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Efforts to make public relations and advertising more diverse and inclusive earn CMN professor provost award

Efforts to make public relations and advertising more diverse and inclusive earn CMN professor provost award

​​​Sydney Dillard, associate professor in the College of Communication, led efforts to recruit students from historically underrepresented... read more

Major AI-Human Communications Research Project Launched by DePaul and Chicago PR Leaders

Major AI-Human Communications Research Project Launched by DePaul and Chicago PR Leaders

​​​​​​​Chicago communication professionals are bullish about the adoption of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in their organizations,... read more

John Quiñones to receive Distinguished Journalist Award from DePaul University

John Quiñones to receive Distinguished Journalist Award from DePaul University

​​John Quiñones, Emmy-award winning, ABC News veteran, will be honored with the Distinguished Journalist Award and Rachel Hinton, a 2017... read more

‘DEPAUL’S BLUE BOOK’ HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF NATION’S BEST HIGH SCHOOL WRITING

‘DEPAUL’S BLUE BOOK’ HIGHLIGHTS SOME OF NATION’S BEST HIGH SCHOOL WRITING

​​​​​  ​Chris Solís Green, a DePaul English faculty member, is the editor of "DePaul’s Blue Book: Best American High School... read more

PRAD Receives PRWeek Second Place Honorable Mention Award for Outstanding Education Program

PRAD Receives PRWeek Second Place Honorable Mention Award for Outstanding Education Program

​​​​​​​The College of Communication's Public Relations and Advertising (PRAD) program was named Honorable Mention, Second... read more

DePaul University names Alexandra Murphy dean of the College of Communication

DePaul University names Alexandra Murphy dean of the College of Communication

​​​​A longtime DePaul University leader and recognized communication studies scholar who has promoted innovation within the College of... read more

Two DePaul faculty members piece together images to make a photo mosaic—and a statement

Two DePaul faculty members piece together images to make a photo mosaic—and a statement

​​​​​​In September 2021, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to rage around the planet, Jay Baglia began documenting its familiar detritus:... read more

Judy Woodruff to receive Distinguished Journalist Award from DePaul University

Judy Woodruff to receive Distinguished Journalist Award from DePaul University

​​​​​​​​​​​​Center for Journalism Integrity & Excellence also honors DePaul alumna Sally Ramirez​CHICAGO — Best known for her years... read more

DePaul Hosts Community Journalism Event in Honor of Juneteenth

DePaul Hosts Community Journalism Event in Honor of Juneteenth

​​​News organizations and mainstream journalists don't often tell stories of communities of color, and those they do tell tend to focus... read more

Advertising Students' Project Supports Police Reform

Advertising Students' Project Supports Police Reform

​​​​​DePaul advertising students had a hand in directly affecting police reform in Chicago with a campaign they created that the Chicago... read more

DePaul Earns 2022 Outstanding Education Program Award

DePaul Earns 2022 Outstanding Education Program Award

​​​Earlier this month, DePaul's Public Relations and Advertising program received the PRWeek recognition for 2022 Outstanding... read more

DePaul's College of Communication Recognized for Excellence in Public Relations and Advertising

DePaul's College of Communication Recognized for Excellence in Public Relations and Advertising

​​​​PRNEWS and PRWeek recently recognized DePaul's College of Communication as an outstanding education choice for students pursuing... read more

Mastering the Art of Professional Communication

Mastering the Art of Professional Communication

​​​​​Versatile, effective communication skills are must-haves in today’s workplace, and keeping current with communication trends is... read more

Inclusive Journalism for a Diverse Society

Inclusive Journalism for a Diverse Society

​​​​​​​The racial unrest in 2020 shone a harsh spotlight on the inequities that have plagued the United States and led many people to... read more

Communication Classes Tackle Polarization in American Society

Communication Classes Tackle Polarization in American Society

​​​​​​​​​​​​​The first graded assignment in Vincent de Paul Professor Dusty Goltz’s class, Performance for Social Change, was for students... read more

