Press Releases



Election 2024: DePaul University experts available to discuss races across U.S.

Election 2024: DePaul University experts available to discuss races across U.S.

​CHICAGO — Less than a week from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago and three months from election day, candidates are making their pitch... read more

$1.6 million gift bolsters Business Law at DePaul University

$1.6 million gift bolsters Business Law at DePaul University

DePaul College of Law alumnus Marc Lieberman and his wife, Cindy, strengthen interdisciplinary programs with a $1.6 million legacy gift through their estate plan. ​

Experts from DePaul University available to discuss 2024 primaries, general election

Experts from DePaul University available to discuss 2024 primaries, general election

​CHICAGO — With the 2024 election season underway, voters are weighing in at primaries and caucuses around the country. DePaul University experts are... read more

Election experts from DePaul University available to discuss key 2024 campaign topics

Election experts from DePaul University available to discuss key 2024 campaign topics

​​CHICAGO — Just 15 months away from Election Day 2024, campaigns for the presidency and Senate are well underway. More than a dozen Republican... read more

What to know about the state of voting rights ahead of 2024

What to know about the state of voting rights ahead of 2024

CHICAGO — In a pair of decisions this summer that surprised some voting rights advocates, the U.S. Supreme Court went against the trend of... read more

Experts available to discuss refugees and forced migration

Experts available to discuss refugees and forced migration

​ CHICAGO — As hundreds of Afghan families prepare to resettle in the Chicago region, DePaul University faculty experts are available to... read more

DePaul University College of Law receives $1 million gift to establish Kopple Scholars Endowment

DePaul University College of Law receives $1 million gift to establish Kopple Scholars Endowment

​​CHICAGO — The DePaul University College of Law announces the Kopple Scholars Endowment, made possible through a $1 million gift from alumnus Robert... read more

 Comedy, health care, theatre and law: Meet DePaul University’s Class of 2020

Comedy, health care, theatre and law: Meet DePaul University’s Class of 2020

CHICAGO — This June, DePaul University will celebrate the Class of 2020 in an unprecedented way: Online ceremonies that will provide graduates,... read more

Law grad focuses on homelessness, social justice

Law grad focuses on homelessness, social justice

​​​CHICAGO — DePaul University’s mission to serve others has always meant something special to Ezra Graham ​Lintner. During their studies at the... read more

DePaul University experts available to discuss recovery, life after the COVID-19 pandemic

DePaul University experts available to discuss recovery, life after the COVID-19 pandemic

​CHICAGO — Recovery. Reentry. Reopen. Return. A new normal. Faculty experts at DePaul University are available for news media interviews about what... read more

DHGE and DePaul University collaborate to offer custom-designed online education programs for healthcare professionals

DHGE and DePaul University collaborate to offer custom-designed online education programs for healthcare professionals

​CHICAGO — In its most ambitious partnership to date, Dignity Health Global Education (DHGE), the leading healthcare workforce development company, is... read more

Law grad completes 1,000 hours of public service

Law grad completes 1,000 hours of public service

CHICAGO — Amanda Moreland doesn’t turn down an opportunity to serve. During an involvement fair her first year at DePaul University’s College of Law,... read more

Championing the humanities: DePaul University receives $750K from Mellon Foundation to launch experiential collaborative

Championing the humanities: DePaul University receives $750K from Mellon Foundation to launch experiential collaborative

CHICAGO — DePaul University has been awarded a four-year, $750,000 grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation in support of a humanities initiative... read more

DePaul University announces 2019 commencement speakers

DePaul University announces 2019 commencement speakers

CHICAGO — DePaul University’s 120th commencement will celebrate an estimated 6,600 graduates during seven separate ceremonies May 18 and June... read more

Health law scholars to explore biohacking, artificial intelligence, citizen science

Health law scholars to explore biohacking, artificial intelligence, citizen science

CHICAGO — Experts on the promises and perils of technological and data-driven innovations in health are set to gather at DePaul University’s College... read more

DePaul University College of Law sets summit on combating sex trafficking for Feb. 11

DePaul University College of Law sets summit on combating sex trafficking for Feb. 11

CHICAGO — The state of affairs of sex trafficking in the city of Chicago and what can be done to combat modern day slavery will be addressed in panel... read more

