News about library resources and services for DePaul University students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends
In recognition of its founding as St. Vincent’s College in 1898, DePaul is preparing for a year-long celebration of its 125th anniversary in 2023. Earlier this month the university launched its 125th anniversary website in preparation for the milestone. To kick off the anniversary festivities, DePaul also announced the 125
This Thursday, October 14, DePaul’s annual Alumni & Family Weekend begins, and many alumni and friends will be coming together both in-person and virtually to reunite with former classmates, learn about what’s happening on campus today, and celebrate. The weekend has also traditionally been a time to reminisce and reflect
This Friday, September 24, DePaul celebrates Vinny Fest 2021. The fest is a university tradition that honors St. Vincent de Paul’s legacy and highlights the Vincentian mission in action. The event features games and activities from student organizations, academic offices, and university departments. As part of the fest, DePaul Special
In the spring of 1967, DePaul’s Black Student Union issued a series of demands to the university, including an end to discrimination against Black students in university services and organizations and wider recognition of Black culture in academics. Over the course of the next year, Black students became increasingly dissatisfied
In the winter and spring quarters of 2021, DePaul’s Special Collections and Archives will partner with the HumanitiesX Collaborative on a new internship course, the DePaul Documentary Corps. The course, led by HumanitiesX Faculty Director, Prof. Lisa Dush, will teach students oral history, the ethics of documentary practice, and give
Every quarter staff in Special Collections and Archives look forward to welcoming faculty and students to our library classroom to engage with our primary sources and analyze the physical characteristics of rare books, maps, and archival documents. While this physical interaction with collections and each other was not possible during
Long before DePaul shifted classes online this quarter due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the university was leading the way in remote instruction. In 1958, DePaul awarded one of the nation’s first “online” degrees to Edward J. Fiori, Jr., a student who attended all of his classes remotely. Fiori was an