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Former US Education Secretary William Bennett Examines 'Family Values' in Ubben Lecture
September 30, 1992"The success of children has a lot to do with the values of their parents ," William J. Bennett, former U.S. Secretary of Education and "Drug Czar," told... Read More
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Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Visits DePauw
April 7, 1992[Download Video: "WTHR Clip of Margaret Thatcher at DePauw" - 1144kb]"Britain's former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher told a crowd at DePauw University... Read More
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"Now is the Time For a Commitment to Science Education," Writes Prof. John McFarland '49
June 18, 1991"Business leaders and scholars have warned for several years of a coming shortage of scientists and the severe impact it will have on the economy of the... Read More
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It's "Healing Time" for Planet Earth, Environmentalist David Brower Says in Ubben Lecture
January 25, 1991[Download Video: "David Brower at DePauw" - 667kb] "We're not thinking about what's going to happen if we want a future, and we've gotta do it," David... Read More
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Willy Brandt Discusses 'German Unification and World Peace' at DePauw
November 2, 1990[Download Audio: "Willy Brandt at DePauw" - 613kb] "What belongs together at long last can grow together," former West German Chancellor Willy Brandt told... Read More
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527 Receive Degrees at DePauw's 151st Commencement
May 26, 1990James T. Laney, president of Emory University, told 527 graduating DePauw University seniors that the lessons learned inside and out of the classroom over... Read More
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MIT's Lester Thurow Asks 'Can America Compete in the 21st Century?'
March 9, 1990[Download Audio: "Lester Thurow at DePauw" - 159kb] "The problem we face, of course, is the rest of the world is telling us we have to change," Lester... Read More
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New Dormitory, Humbert Hall, is Dedicated
October 28, 1989"Russell Humbert was proud to represent DePauw University whenever and wherever he was asked to do so," said Margaret Humbert Hixson today as Russell J... Read More
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Ground is Broken for DePauw's Center for Contemporary Media
October 27, 1989Groundbreaking ceremonies were held today for DePauw University's new $6 million Center for Contemporary Media, which will consolidate state-of-the-art... Read More
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Nobel Peace Prize Winner Elie Wiesel Examines 'Building a Moral Society' in Ubben Lecture
September 21, 1989"A university is by definition a moral society, sometimes even a moralizing society," Elie Wiesel told an audience at DePauw University today. The renowned... Read More
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Joseph Barr '39 and Thomas Gibson '64 Keynote Alumni Reunion Convocation
June 3, 1989"In August 1943 I was commanding officer of a sub-chaser sailing to invade the Salerno beachhead," Joseph Barr recalled as his delivered the golden anniversary... Read More
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William Bennett Discusses the "Transforming Effect" of Higher Education in Ubben Lecture
October 6, 1988"One of the reasons I am fairly outspoken on this matter of the meaning of undergraduate education is because it made such a difference to me," former... Read More
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Columnist William Raspberry Discusses Generational Change at DePauw Convocation
September 23, 1988"In the 1960s the dominant question was 'How do I change the world,'" syndicated newspaper columnist William Raspberry said at DePauw University today... Read More
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486 Receive Diplomas, Hear from HHS Secretary Otis Bowen
May 21, 1988Never underestimate the importance of personal and professional decisions, America's Secretary of Health and Human Services, Otis R. Bowen, told DePauw... Read More
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Zbigniew Brzezinski Discusses US-Soviet Relations, Prospects for Peace in Ubben Lecture
March 4, 1988Zbigniew Brzezinski, a senior adviser at the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies and former National Security Adviser to President... Read More
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US Civil Rights Commissioner Mary Frances Berry Discusses "Retreat From Realism" in Ubben Lecture at DePauw
November 6, 1987[Download Audio: "A Retreat From Realism" - 95kb] "We are in the midst of what I call a retreat from realism about civil rights issues at home and abroad... Read More
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Closing of the American Mind Author Allan Bloom Calls on DePauw Students to Seize "Charmed Years"