Mental health advocacy, game design drive DePaul University grads

Mental health advocacy, game design drive DePaul University grads

CHICAGO —More than 6,700 DePaul University students are graduating this year and many will gather this weekend at five commencement ceremonies to... read more

Law graduate plans career in the military

Law graduate plans career in the military

CHICAGO — It was in third or fourth grade when LaSheda Brooks remembers first declaring her intention to become a lawyer. "I used to talk a lot... read more

In memoriam: Emeritus Professor of Law M. Cherif Bassiouni

In memoriam: Emeritus Professor of Law M. Cherif Bassiouni

CHICAGO — Human rights advocate, renowned legal scholar and DePaul University Emeritus Professor of Law M. Cherif Bassiouni died Sept. 25 at the age... read more

DePaul University College of Law to graduate 240 students May 14

DePaul University College of Law to graduate 240 students May 14

CHICAGO — DePaul University College of Law will hold its commencement ceremony May 14, when an estimated 240 students will receive... read more

DePaul University announces 2017 commencement speakers

DePaul University announces 2017 commencement speakers

CHICAGO — Speakers for DePaul University’s 119th commencement ceremonies are leaders in their respective fields including education, broadcast... read more

ACA: What’s next? DePaul University health law policy expert says market-based mechanisms need price transparency for consumers

ACA: What’s next? DePaul University health law policy expert says market-based mechanisms need price transparency for consumers

CHICAGO — DePaul University associate law professor Wendy Netter Epstein, an expert in the Affordable Care Act and Republican proposals to repeal and... read more

DePaul University joins 1871, the nation’s largest entrepreneurial technology incubator

DePaul University joins 1871, the nation’s largest entrepreneurial technology incubator

CHICAGO — With a commitment to innovation, quality education and providing real-world experiences to students, DePaul University is opening a... read more

Meet DePaul University’s class of 2016

Meet DePaul University’s class of 2016

CHICAGO — Beneath the sea of mortarboards at DePaul University’s 118th commencement ceremonies, some 6,500 graduates will reflect... read more

College of Law graduate lands public interest law ‘dream job’

College of Law graduate lands public interest law ‘dream job’

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DePaul University College of Law to graduate 250 students May 15

DePaul University College of Law to graduate 250 students May 15

​CHICAGO — DePaul University College of Law will hold its commencement ceremony May 15 at the Rosemont Theatre where some 250 students will receive... read more

Local law firms support student legal services at DePaul

Local law firms support student legal services at DePaul

CHICAGO — DePaul University students who fight bad landlords or contest frivolous lawsuits now have more support, thanks to donations from... read more

DePaul University 2016 commencement speakers: Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, and business, education, technology and humanitarian thought leaders

DePaul University 2016 commencement speakers: Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, and business, education, technology and humanitarian thought leaders

​CHICAGO — Speakers for DePaul University’s 118th commencement ceremonies are thought leaders in their respective fields including education,... read more

Cyber-risk conference: ‘A New Manhattan Project’

Cyber-risk conference: ‘A New Manhattan Project’

​​​​​CHICAGO — A series of cyberattacks in July 2015 on the New York Stock Exchange’s electronic trading platform, the Wall Street Journal’s website... read more

Meet DePaul University’s class of 2015

Meet DePaul University’s class of 2015

CHICAGO — Some 6,700 students will graduate from DePaul University this academic year and among them are Fulbright scholars, veterans, educators,... read more

DePaul University College of Law to graduate 280 students May 17

DePaul University College of Law to graduate 280 students May 17

CHICAGO — DePaul University College of Law will hold its commencement May 17 at the Rosemont Theatre where some 280 students will receive their... read more

Latina from Chicago’s South Side blazes trail to business law

Latina from Chicago’s South Side blazes trail to business law

It’s rarely good to scream on an airplane. Amanda Moncada was on a flight when she opened an email that made her feel like she could jump out of... read more

Jaharis investment supports DePaul College of Law programs in intellectual property and health law

Jaharis investment supports DePaul College of Law programs in intellectual property and health law

CHICAGO — A new endowment at DePaul University College of Law will expand and strengthen scholarly and educational programs in an area where two... read more