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Alumni Board issues statement to DePauw community
July 7, 2020
The Depauw Alumni Board has issued a statement to DePauw community about "what it means to truly celebrate and believe in diversity, equity, and inclusion… Read More
DePauw artists' work on exhibit at state museum
July 7, 2020
The works of two DePauw art professors, the associate dean of experiential learning and an alumna are featured in an exhibition at the Indiana State Museum… Read More
Trombone prof Beckel's patriotic composition featured in internet broadcast
July 6, 2020
A patriotic composition by James Beckel, professor of trombone in the DePauw School of Music, was recently featured on Wind & Rhythm, an international… Read More
Professor emeritus Baughman dies
July 6, 2020
John J. Baughman, 95, a 1948 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of DePauw who returned to the university to teach European history for 37 years, died June 26 in Greencastle… Read More
Faculty news roundup - July 2, 2020
July 2, 2020
Angela Castañeda, anthropology professor, has published the first of several articles documenting the impact of COVID-19 on doulas, birth and mothering… Read More
Alumni news roundup - July 1, 2020
July 1, 2020
Notre Dame names Angie Andrews Torain ’94 as senior associate athletic director for culture, diversity and engagement. Tech entrepreneur Justin Christian… Read More
Lori S. White assumes DePauw’s presidency, the first Black woman to do so
July 1, 2020
Lori S. White assumed the presidency of DePauw University today, becoming the 21st person, the first African American and the first woman to lead the 183-year-old… Read More
Marshall Reavis ’84 to receive DePauw’s Old Gold Goblet, other awardees announced
June 22, 2020
Marshall W. Reavis IV ’84 will receive DePauw University’s most prestigious alumni award for 2020, the Old Gold Goblet. Nicole Pence Becker ’06 is set… Read More
Alumni news roundup - June 18, 2020
June 18, 2020
Hilary Buttrick ’99 named interim dean of Butler University’s Lacy School of Business. Sarah Cahill Campbell ’03 to leave position as executive director… Read More
Women's Golf - Anna Foley Named CoSIDA Division III Academic All-America® for Third Time
June 17, 2020
Anna Foley (Toronto, Ontario, Canada/Humberside Collegiate Institute) has been selected to the CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America)… Read More
Faculty recognized for contributions to DePauw and its students
June 17, 2020
Six faculty members were honored today for their contributions to DePauw University and its students. Fred Soster, professor of geosciences and chairman… Read More
Honor Scholar Program honors Minneapolis theatre teacher as Battey Educator of the Year
June 15, 2020
DePauw’s Honor Scholar Program is honoring a Minneapolis educator as the Battey National Educator of the Year, an award given to a high school teacher… Read More
Four '20 grads and a '16 alum win Fulbright scholarships to teach abroad
June 9, 2020
Four recent DePauw graduates and a 2016 alumna have been awarded Fulbright scholarships to teach English to residents of countries on three continents… Read More
English prof Heithaus publishes poetry collection
June 9, 2020
A collection of poems by English professor Joe Heithaus has been published by Dos Madres Press. “Library of My Hands” is Heithaus’s second collection… Read More
Faculty news roundup – June 8, 2020
June 8, 2020
Jonathan Nichols-Pethick, the John D. Hughes professor of communication and theatre, wrote an essay, “The Counternarratives of Ava DuVernay’s When They… Read More
University Band featured in international broadcast
June 8, 2020
The DePauw University Band was recently featured on Wind & Rhythm, an international syndicated internet broadcast devoted to wind music. Episode… Read More
New leaders named for faculty development, academic support centers
June 3, 2020
Jen Adams, professor of communication and theatre, has been appointed DePauw’s faculty development coordinator for a three-year term starting in 2020-21… Read More
Statement from the Africana Studies faculty
June 1, 2020
Dear Colleagues & Students, We, the faculty of the Africana Studies program at DePauw University, write to express our unwavering support to the families… Read More
DePauw cabinet response to the death of George Floyd
May 31, 2020
The unjust and tragic death of George Floyd, a black man, at the hands of a white police officer has once again brought to the fore the deep racial divide… Read More
Women's Swimming & Diving - Tracy Menzel Named Head Women's Swimming and Diving Coach and Aquatics Director
May 29, 2020
