DePaul budget approved for 2020-21 academic year
Bianca Cseke, Online Managing Editor
March 8, 2020
DePaul has an $11 million budget gap for the 2020-21 academic year and has yet to determine what areas will see cuts, the university announced Friday. The Board of Trustees approved at its March 5 meeting a $576 million budget that reflects declining enrollment, the need to invest in new academic...
DePaul adds new Board of Trustees members
Shane René, Editor-in-Chief
January 27, 2020
DePaul University’s Board of Trustees will bring aboard six newly elected members, including Gery Chico, a former candidate for mayor of Chicago, according to a university press release. The new board members come from a variety of professional backgrounds, ranging from corporate banking and invest...
DePaul trustee steps down from Federal Reserve board position amid federal investigation
Bianca Cseke, Online Managing Editor
November 1, 2019
Anne Pramaggiore, the DePaul Board of Trustees member who abruptly left her position as CEO of Exelon after the utility company received two subpoenas in a broader federal investigation, has also stepped down from her position on the Federal Reserve Bank, the Chicago Tribune reported. Her role as chair of the Federal Reserve was just one of several positions Pramaggiore holds in Chicago, including one of DePaul's...
Page 29: What does it take to remove a DePaul trustee?
Hannah Mitchell and Shane René
October 30, 2019
On this week's episode of Page 29, we hear from Online Managing Editor Bianca Cseke about her experience reporting on DePaul University's Board of Trustees. Then, Editor-in-Chief Shane René and Print Managing Editor Lacey Latch talk about men's basketball star Max Strus, who recently landed a two-way...
Federal probe raises questions about DePaul Board of Trustees protocols
Bianca Cseke, Online Managing Editor
October 28, 2019
As Anne Pramaggiore, a member of DePaul’s Board of Trustees, remains involved in a far-reaching federal investigation into political corruption in Illinois, it remains unclear what exactly it would take for a trustee to be removed. Pramaggiore, who has been a trustee since 2010, left her position as C...
DePaul trustee retires from Exelon amid federal probe
October 17, 2019
A member of DePaul’s Board of Trustees who abruptly resigned from her position as CEO of Exelon Utilities on Tuesday amidst a federal investigation into the company’s lobbying practices is still a member of the board, according to a university spokesperson. Anne Pramaggiore, who was elected to the Boa...
Open letter to the DePaul Board of Trustees: Make your investment profile public
James Langford, Contributing Writer
May 14, 2018
Correction: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that DePaul University pulled its investments with Israel in 2014. The university never pulled investments within Israel. The editors acknowledge and regret the error. Every day, when walking past the Student Center on DePaul’s Linco...
DePaul releases first draft of 6-year plan
Benjamin Conboy, News Editor
March 5, 2018
DePaul has released the first draft of its six-year plan, outlining the steps the university hopes to take to correct some of its problems, create new opportunities and ensure its longevity as an institution. The plan was created with input from students, faculty and staff at town halls over the last ...
Investment expert joins DePaul’s Board of Trustees
Evan Sully, Contributing Writer
January 8, 2018
DePaul’s Board of Trustees has announced that Judith Greffin will be its 45th member. Greffin is a 25-year veteran at Allstate Insurance Company, where she worked her way up to executive vice president and chief investment officer, while leading a global investment group managing more than $85 billion...
BREAKING: University selects Cal Poly provost for DePaul position
Grant Myatt
February 18, 2015
The DePaul Board of Trustees elected Marten L. denBoer as the new provost for the university today, according to a release. DenBoer, who is currently the provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, will assume the role of provost on July 1...
New members elected to DePaul Board of Trustees
Amanda Crane
September 15, 2014
DePaul recently elected three members to its 40-member board of trustees. Read More »...
