Choice, Roe v. Wade, Abortion, Sexual Health, Debate, Depaul, Chicago, Fox News, DePaul University, Sex Education, Pro Life, Chicago News
Nico Lang

Tuesday, January 22 marked the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark court decision on abortion and women's sexual health, but at DePaul University, that day will be remembered very differently.

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The Real Trouble With Online Higher Ed

Beth Rubin | Posted 04.06.2013 | College
Read More: Coursera, Online Learning, Udacity, Higher Education, Edx, Blended Learning, Online College, DePaul University, Massive Open Online Courses, Online Classes, College News
Beth Rubin

The problem isn't too many Bachelor's diplomas or too many online courses. The problem is the current system's failure to develop essential competences in a cost-effective way.

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The 8 Least Sexually Healthy Colleges

Posted 06.07.2012 | College
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Some colleges should simply step up when promoting sexual health on campus, according to Trojan brand condoms. Granted, all colleges' missions don...

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1/6 of the Way There

Jada Alexander | Posted 05.16.2012 | Teen
Read More: Mission Accepted, College Admissions, Lesley-University, DePaul University, College Acceptance, Teen News
Jada Alexander

I was upstairs in my room when my mom came in and asked if I had checked the mail that day. I said no, and she said, "So... You didn't see... This?!" and pulled out a large envelope.

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Math Prof Explains The Odds Of Making A Perfect Bracket

Posted 03.07.2012 | College
Read More: March Madness, Video, College Hoops, Jeff Bergen, College Sports, Ncaa Men's Basketball, DePaul University, Depaul Professor, Youtube Video, Ncaa, College News

Every year, around this time, NCAA basketball fans start filling out their March Madness brackets. What's the chance that you'll guess a perfect b...

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Students Occupy University To Stop Tuition Hike

Student Activism | Posted 03.03.2012 | College
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Fourteen DePaul University students have staged a campus occupation against the university's tuition policy -- the first occupation at a US Catholic u...

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Most of Obama's 'Controversial' Birth Control Rule Has Been Law For A Decade

Mother Jones | Nick Baumann | Posted 02.09.2012 | Politics
Read More: 1964 Civil Rights Act, Obama Birth Control, Belmont Abbey, Sara Rosenbaum, National Women's Law Center, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Birth Control Rules, DePaul University, George W. Bush, Birth Control Health Care, Title VII, Judy Waxman, Erickson v. Bartell Drug Co., Barack Obama, Politics News

President Barack Obama's decision to require most employers to cover birth control and insurers to offer it at no cost has created a firestorm of cont...

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Judy Greer Just Happy to Still Be in the Picture

Marshall Fine | Posted 02.01.2012 | Entertainment
Read More: Hawaii, Sarah Lawrence, Alexander Payne, Marshall Fine, The Descendants, Judy Greer Interview, Arrested Development, Judy Greer, Miss Guided, DePaul University, 27 Dresses, George Clooney, Marshall Fine Interview, Fox Searchlight, Entertainment News
Marshall Fine

She's generating major buzz -- perhaps even Oscar buzz - for her role in Alexander Payne's The Descendants. But actress Judy Greer is just happy to b...

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DePaul University Receives $10 Million Alumni Donation, Largest In School's History

Posted 11.21.2011 | Chicago
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DePaul University announced Monday that it had received a $10 million donation from an alumnus, the single largest contribution in the school's histor...

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DePaul Student Is Catholic School's First Gay Student Body President

Posted 12.29.2011 | Chicago
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Story by Ross Forman, courtesy of Windy City Times: Anthony Alfano was the team captain for his final two seasons of the four he played for the co-...

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Gang Member Convicted In '09 Slaying Of DePaul Honor Student

Posted 11.16.2011 | Chicago
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A jury convicted a Logan Square man Friday in the slaying of a DePaul honor student who was shot to death during a Halloween party in 2009. Jurors ...

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DePaul Makes ACT, SAT Score Submission Optional

Posted 11.02.2011 | Chicago
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After five years of deliberation, DePaul University has decided to make submission of ACT or SAT scores optional, starting with the 2012 admission cyc...

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Man Arrested After Reporting Stolen Weed To Police

Posted 09.13.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Drug Robbery, Marijuana, Chicago Crime, Stolen Laptop, DePaul University, Max Fleck, Drugs, Robbery, Weird Crime, Weed, Chicago News

A Chicago man was arrested early Thursday after calling police to report that three men had entered his apartment, located just west of DePaul Univers...