September 11, 1987[Download Audio: "Allan Bloom" - 235kb] "This is the moment in your lives," Allan Bloom, philosopher and author of Closing of the American Mind: How Higher... Read More
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TV Station Covers Soviet Diplomat's Visit to DePauw
April 23, 1987"A Soviet diplomat visiting Indiana tonight says Gorbachev's work on arms control is only the beginning in a push for peace," reported Indianapolis ABC... Read More
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Veteran Journalist Howard K. Smith to Provide May's Commencement Address
February 4, 1987Howard K. Smith, a pioneering broadcaster for CBS and ABC and former anchor of the latter's evening newscast, will be DePauw University's commencement... Read More
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Colorado Gov. Richard Lamm Discusses Health Care Reform at First Ubben Lecture
November 5, 1986[Download Video: "Gov. Richard Lamm" - 874kb] "The miracles of modern medicine are simply outrunning the public's ability to pay for them," said Colorado... Read More
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DePauw Inaugurates its Eighteenth President, Robert Garvin Bottoms
October 17, 1986[Download Video: "DePauw's Eighteenth President" - 1831kb] DePauw University has outstanding potential, "unprecedented resources and unquestioned competence... Read More
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Drew University President Paul Hardin Calls DePauw a "University of Character" at Convocation
September 5, 1986DePauw is a "university of character" because it is mission-driven, not market-driven, Drew University President Paul Hardin told a convocation at DePauw... Read More
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Eighteenth President, Robert G. Bottoms, to be Inaugurated October 17
July 21, 1986Robert G. Bottoms will be formally inaugurated as the eighteenth president of DePauw University on Friday, October 17, at 10:30 a.m. The special convocation... Read More
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Alumni Celebrate "Energy, Leadership and Vision" of Outgoing President Dick Rosser
June 7, 1986"I think I speak for all alums everywhere when I say that we feel a real sense of pride in DePauw as it exists today," said Tim Ubben, president of the... Read More
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Class of 1986's 551 Graduates Hear Two Sharp Messages
May 24, 1986The 518 young scholars who received undergraduate diplomas this afternoon on East College lawn were wise "in choosing the route of liberal arts and DePauw... Read More
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Former Peruvian President Fernando Belaúnde Terry Warns of Terrorist Threat in DePauw Lecture
September 25, 1985Terrorist activities in our hemisphere could change traditional alliances between the United States and Latin American nations, especially during times... Read More
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1500 Return to Campus to Celebrate Alumni Reunion Weekend and DePauw "Spirit"
June 8, 1985"Nothing could stop us and nothing did," Bob Farber, retired dean and vice president of DePauw, told his colleagues in the University's Class of 1935.... Read More
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1985 Graduates Urged to Carry On Nation's Philanthropic Tradition
May 25, 1985Philanthropy may be America's most distinctive tradition, but it may also be in serious jeopardy, says Robert L. Payton, president of the Exxon Education... Read More
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Garry Trudeau & Astronaut Joe Allen '59 On Hand as 542 Receive Diplomas
May 21, 1983"If your elders wish any success for you graduates, it is that the values that you have shaped here at DePauw for the last four years will keep their shape... Read More
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Classes of 1932 and 1957 Lead Record Numbers Back for Alumni Weekend
June 5, 1982"Growing up in Indiana and capping that with four years at DePauw was a pretty good preparation for the life I've led over these five decades, Joanna Durham... Read More
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Vernon Jordan '57 Discusses 'Freedom in America' at Alumni College
June 4, 1982"I am no doom and gloom prophet, I happen to think our institutions are flexible enough to meet the challenges of these extraordinary times," Vernon Jordan... Read More
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Largest Graduating Class in 13 Years Hears from US Sen. Dan Quayle '69
May 22, 1982"You have achieved, you have been successful, you will continue to be achievers," United States Senator Dan Quayle (R-Indiana) told DePauw's largest graduating... Read More
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DePauw Dedicates $7.2 Million Lilly Physical Education and Recreation Center
April 24, 1982"I think it's great," DePauw senior Jim Underdown said today as the University dedicated its new, $7.2 million Lilly Physical Education and Recreation... Read More