Students Report for Hoy/Chicago Tribune in New Initiative

Students Report for Hoy/Chicago Tribune in New Initiative

  DePaul College of Communication Adjunct instructor Sandra Guy Kolina has established a partnership with the Hoy/Chicago Tribune... read more

Dean Ghanem Kicks Off Blue Demons Men's B-Ball Game

Dean Ghanem Kicks Off Blue Demons Men's B-Ball Game

Salma Ghanem​, dean of the College of Communication, greeted basketball fans at yesterday's DePaul Blue Demons vs. Seton Hall Pirates... read more

DePaul PRAD Shortlisted as PRWeek Outstanding Ed Program of Year

DePaul PRAD Shortlisted as PRWeek Outstanding Ed Program of Year

  Our Public Relations and Advertising (PRAD) program has been shortlisted as Outstanding Education Program of the Year by... read more

Journalism Students Report from Field of College Football Playoff

Journalism Students Report from Field of College Football Playoff

On Tuesday Oct. 31, the College Football Playoff will release the first of seven weeks of standings for the 2017 season in a process that... read more

DePaul SPJ Named 2017 Chapter of the Year

DePaul SPJ Named 2017 Chapter of the Year

DePaul University was recently named the Society of Professional Journalists Region 5 Outstanding Campus Chapter of the Year for... read more

Fostering The Next Generation: PR Pro Bob Kornecki Gives Time, Talent & Scholarships

Fostering The Next Generation: PR Pro Bob Kornecki Gives Time, Talent & Scholarships

“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” 
― Winston S. Churchill Bob Kornecki... read more

Students Hit Home on Sustainability Projects for MLB, Fox Sports

Students Hit Home on Sustainability Projects for MLB, Fox Sports

Six executives from FOX Sports, 21st Century Fox and Major League Baseball sit side by side in the Daley building. Paper and pen in hand,... read more

Journalism Alum Named SPJ National Winner for TV News Report on Campus Controversy

Journalism Alum Named SPJ National Winner for TV News Report on Campus Controversy

College of Communication Journalism alumna Lorraine Taylor has been named a national winner for Television Breaking News Reporting in the... read more

DePaulia Investigation Wins Best Sports Story at Professional Journalism Awards

DePaulia Investigation Wins Best Sports Story at Professional Journalism Awards

​ DePaul Journalism students won first place for their investigative reporting at the Chicago Headline Club’s 40th annual Peter Lisagor... read more

Two PRAD Student Teams Win Honorable Mentions in Bateman Case Studies

Two PRAD Student Teams Win Honorable Mentions in Bateman Case Studies

Our Public Relations and Advertising faculty are cheering for two student teams who earned honorable mentions in the Bateman Case Study... read more

PRAD Receives Honorable Mention for PR Week’s Program of the Year

PRAD Receives Honorable Mention for PR Week’s Program of the Year

  Our graduate Public Relations and Advertising (PRAD) program received an honorable mention in this year’s Outstanding... read more

Lester Holt, Ben Welsh to receive distinguished journalist award from DePaul University

Lester Holt, Ben Welsh to receive distinguished journalist award from DePaul University

  ​Lester Holt, anchor of “NBC Nightly News” and “Dateline NBC,” and data journalist Ben Welsh of the Los Angeles Times will return to... read more

For the Third Consecutive Year, PRAD Students Take Top Honors at Page Case Study

For the Third Consecutive Year, PRAD Students Take Top Honors at Page Case Study

Four College of Communication Public Relations and Advertising (PRAD) students will be awarded the Jack Koten Page Principles Case... read more

Radio DePaul Wins Best Streaming College Radio Station from IBS

Radio DePaul Wins Best Streaming College Radio Station from IBS

Radio DePaul had a great weekend in New York City, as the student-produced university station was awarded four awards from the... read more