Tracy Menzel, assistant men's and women's swimming coach at Kenyon College for the last three seasons, is DePauw's selection as head women's swimming and… Read More
Berque named vice president for academic affairs, appointment extended; chief of staff appointed
May 27, 2020
Dave Berque has been appointed DePauw University’s vice president for academic affairs, a post he has held for a year on an interim basis, through the… Read More
Women's Basketball - Sydney Kopp Named NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Recipient
May 23, 2020
Sydney Kopp '20 (Burr Ridge, Ill./Hinsdale South) has earned the NCAA's prestigious Postgraduate Scholarship following a record-breaking basketball… Read More
Football - Michael Engle '11 Returns to Alma Mater as Pass Game Coordinator
May 22, 2020
Michael Engle, a 2011 DePauw graduate has returned to his alma mater as the program's pass game coordinatior and will coach the quarterbacks and wide receivers Read More
Women's Golf - Anna Foley Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District® Team
May 22, 2020
Anna Foley (Toronto, Ontario, Canada/Humberside Collegiate Institute) has been selected to the CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America)… Read More
Watch: DePauw graduates 472 seniors in virtual ceremony shown around the world
May 21, 2020
DePauw University conferred degrees May 17 on 472 graduating seniors in a virtual ceremony streamed live on YouTube. A video of the event can be seen… Read More
Solar panels power tennis and track center, reduce DePauw’s carbon footprint
May 20, 2020
The roof of DePauw University’s Indoor Tennis and Track Center now displays 860 solar panels, the campus’s first renewable energy project and a step toward… Read More
Children’s book by Troy Cummings ’96 read aloud by Michelle Obama
May 20, 2020
You may watch former first lady Michelle Obama read “Can I Be Your Dog?,” a children’s book written and illustrated by Troy Cummings ’96, in her PBS Kids… Read More
Alumni news roundup - May 20, 2020
May 20, 2020
Bridget Coleman ’11 to coach girls’ soccer at Quincy, Massachusetts, high school. Michael Engle ’11 returns to DePauw as football team’s offensive skills… Read More
Faculty news roundup - May 20, 2020
May 20, 2020
Jeff McCall, communication and theatre professor, wrote an opinion piece for The Hill, “Shared blame for an uninformed citizenry during COVID-19 crisis… Read More
DePauw graduates 472 seniors in virtual ceremony shown around the world
May 17, 2020
DePauw University conferred degrees today on 472 graduating seniors in a virtual ceremony streamed on YouTube. The virtual ceremony, necessitated by the… Read More
Bio prof Hazel finds twins are nature’s strategy
May 13, 2020
Biology professor Wade Hazel and Rick Smock, emeritus professor of mathematics, are getting a lot of international attention in the science world following… Read More
Four seniors, two underclass students awarded art fellowships
May 13, 2020
Four DePauw graduating seniors have been awarded Efroymson Bridge-Year Fellowships to continue their art studies at the Richard E. Peeler Art Center next… Read More
Art history alums land fellowships to continue studies
May 13, 2020
Naiomy Guerrero ’12 has been admitted to the doctoral art history program at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. She was awarded a… Read More
Faculty news roundup - May 11, 2020
May 11, 2020
Bruce Stinebrickner, professor of political science, has accepted a four-year appointment to Transylvania University's Bingham Fellow Renewal Committee… Read More
Baseball - Baseball Senior Day - Six Tigers Reflect on Their #TeamDePauw Experience
May 10, 2020
DePauw's six baseball seniors have left their mark on DePauw as well as the Greencastle and Putnam County communities Read More
Men's Lacrosse - Men's Lacrosse Senior Day - Six Tigers Reflect on Their #TeamDePauw Experience
May 9, 2020
DePauw's six men's lacrosse seniors have left their mark on DePauw as well as the Greencastle and Putnam County communities Read More
Men's Tennis - Men's Tennis Senior Day - Jack Monovich Reflects on His #TeamDePauw Experience
May 8, 2020
Jack Monovich, DePauw's lone men's tennis senior, has left his mark on DePauw as well as the Greencastle and Putnam County communities Read More
Women's Tennis - Women's Tennis Senior Day - Trio of Tigers Reflect on #TeamDePauw Experience
May 8, 2020
DePauw's three women's tennis seniors have left their mark on DePauw as well as the Greencastle and Putnam County communities Read More
Fall classes to return to DePauw; new leadership class to feature prominent guest lecturers
May 8, 2020
