When I was told that the city was my campus at my first orientation at DePaul, I took it to heart. And like so many people, I loved the city so much I stayed for as long as I could.
Over the next...
The Covid-19 pandemic has led various Chicago universities to hold virtual graduations again this year, such as DePaul University, Columbia College Chicago, Loyola University and Northwestern University....
On April 12, DePaul’s Office for Academic Events sent out an email to the graduating class of 2021 announcing a “Graduation Celebration” will take place on campus. The event will allow graduating...
On March 27, DePaul announced it would cancel traditional in-person commencement ceremonies in favor of a “series of virtual ceremonies” to be held June 13.
DePaul’s leadership team in consultation...
Bianca Cseke, Online Managing Editor
/ May 7, 2020
Joe Keery, a star in Netflix's "Stranger Things" and a 2014 DePaul theatre alum, will participate in June's virtual commencement ceremonies, the university announced in an email Thursday morning.
Each...
Maria Guerrero, La DePaulia Managing Editor
/ March 29, 2020
Una ceremonia de graduación es más que una celebración para los estudiantes universitarios latinx de primera generación que inspiran a la próxima generación.
Los estudiantes latinx de primera...
Maria Guerrero, La DePaulia Managing Editor
/ March 29, 2020
A commencement ceremony is more than a graduation for first-generation Latinx college students inspiring the next generation.
First generation Latinx students won’t get the chance to turn their tassel...
Traditional in-person graduation ceremonies will not be held this May or June, DePaul announced Friday in an email. Instead, the university is planning a “series of virtual ceremonies.”
The decision...
Emma Oxnevad, Online Managing Editor
/ April 15, 2019
For the class of 2018, the hope of a stress-free graduation was quickly squashed when a new ticketing policy was enforced. While graduates of years past were able to invite an unlimited number of guests...
The deadline for DePaul commencement speaker applications is April 12, but at a university with a large student body, how are student speakers chosen and what does it take to give an address at commencement?
Students...
A humanitarian activist, public relations executive and pianist were among the list of dignitaries who will speak at 2015 commencement, the university revealed Tuesday.
Cherif Bassiouni, an...