 Journalism Students Step Up like Pros

Journalism Students Step Up like Pros

“The rules are changing as we go,” says Jason Martin, associate professor and Journalism program director, talking about the study and... read more

Bronstein Examines 1970s Sexual Representation Through Porno Chic

Bronstein Examines 1970s Sexual Representation Through Porno Chic

The College of Communication's Associate Dean and Professor Carolyn Bronstein​ has co-edited (along with Whitney Strub of Rutgers... read more

Carol Marin Prepares for Her Interview with President Obama

Carol Marin Prepares for Her Interview with President Obama

DePaul University College of Communication Center for Journalism Integrity and Excellence Co-Directors Carol Marin and Don Moseley are... read more

PRAD Program Finalist in PR Week's Outstanding Education Program for '17

PRAD Program Finalist in PR Week's Outstanding Education Program for '17

For the fourth year in a row, the DePaul Public Relations and Advertising (PRAD) graduate program has been named a national finalist... read more

Autumn '16 Quarter Student Journalism Earns Numerous Laurels

Autumn '16 Quarter Student Journalism Earns Numerous Laurels

College of Communication student media recently completed an award-winning 2016 fall quarter full of national and regional collegiate awards... read more

Upcoming College Event: Transforming Yourself for the Transformation Age

Upcoming College Event: Transforming Yourself for the Transformation Age

This September, the College of Communication will be hosting a special reception and keynote address featuring Rishad Tobaccowala,... read more

Prof. Chu, Students Studying in China This Summer

Prof. Chu, Students Studying in China This Summer

Professor Kelly Chu's CMN 398: Study Abroad class focuses on Advertising and Social Media in China.Chu and her students from all majors... read more

Come Summertime, the World Wide Web is DePaul's Largest Campus

Come Summertime, the World Wide Web is DePaul's Largest Campus

​Online summer school is proving as popular as most things in the digital world. Last year more students took summer courses on the web than... read more

Curious City Founder, Hearken CEO visits DePaul Journalism Class

Curious City Founder, Hearken CEO visits DePaul Journalism Class

Brandel used to work at WBEZ in Chicago and started “Curious City,” a widely popular program that involves solving questions that come up... read more

Center for Journalism Integrity and Excellence Dedicated at Reception

Center for Journalism Integrity and Excellence Dedicated at Reception

​​On May 5, Carol Marin and Don Moseley were welcomed to DePaul University with a reception to officially... read more

DePaul Journalism Faculty Win Peabody Award

DePaul Journalism Faculty Win Peabody Award

  The co-directors of the Center for Journalism Integrity and Excellence at DePaul University were recognized as part of one of five... read more

PRAD Students Awarded Arthur W. Page Society Grand Prize for Starbucks Study

PRAD Students Awarded Arthur W. Page Society Grand Prize for Starbucks Study

Three students in our Public Relations and Advertising program, have been announced as the Grand Prize winners for  the Arthur W. Page... read more

MLK Jr. Inspires Award-Winning Student Speech

MLK Jr. Inspires Award-Winning Student Speech

Originally published in DePaul Magazine.Sophomore Yara Ismail, who is majoring in Public Relations and Advertising and minoring in... read more

PRWeek Names DePaul PRAD 'Program of the Year' Finalist

PRWeek Names DePaul PRAD 'Program of the Year' Finalist

We are very proud to announce that the College of Communication's Public Relations and Advertising program has been named a short-list... read more

Acclaimed Chicago Journalists Marin and Moseley to Co-Direct New Center for Journalism Integrity and Excellence

Acclaimed Chicago Journalists Marin and Moseley to Co-Direct New Center for Journalism Integrity and Excellence

Truth, accuracy, fairness and context will serve as the guiding principles for DePaul University’s new Center for Journalism Integrity and... read more

DePaul PRSSA Chapter Wins First Star Chapter Award

DePaul PRSSA Chapter Wins First Star Chapter Award

The Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) at DePaul was awarded the first Star Chapter Award at this year’s PRSSA 2015... read more

