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August 28, 2020
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VOL. 53 NO. 47
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HEY STUDENTS! NEWS YOU NEED
A guide to students starting online classes
Salma Ghanem, Interim Provost | August 28, 2020
A new academic year is approaching. Soon you will be starting fall classes, and, with only a few exceptions, those classes will take place online. Some of you, especially if you are new to DePaul, may be wondering how you will access your classes. Here's how.
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
Leadership hosts virtual town hall for students, parents
Rachel Wojnicki | August 28, 2020
More than 1,100 students and parents joined a virtual town hall on the evening of Aug. 20, submitting nearly 500 questions to DePaul leadership on topics ranging from tuition to housing to student services.
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University introduces student guide for fall 2020
University Marketing and Communications | August 28, 2020
"Take Care of DePaul, Together" is a guide provided to students to help them navigate DePaul's services and the physical campus safely, in light of city and state guidelines for limiting the spread of COVID-19.
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Update on Department of Education's Title IX policy changes
Office of Gender Equity | August 28, 2020
DePaul is implementing changes in light of the Department of Education's previously announced regulations directing schools to implement procedures to redress Title IX-based reports of sexual harassment and sexual assault. In response to the DOE's deadline, an interim addition to DePaul policies and procedures went into effect on Aug. 14.
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Gorden and Hubly are Pandemic Pioneers
Bob Sakamoto | August 28, 2020
Sports can be a gateway back to a more normal time, and that’s exactly what the National Women’s Soccer League provided during a month-long tournament that successfully navigated its way around COVID-19. From this perspective, former DePaul soccer stars Sarah Gorden and Kelli Hubly can be looked upon as pandemic pioneers.
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Mission: Connecting charity with justice
Mark Laboe | August 28, 2020
Responses to injustice based only on charity may readily be maligned for not addressing the systemic issues that cause suffering to be perpetuated; yet, properly understood, charity should be seen as an essential part of transformative action and as the vital relational and effective dimension of justice.
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Wellness: Planning during a pandemic
Natalie Altenburg | August 28, 2020
Going into autumn quarter, plans for a new school year also look different than they have during past years. The sense of unpredictability may start to spike as it can be hard to plan for the upcoming school year, and even harder to think about the possibility of another plan being changed. If you feel uncomfortable because of the uncertainty, the Office of Health Promotion and Wellness offers some tips that may be helpful.
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