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700 Jam Meharry Hall for Rededication of Restored East College
October 17, 1981"East College is more than just another building," said DePauw University President Richard F. Rosser on this Old Gold Day as DePauw rededicated its newly-restored... Read More
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Former British Prime Minister Sir Harold Wilson Praises Nixon, Criticizes Thatcher at DePauw Lecture
September 21, 1981Richard Nixon was America's "most able" president, in the view of former British Prime Minister Sir Harold Wilson, who spoke at DePauw University today... Read More
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Erma Bombeck Provides Humor and AT&T Executive Speaks of DePauw Graduates' "Enormous Opportunities" at 142nd Commencement
May 23, 1981"I remember my own graduation -- just like it was 32 years ago yesterday," quipped humorist Erma Bombeck to the 542 candidates for degrees of their own... Read More
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Science & Math Center Named in Honor of Percy Julian '20
October 3, 1980DePauw University's Science and Mathematics Center, which opened in 1972, was today formally named in honor of Percy Lavon Julian, a 1920 graduate of the... Read More
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532 Graduates "Take Stock" in DePauw at University's 141st Commencement
May 18, 1980Calling on graduates to embrace a sense of social responsibility as they received their undergraduate diplomas today, the Reverend Ralph T. Alton, resident... Read More
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Ground is Broken for New Lilly Physical Education and Recreation Center
November 10, 1979A Revolutionary War-era cannon was fired and hundreds of gold balloons were released as DePauw University held groundbreaking ceremonies today for its... Read More
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Jazz Great Maynard Ferguson Blows His Horn at DePauw
October 13, 1979Maynard Ferguson, a 1978 Grammy Award nominee, gave the DePauw University Marching Band a high octane assist at this afternoon's Old Gold Day football... Read More
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America Performs Hit-Filled Concert at DePauw's Kresge Auditorium
September 30, 1979The group America performed at DePauw University's Kresge Auditorium tonight, offering "a solid, well-rounded performance," according to reviewer Gavin... Read More
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Billy Joel Entertains DePauw Audience
November 11, 1977Billy Joel entertained an audience at DePauw University's Performing Arts Center tonight, but fans of the "piano man" had to demonstrate some patience... Read More
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CIA Director Stansfield Turner at DePauw, Defends Agency's Use of Scholars
November 11, 1977In what he revealed was his first address to a college audience since becoming director of the Central Intelligence Agency, Stansfield Turner today defended... Read More
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Commentator Pauline Frederick Offers Message to 445 Graduates in DePauw's Class of '77
May 22, 1977Pauline Frederick, international affairs analyst and producer for National Public Radio, told DePauw's Class of 1977 today that the United States should... Read More
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DePauw Dedicates New Performing Arts Center
October 9, 1976"At the heart of liberal arts education are the enjoyment and enrichment that come from contemplation of beauty -- a major inspiration for the moral and... Read More
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General Motors CEO Addresses 556 Graduates at DePauw's 137th Annual Commencement
May 23, 1976"We couldn't do without our DePauws," said Thomas A. Murphy, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of General Motors Corporation, as he addressed... Read More
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Today's Convocation Features Lilly CEO Richard D. Wood '48
September 19, 1975"DePauw University's board chairman, Richard D. Wood, will offer a businessman's view of private education in a convocation appearance he'll make here... Read More
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495 Degrees Awarded at DePauw's 136th Commencement
June 1, 1975"If we care about the future of mankind -- and we do -- let us be careful that we not destroy our institutions and our way of life, imperfect though it... Read More
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Historian and Scholar Charles A. Beard '98 Celebrated at His Alma Mater's Old Gold Symposium
October 12, 1974Three of the nation's most prominent historians joined DePauw University alumni, faculty members, students and administrators today to commemorate the... Read More
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NBC-TV's David Brinkley Speaks at DePauw
January 7, 1974NBC television commentator David Brinkley told an audience at DePauw University today that he doubts Congress can impeach President Richard Nixon, unless... Read More