Radio DePaul Earns Five National Broadcasting Awards

Radio DePaul Earns Five National Broadcasting Awards

Radio DePaul, DePaul University’s student-run radio station, won five national awards between two separate college broadcasting and... read more

DePaulia Wins Best of Show, Other Categories at ACP/CMA Awards

DePaulia Wins Best of Show, Other Categories at ACP/CMA Awards

The DePaulia won 14 college media awards, including Best of Show, at the annual Associated Collegiate Press/College Media... read more

DePaulia Students Report from D.C. on Pope's US Visit

DePaulia Students Report from D.C. on Pope's US Visit

In late September, two editors from our student-produced newspaper The DePaulia traveled to the nation's capitol to cover Pope Francis’... read more

Innovation Lab Prepares Next Generation of Social Media Practitioners

Innovation Lab Prepares Next Generation of Social Media Practitioners

At Gatorade, it’s called Mission Control. Target knows it as Guest Central, while the American Red Cross deems it the Digital Operations... read more

The DePaulia Named 12 Category Finalist for Annual ACP-CMA Awards

The DePaulia Named 12 Category Finalist for Annual ACP-CMA Awards

The DePaulia has been named a Finalist in 12 categories in the national Pinnacle and Pacemaker awards.The award ceremonies will be held in... read more

The DePaulia: Celebrate Volume 100! Reception

The DePaulia: Celebrate Volume 100! Reception

This fall, The DePaulia, our award-winning student newspaper, will begin publishing its 100th volume. To mark the occasion, alumni of The... read more

Miller, Upton Recognized For Stellar Student Advising

Miller, Upton Recognized For Stellar Student Advising

Two of the College of Communication’s team of student advisors were noted by the university’s DePaul Academic Advising Network (DAAN) at... read more

College of Communication Grad Sees Advertising as Storytelling

College of Communication Grad Sees Advertising as Storytelling

As a college student majoring in hospitality leadership, Jose Juarez fell in love with advertising after realizing “advertising is... read more

PRAD Undergrad Speaks at Frank Karel Conference

PRAD Undergrad Speaks at Frank Karel Conference

"I found out about the opportunity through DePaul and I am so grateful for the experience."

DePaulia Makes Big Showing at 2015 ICPA Awards

DePaulia Makes Big Showing at 2015 ICPA Awards

The DePaulia writes the book — er, periodical on how good journalism is done

PRAD Program Honors PR Greats at Plank Center Event

PRAD Program Honors PR Greats at Plank Center Event

The College of Communication attends the 10th annual Plank Center Milestones in Mentoring Awards

Miami: A Stage for the Latino Story in Media and Communication

Miami: A Stage for the Latino Story in Media and Communication

Study: Miami deadline extended to November 15

Student Journalism Work Finalists in 2014 Eppys

Student Journalism Work Finalists in 2014 Eppys

College of Communication student journalism work places in EPPY finals

College of Communication Student Media Grab Big Noms at Pinnacle Awards

College of Communication Student Media Grab Big Noms at Pinnacle Awards

​​The DePaulia, Radio DePaul both nominated in College Media Association annual awards

The DePaulia Launches New Website

The DePaulia Launches New Website

​Same great news, all new views

SPJ/ONA DePaul Named Region 5 Chapter of Year

SPJ/ONA DePaul Named Region 5 Chapter of Year

​Previously ​earned award in '13, '11

SPJ/ONA DePaul Hosts Women in Sports Journalism Panel

SPJ/ONA DePaul Hosts Women in Sports Journalism Panel

​​Professional advice from women working in sports journalism

College of Communication Hosts LatinoUSA's Quiz the Media Event

College of Communication Hosts LatinoUSA's Quiz the Media Event

LatinoUSA's “Quiz the Media”, teamed journalism and media students from three Chicago schools to pose questions to a group of... read more

