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The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

Budget Crisis '23

Robert Manuel at a 'Design DePaul' event held on January 26,
2023, at the Holtschneider Performance Center, superimposed
over the logo of University of Indianapolis on the side of the
'Greyhound Village' which opened in 2016 during Manuel's
tenure.

Costly consequences: How DePaul President Robert Manuel’s strategy and leadership left UIndy in the red

Patrick Sloan-Turner, Online Managing Editor May 22, 2023

More than a decade ago, Robert Manuel used a metaphor at his presidential inauguration ceremony at the University of Indianapolis (UIndy) to convey a vision for the future of the institution, then...

The Jarvis CDM graduate admissions office and academic success center located in the DePaul Center. Recently, three academic advisors for CDM transferred or left their positions at the university.

CDM students frustrated over abrupt loss of academic advisors

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor May 15, 2023

DePaul students began registering for summer and fall classes toward the end of April, leading many to seek assistance from their academic advisors for creating schedules that bring them closer to graduation.  Tabitha...

The west entrance to the Schmitt Academic Center (SAC) on Jan. 9, 2023. Many Faculty Council representatives voiced their criticism on the budget to Provost Salma Ghanem last Wednesday, May 3.

Ghanem addresses Faculty Council reps criticism of DePaul’s budget process, lack of cohesion

Patrick Sloan-Turner, Online Managing Editor May 7, 2023

The agenda for this month's Faculty Council meeting did not list either DePaul's budget gap or the Strategic Resource Allocation Committee (SRAC). Still, the topic dominated a portion of the May 3 meeting,...

Erika L. Sánchez is the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Chair of the Latino American and Latino Studies program. DePaul did not renew her contract.

‘They’ve taken this away from me’: Best-selling author, DePaul prof. Erika L. Sánchez’s contract not renewed

Jacqueline Cardenas, La DePaulia Editor-in-Chief April 16, 2023

Erika L. Sánchez, a New York Times best-selling author and DePaul term faculty, received the news on April 10 that she was among the six term faculty whose contracts would not be renewed for the upcoming...

President Robert L. Manuel said the budget cuts include the non-renewal several of DePaul’s term faculty (non-tenured, full time professors) contracts.

DePaul’s budget gap: What is known and what remains unclear

Patrick Sloan-Turner, Online Managing Editor April 16, 2023

While rumors of impending cuts circulated throughout the university for the past few months, news broke last Monday that DePaul’s budget gap totals more than $56 million. Since then, the community has...

An emotional Jessica Patrick shares her experiences connecting with staff and faculty at DePaul University during the April 10 protest.

DePaul leadership, SRAC work to minimize staff layoffs: Staff Council anticipates more cuts

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor April 16, 2023

“What if I don't leave, would I then be someone who could potentially lose my job?”  This is one of many prominent questions Victoria Van Kirk, president of Staff Council and a representative on...

DePaul freshman Vanessa Ramon-Ibarra was one of many demonstrators at the student organized demonstration supporting faculty in wake of last week's news of cuts to term faculty contracts.

‘It’s not Vincentian’: Students protest budget, meet with university officials

Jake Cox, Digital Managing Editor April 16, 2023

April is usually marked by the mundane ritual of contract renewal for term faculty at DePaul.   This year, the situation is much more complex. On Monday April 10, students gathered on the corner of Sheffield...

Budget crisis vocabulary guide

Budget crisis vocabulary guide

Jake Cox, Digital Managing Editor April 16, 2023

Here's a list of terms and definitions to help readers better understand DePaul's budget gap ongoing budget crisis. Budget Gap - Easily confused and misattributed as a “deficit”, DePaul is currently...

Student protestors cover the sidewalk outside the Lincoln Park Student Center, on the corner of Sheffield Ave. and Belden Ave. with phrases in support of DePaul faculty and staff.

Op-Ed: DePaul’s Budget Crisis: Where is student government?

Wesley Janicki April 16, 2023

The DePaulia staff is committed to providing the paper’s readers with information they need to know, while trusting the readership to reach its own conclusions on the basis of that information.   This...

Kevin Holechko is serving as SGA president for the current school year. In the role, he also serves as a representative on the Strategic Resource Allocation Committee (SRAC), a group involved in recommending strategies to DePaul's various colleges to combat the budget gap.

Op-ed: SGA president addresses budget gap

Kevin Holechko, Student Government Association President April 16, 2023

The DePaulia staff is committed to providing the paper’s readers with information they need to know, while trusting the readership to reach its own conclusions on the basis of that information.   My...

OPINION: ‘Here we do’ (cut faculty)

OPINION: ‘Here we do’ (cut faculty)

Lucia Preziosi, Content Managing Editor April 16, 2023

Following the developing news of DePaul's budget crisis, university personnel and students are reacting to attempts made in the past week to patch a $56.5 million gap, partially through faculty cuts. Where...

Megan Galarza, a student organizer, speaks to the crowd of protestors.

DePaul students organize in response to budget gap

Jake Cox, Digital Managing Editor April 10, 2023

On the same day expected to be marked with the first round of terminations at the hands of DePaul’s budget crisis, student organizers mobilized in support of DePaul faculty.  Information gathered...

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