DePauw University plans to hold in-person classes on its Greencastle campus starting in August, it announced today. In a letter emailed to students and… Read More
Kantaro Komiya ’21 wins top reporting internship
May 8, 2020
Kantaro Komiya ’21, an economics major and media fellow at DePauw, is one of 78 undergraduate and graduate students chosen to be trained and work in internships… Read More
Alumni news roundup - May 7, 2020
May 7, 2020
Heroes of the Addiction Crisis features Randall Dwenger ’80. Kathy Groninger ’87 running for Kosciusko County Council. Sydney Kopp ’20 signs contract… Read More
Men's Track & Field - Senior Day - Seven Tigers Reflect on Their #TeamDePauw Experience
May 7, 2020
DePauw's seven men's track and field seniors have left their mark on DePauw as well as the Greencastle and Putnam County communities Read More
Women's Track & Field - Senior Day - Six Seniors Look Back at Their #TeamDePauw Experience
May 7, 2020
DePauw's six women's track and field seniors have left their mark on DePauw as well as the Greencastle and Putnam County communities Read More
Women's Golf - Women's Golf Senior Day: Tigers Reflect
May 6, 2020
DePauw's senior women's golfers Frankie Bell and Anna Foley have left their mark on DePauw as well as the Greencastle and Putnam County communities Read More
DePauw ranks among the best small and national liberal arts colleges in nation
May 6, 2020
DePauw has been named among the best small colleges and best national liberal arts colleges in the nation by College Consensus. The organization, which… Read More
Women's Lacrosse - Women's Lacrosse Senior Day: Reflections from Three Tigers
May 5, 2020
DePauw's three women's lacrosse seniors have left their mark on DePauw as well as the Greencastle and Putnam County communities Read More
Men's Golf - Senior Day - Men's Golf Reflections
May 5, 2020
DePauw's three men's golf seniors have left their mark on DePauw as well as the Greencastle and Putnam County communities Read More
Faculty news roundup - May 4, 2020
May 4, 2020
Sharmin Tunguz, associate professor of psychology and neuroscience, was recently invited to blog for Psychology Today. Her first blog post, “Emotional… Read More
Softball - Softball Senior Day: Five Tigers Reflect on Their Time at DePauw
May 4, 2020
DePauw's five softball seniors have left their mark on DePauw as well as the Greencastle and Putnam County communities Read More
Alumni news roundup - April 30, 2020
April 30, 2020
Public health expert Brian Dixon ’01 provides expertise on tracking COVID-19. Austin Brown ’07 mentioned in sports journalist’s tweet as possible candidate… Read More
Faculty news roundup - April 27, 2020
April 27, 2020
Jeff McCall, professor of communications and theatre, wrote an opinion piece for The Hill, “News media stoke Gov. Cuomo narrative as counter to Trump,… Read More
Women's Golf - Foley Earns All-Region Honors
April 21, 2020
DePauw senior Anna Foley (Toronto, Ontario, Canada/Humberside Collegiate Institute) has earned Women's Golf Coaches Association All-Great Lakes Region… Read More
Men's Golf - Burris Earns All-Region Honors
April 21, 2020
DePauw senior Nick Burris (Bloomington, Ind./Bloomington South) has been selected to the Division III Ping All-Great Lakes Region Team by the Golf Coaches… Read More
Faculty news roundup - April 20, 2020
April 20, 2020
Jinyu Liu, professor of classical studies, was interviewed for a post, “The Art of Translation: An Interview with Jinyu Liu,” on the Society for Classical… Read More
Art history and history profs win grants to advance humanities research
April 20, 2020
Two DePauw professors have been awarded $6,000 summer stipends from the National Endowment for the Humanities, which are intended to stimulate research… Read More
Football - Four Tigers Earn Membership into National Football Foundation's Hampshire Society
April 17, 2020
Four DePauw student-athletes have earned membership in the National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society Read More
Green guest artist to livestream Earth Day concert Wednesday
April 16, 2020
Third Coast Percussion, the DePauw School of Music’s final Green guest artist of the 2019-20 season, will livestream its Earth Day Concert concert at 8:30… Read More
Faculty news roundup - April 13, 2020
April 13, 2020
Emmitt Y. Riley, assistant professor of Africana studies, won the Fannie Lou Hamer Outstanding Community Service Award from the National Conference of… Read More
Wellness center to open in Lilly next Monday
April 13, 2020
The DePauw Health Wellness Center, which provides health and counseling services to DePauw University students and faculty and staff members, will open… Read More
Tiger-keeping alum disturbed by "Tiger King" in the time of Covid-19
