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Committed
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2021 President's Report
2021President's Report
Committed
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Excellence
Committed
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Excellence
Committed
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Excellence
2021 Presidential Report
New rankings for academic achievement
Our national rankings reflect our commitment to providing a transformative education
DePaul’s approach to education compels students to see challenges not as obstacles, but as opportunities. Our national rankings demonstrate our mission to help students gain the knowledge and skills needed to make positive transformations in their disciplines, their communities and beyond.
Training Tomorrow’s Peacemakers
In 2021, DePaul named Geoffrey Wiseman, a professor, foreign service officer and celebrated expert on international diplomatic theory and practice, as the inaugural endowed chair at DePaul’s Grace School in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. Funded by an anonymous $20 million gift, the Grace School of Applied Diplomacy is dedicated to transforming the practice of diplomacy for students with a demonstrated passion for international relations.
Documentarian named Presidential Fellow
Chi-Jang Yin, associate professor in The Art School at DePaul, contributed her expertise in the areas of diversity and inclusion to advance the university's equity goals as the 2020-21 Presidential Faculty Fellow. In a series of videos she produced, she asked more than two dozen students, faculty and staff to share their personal experiences with racism and systemic oppression.
Salma Ghanem named Provost
DePaul’s Board of Trustees appointed Salma Ghanem as provost in May after serving as interim provost since July 2019 and acting provost since October 2018. Ghanem joined DePaul in August 2014 as dean of the College of Communication.
TWO NEW DEANS ARE WELCOMED TO THE UNIVERSITY
TWO NEW DEANS ARE WELCOMED TO THE UNIVERSITY
Stephanie Dance-Barnes
Dean, College of Science and Health
Stephanie Dance-Barnes, an expert in cancer biology and toxicology, serves as the dean for DePaul’s College of Science and Health. She joined DePaul from Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina.
Tatum Thomas
Dean, School of Continuing and Professional Studies
Tatum Thomas, a leader in lifelong learning, serves as the dean for the School of Continuing and Professional Studies. She joined DePaul from Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies in New York.
Innovating amid uncertainty
Faculty and students find new ways to stay connected
The greatest public health crisis in over a century unleashed the very best in our community. Students and faculty discovered new and innovative ways to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 on their studies using the latest technology to maintain their academic momentum.
College of Education launches Open Windows project
In order to earn their teacher training credits, education majors were matched with the children of faculty and staff in a remote learning program to develop skills in key subjects.
Lollapalooza class gives students virtual backstage pass
When the pandemic forced the cancellation of Lollapalooza in 2020, Communications Studies Professor Daniel Makagon launched an instantly popular summer class: Lollapalooza University at DePaul. Every week, DePaul students tuned in via Zoom to hear from famous names in the music industry about what it takes to be successful in an extremely competitive industry—including Perry Farrell, a co-founder of Lollapalooza and the lead singer of the band Jane’s Addiction.
VR connects students to Chicago
As social distancing and office closures became the primary means used by public health officials to slow the spread of COVID-19, Associate Professor Bree McEwan saw a way to help her students stay connected, using the Virtual and Augmented Reality in Communication Lab. McEwan provided headsets to her first-year students and held virtual Discover Chicago classes.
I feel a lot of college students don’t get this kind of experience. It’s not every day you get to hear from industry executives.
Lysette Huerta, Public Relations and Advertising Major