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The DePaulia

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The DePaulia

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The DePaulia

Sunscreen and stress-free: Study abroad programs take students to new sights during spring break

Sunscreen and stress-free: Study abroad programs take students to new sights during spring break

Ashley Peréz, Contributing Writer April 7, 2024

With DePaul University's unusual quarter schedule, many opportunities for students to travel during the short 10 weeks are lost, as students' schedules become jam-packed with core classes.  Some of...

From left, Crane Benson, Silver MacAuley, Jules Mortensen and Ope Animashaun play the Buddy Abroad card game that is meant to help students acclimate to studying abroad.

“Buddy Abroad”: New board game enhances international program

Eli Smith, Contributing Writer November 5, 2023

Diana Mahalia, a 19-year-old animation major at DePaul, never went out of the country until she went on a Study Abroad trip to London and Wales last summer. Although she was excited to go, she said navigating...

Students study abroad in spite of global pandemic

Students study abroad in spite of global pandemic

Ava O'Malley December 28, 2020

In more “normal” years, DePaul University sends their students to all corners of the globe through numerous study abroad programs. Students looking to go abroad could study in countries such as Italy,...

The most popular study abroad destinations for American students. (Carolyn Duff / The DePaulia)

DePaul cancels all Summer 2020 study abroad trips

Rebecca Meluch, News Editor March 13, 2020

DePaul has cancelled all university-sponsored Summer 2020 study abroad programs because of the COVID-19 outbreak, according to DePaul Study Abroad Director Martha McGivern, who  announced the decision...

In this July 25, 2018, file photo, pedestrians cross over University Avenue on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz. As concerns about China’s virus outbreak spread, universities all over the world are scrambling to assess the risks to their programs. One diagnosis was confirmed at ASU and another at the University of Massachusetts at Boston, which said the infected student had recently traveled to Wuhan.

Universities cancel study-abroad programs amid virus fears

Associated Press February 6, 2020

As concerns about China's virus outbreak spread, universities are scrambling to assess the risks to their programs, and some are canceling study-abroad opportunities and prohibiting travel affecting hundreds...

Beyond Chicago: DePaul students celebrate holiday traditions around the world

Holly Jenvey December 25, 2019

As soon as Fall Quarter came to a close, many students left DePaul’s campuses either to kick back and ring in the holidays with family or continued studying over the December Intersession. While many...

Erna Hrstic in Mostar, Bosnia.

Scholarship recipient takes study abroad beyond academia

Jenna Ranieri October 21, 2019

When she’s not in class, Erna Hrstic spends her days exploring Sarajevo’s city center and talking with fellow exchange students. It’s not unusual to see Hrstic and her friends sitting in a cafe talking...

A Palestinian man hurls a tear gas grenade back at Israeli police forces in a clash on the Gaza Strip.
(Photo courtesy of the Associated Press)

Study abroad trip to Israel reviewed following State Department advisory

Graciella Saucedo-Rivera, Contributing Writer February 19, 2018

A few months ago, the United States Department of State Travel adjusted the way that it measures its worldwide travel warning system. Now, those changes in the State Department’s reporting procedure...

The group posed for a picture atop Mount Bental in the Golan Heights near Israel’s northeastern border with Syria.
(Photo courtesy of Olivia Adams)

With tensions high, student leaders travel to Israel

Benjamin Conboy, Editor in Chief January 8, 2018

Amid tense geopolitical strife, student leaders traveled to Israel to learn about the Israel-Palestine conflict and Middle Eastern culture in a trip sponsored by the Jewish United Fund. They covered ground...

The study abroad program will have students visit Harry Potter-related sites like Platform 9 3/4. (Ally Zacek/The DePaulia)

English department creates “Harry Potter” study abroad program

Ben Conboy and Dirce Toca October 23, 2017

DePaul students, all aboard the Hogwarts Express! DePaul’s English department recently announced the creation of a new study abroad program for Harry Potter fans. The program curriculum will include...

Interest in study abroad unchanged in light of attacks

Interest in study abroad unchanged in light of attacks

Sabrina Miresse September 25, 2017

On Sept. 17, four Boston College students studying abroad in Paris had hydrochloric acid thrown at their faces by a woman with a history of psychiatric issues. In light of such terrorist attacks that...

DePaul study abroad: London Calling

DePaul study abroad: London Calling

Carolyn Duff October 11, 2015

I’m about three and a half weeks into my study abroad trip, and the “honeymoon phase” is over. While I’m still absolutely thrilled to be here, I now realize that I’m not living in a sparkling,...

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