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September 13, 2019
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VOL. 53 NO. 1
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
$20M gift establishes The Grace School of Applied Diplomacy
Russell Dorn | September 13,2019
DePaul has received a $20 million gift from anonymous benefactors to establish The Grace School of Applied Diplomacy, which is designed to transform the landscape of diplomacy by empowering a diverse generation of diplomats from a wide range of professions with the education and skills needed to develop solutions to society's most vexing challenges.
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Congratulations to DePaul's newly tenured and promoted faculty
Rachel Marciano | September 13, 2019
Many DePaul faculty are returning to campus this academic year with a promotion in rank, newly granted tenure or both. Newsline will feature tenured and promoted faculty from each college or school in upcoming editions. In the meantime, congratulations to the following DePaul faculty.
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
DePaul recognizes faculty, staff with awards at 2019 Academic Convocation
Rachel Marciano | September 13, 2019
At 2019 Academic Convocation on Sept. 5, DePaul recognized a number of faculty and staff with annual awards. This year's honorees included 30 Via Sapientiae Award recipients, the highest honor to acknowledge the contributions of individuals who have served the university.
CAMPUS AND COMMUNITY
Fall exhibitions at DePaul Art Museum examine architecture, place
Madeline Rosemurgy | September 13, 2019
DePaul Art Museum presents three new exhibitions this fall organized on the occasion of the Chicago Architecture Biennial. Together, the exhibitions - "Julia Fish: bound by spectrum," "Architectural Annotations" and "Remember Where You Are" - consider the influence of architecture, geography and place on individual narratives and experiences.
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
Meet Ben Raanan: Adapting theatre for differently-abled persons
Carolyn Brinckwirth | September 13, 2019
The struggle for recognition, acceptance and support resonates with people around the world. Issues involving stigmas and minority groups are being tackled in unprecedented ways. Ben Raanan, a graduate student in The Theatre School pursuing an MFA in directing and 2019 Newman Civic Fellow, has joined the fight and is challenging the traditional setting of a theatre by adapting it to accommodate differently-abled persons.
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Academic Convocation 2019
September 13, 2019
On Thursday, Sept. 5, DePaul faculty and staff marked the beginning of the 122nd school year during Academic Convocation at the St. Vincent de Paul Parish Church.
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Blue Demon Welcome 2019
September 13, 2019
DePaul's first new student convocation, the Blue Demon Welcome, took place on Sept. 10 at Wintrust Arena. The event was the first formal gathering for the new academic class and marked the beginning of their college journey.
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