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DePaul Students Vote Against Banning Israeli-Connected Hummus

Quad Cities Online | Posted 07.22.2011 | Chicago
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CHICAGO (AP) -- DePaul University officials say a referendum that sought to have the hummus brand currently served on campus removed has failed....

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DePaul Students Vote On Banning Hummus Brand For Ties To Israel

Posted 07.17.2011 | Chicago
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It's been more than ten years since students at DePaul University in Chicago have had a referendum on their student government ballot. This week, they...

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Zafen: Redefining "Interest" in the Changing World of Microfinance

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Rev. Robert Maloney C.M., New Orleans, Daughters of Charity, Islam, Rotary International, Hands Together Cooperative, Chicago, DePaul University, Laura Hartman, Social Progress, Microfinance, Zafen, Microloan Interest, VentureWalk Business Partners, Haiti, Desiree H. Young, Jean-Claude Fleurantin, Abu Noor Abdul-Malik Ryan, Jim Luce, Haitian Entrepreneurs, Humanitarianism, Social Responsibility, Qard Hasanah, International Development, Hurricane Katrina, Daughters of Charity Ozanam School, Congregation of the Mission, Qur?An, World News
Jim Luce

Microfinance has taken a beating lately for shifting far afield from its humanitarian origins. It's become a good idea gone bad. But all is not lost.

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'Dead Man Walking' Nun Donates Papers To DePaul

chicagotribune.com | Manya Brachear | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
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DePaul University today unveiled the personal archives of Sister Helen Prejean, the outspoken New Orleans nun and author who became one of the nation'...

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The 12 Worst Colleges For Free Speech

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 05.25.2011 | College
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Greg Lukianoff

U.S. News can tell you which colleges and universities are ranked the "best," but what about your right to express yourself on campus?

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Top Ten Private Initiatives in Haiti Supplement Big Players in 2010-11

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: We Can?T Have That Foundation, Sandy Mitchell, Rotary International, Mirlande Manigat, Partners in Health, Marcel Duret, Hopital Albert Schweitzer Haiti, DePaul University, Anne Hastings, American Institute of Architects, Leogane, Collaborative Design for Sustainable Housing Haiti, Federation Des Caisses, Jurate Kazickas, Wyclef Jean, Yele Haiti, Hugh Locke, Jim Luce, James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation, Cine Institute of Jacmel, Yele Corps, Port-Au-Prince, International University Center Haiti, International Museum of Art Haiti, YMCA Haiti, Noushin Ehsan, Petite Goave, Orphans International Worldwide Haiti, Konsey Nasyonal Finansman Popile, Stanford L. Luce, Kenneth Merten, Haitian Diaspora, Larry Mellon, Microfinance, Zafen, Haitian Hometown Associations, Bob Cushman, NPH Saint Damien Hospital, Haiti, Fonkoze, Hopital Ste Croix Leogane, Katleen Felix, New Haiti, Teach the World on-Line, Achilles Kids, Ecole De La Redemption, Benjamin Gilman, International YMCA, Deschapelles, Coopcab, World News
Jim Luce

Haiti needs hope -- and so many private initiatives doing so much could do even more -- with your support. There is so much hope for Haiti. Let's fund it.

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DePaul University Accused Of Denying Tenure To Minority Professors

Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Dennis Holtschneider, Quinetta Shelby, Norman Finkelstein, College Politics, Depaul University Tenure, Sexism, Depaul Tenure Process, Racism, Namita Goswami, DePaul University, University Politics, Chicago News

In 2007, Chicago's DePaul University attracted national attention when it denied tenure to the controversial Israeli-Palestine scholar Norman Finkelst...

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Law Profs Say Yes To Legalizing Pot

Posted 05.25.2011 | College
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More than 75 law professors have signed an open letter to California voters in support of Proposition 19, a ballot motion that would make growth and r...

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DePaul Teams Up With Featherproof Books For New Publishing Course

Chicagoist | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Depaul Indie Publishing, Featherproof Books, Depaul Publishing Course, Featherproof, Jonathan Messinger, DePaul University, Chicago News

Depending on who's offering their opinion, the Kindle and iPad are either killing the publishing industry or reviving it. But if the curriculum at DeP...

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