Journalism Students Take Home 23 SPJ Awards

Journalism Students Take Home 23 SPJ Awards

Big regional accolades include seven first-place wins

DePaulia Student Newspaper Archives Available Online

DePaulia Student Newspaper Archives Available Online

​All the​ DePaul journalism history that's fit to digitize

PRAD Students Present Winning Cases for Arthur W. Page Society

PRAD Students Present Winning Cases for Arthur W. Page Society

Students from graduate Corporate Communication Class win in public relations competition

DePaulia Takes Top Honors in ICPA Awards

DePaulia Takes Top Honors in ICPA Awards

DePau​lia continues impressive run at ICPA with 16 wins, top honor

Listen Up! Radio DePaul Tunes in to Success

Listen Up! Radio DePaul Tunes in to Success

The award-winning Radio DePaul is broadcasting loud and clear

Making Strides to Improve Health Care Communication, One Step at a Time

Making Strides to Improve Health Care Communication, One Step at a Time

​ When Don Martin, a professor and associate dean in the College of Communication, joined the board of directors for Operation Walk... read more

Chicago Tribune App Developer Workshops with SPJ/ONA DePaul

Chicago Tribune App Developer Workshops with SPJ/ONA DePaul

Andy Boyle leads a coding workshop SPJ/ONA DePaul members

PRWeek Names DePaul PRAD Education Program of the Year Finalist

PRWeek Names DePaul PRAD Education Program of the Year Finalist

"This accolade reflects a great deal of hard work from a lot of people in our PR program,” said Interim Dean Bruno Teboul

Good Day DePaul Student Feature Story Wins Top Honor at Television Awards

Good Day DePaul Student Feature Story Wins Top Honor at Television Awards

Good Day DePaul's Jessica Paris wins first place

DePaul SPJ Chapter Joins Online News Association

DePaul SPJ Chapter Joins Online News Association

SPJ DePau​l has reorganized as SPJ/ONA DePaul to better serve its student journalism members at DePaul University, the organization has announced.

Investigative Journalism Class Spurs FOX News Report on For-Profit Adoptions

Investigative Journalism Class Spurs FOX News Report on For-Profit Adoptions

​DePaul student journalism work helps inspire major media investigation​

PRSSA Wins Award for Best Regional Conference

PRSSA Wins Award for Best Regional Conference

​DePaul PRSSA Chapter wins fourth Tehan Award at PRSSA National Conference

DePaulia Wins 2nd Place Best of Show at ACP Convention

DePaulia Wins 2nd Place Best of Show at ACP Convention

DeP​aulia places in ACA Best in Show for second year in a row

The DePaulia Archives Go Digital

The DePaulia Archives Go Digital

DePaulia archives reaching back to 1923 will be available digitally

Dollarocracy Book Discussion and Authors Signing

Dollarocracy Book Discussion and Authors Signing

College hosts authors in discussion of the media election complex

SPJ DePaul Named National Campus Chapter of the Year

SPJ DePaul Named National Campus Chapter of the Year

​SPJ DePaul was named National Campus Chapter of the Year for the second time in three years

Better Communication, Better Care

Better Communication, Better Care

Don Martin, associate dean of the College of Communication, is a true believer

adVentors Wins SRL Award

adVentors Wins SRL Award

adVentors named Student Organization of the Year

Radio DePaul Featured on CBI's Weekly Showcase

Radio DePaul Featured on CBI's Weekly Showcase

Radio DePaul is featured on College Broadcasters, Inc.'s Weekly Showcase

DePaulia Earns 11 at ICPA Awards

DePaulia Earns 11 at ICPA Awards

Including second place for General Excellence for a Non-Daily Big-School Newspaper

Seminar for Reporting on Globalization Hosted at DePaul this March

Seminar for Reporting on Globalization Hosted at DePaul this March

College to host 'Covering Globalization at the Local Level' seminar

SPJ DePaul Named Campus Chapter of the Year

SPJ DePaul Named Campus Chapter of the Year

SPJ DePaul named National Campus Chapter of the Year