April 10, 2020
Carolyn Mueller Kelly ’09, who has for 10 years cared for big cats and other animals at an accredited U.S. zoo, wrote a timely guest column for the Huffington… Read More
Accomplished music professor and administrator named interim dean of School of Music
April 9, 2020
S. Kay Hoke, professor of music emerita at Gettysburg College and the former director of its Sunderman Conservancy of Music, will become the interim dean… Read More
Musical theatre minor to be offered in fall
April 8, 2020
Students interested in musical theatre may minor in it beginning in the fall. Four variations of the minor will be available: for voice and instrumental… Read More
Visiting J prof wins top investigative reporting award
April 7, 2020
Deborah Douglas, the Eugene S. Pulliam distinguished visiting professor of journalism, and her team of reporters at a nonprofit newsroom have won first… Read More
Alumni news roundup - April 6, 2020
April 6, 2020
Cyber security, homeland security and risk management expert Chuck Brooks ’79 launches consulting firm. Indiana Basketball Coaches Association honors… Read More
Faculty news roundup - April 3, 2020
April 3, 2020
Sharmin Tunguz, associate professor of psychology and neuroscience, was quoted in a column in the Tribune-Star of Terre Haute: "Not a square to spare in… Read More
Volleyball - Alicia Wood Named Illinois College Head Coach
April 2, 2020
Alicia Wood, assistant volleyball coach for the last two seasons, has been named head women's volleyball coach at Illinois College Read More
Commencement ceremony and Alumni Reunion Weekend postponed
April 2, 2020
DePauw University’s May 17 commencement ceremony and its June 11-14 Alumni Reunion Weekend will be postponed because of the Covid-19 pandemic and measures… Read More
Film studies student wins scholarship to study abroad
March 31, 2020
Reyna Wilson ’22 will study in South Africa next fall as the recipient of a scholarship from the Fund for Education Abroad. If Covid-19 does not stand… Read More
Women's Basketball - Sydney Kopp Selected to D3hoops.com All-America First Team
March 24, 2020
Just one day after being named the Jostens Trophy winner, DePauw senior guard Sydney Kopp (Burr Ridge, Ill./Hinsdale South) has been selected to the D3hoops… Read More
Five seniors named Orr fellows
March 24, 2020
Five DePauw seniors have been named recipients of an Orr Fellowship, which will place them after graduation in jobs in Indianapolis for two years. Summer… Read More
Women's Basketball - Sydney Kopp Named 2020 Jostens Trophy Winner
March 23, 2020
DePauw senior guard Sydney Kopp (Burr Ridge, Ill./Hinsdale South) has added to her long list of honors as she has been selected the 2020 Jostens Trophy… Read More
Faculty news roundup - March 23, 2020
March 23, 2020
Derek Ford, assistant professor of education studies and director of the Peace and Conflict Studies Program, wrote an opinion piece: “Fight the virus,… Read More
Women's Basketball - Kopp Selected to WBCA All-America Team
March 19, 2020
DePauw senior guard Sydney Kopp (Burr Ridge, Ill./Hinsdale South) has been named to the 10-player 2020 Women's Basketball Coaches Association Division… Read More
Women's Basketball - Bourne Among WBCA's Thirty Under 30
March 18, 2020
Annie Bourne, DePauw assistant women's basketball coach since August 2015, has been recognized by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association as one… Read More
Alumni news roundup - March 17, 2020
March 17, 2020
Entrepreneur and chemist Chris Andersen ’79 succeeds with foamed glass business. James Clarke ’18 searches for love on the latest edition of ABC’s “The… Read More
Women's Lacrosse - Hopkins Named NCAC Athlete of the Week
March 16, 2020
DePauw University women's lacrosse player Kathryn Hopkins (Setauket, N.Y./ Ward Melville) has been named the North Coast Athletic Conference Women's Lacrosse… Read More
Faculty news roundup - March 16, 2020
March 16, 2020
Emmitt Y. Riley, assistant professor of Africana studies, participated in “Super Tuesday II: Will This be the End if Sanders Struggles?,” an episode of… Read More
All students directed to leave campus by 5 p.m. Monday
March 15, 2020
All DePauw students who are not already approved to stay and are not awaiting a response to a previously submitted petition must leave campus 5 p.m. Monday… Read More
Field Hockey - Seven Tigers Named 2019 Zag Field Hockey/NFHCA DIII National Academic Squad Members
March 13, 2020
The DePauw University field hockey team had seven student-athletes recognized as members of the 2019 Zag Field Hockey/ NFHCA Division III National Academic… Read More
Women's Swimming & Diving - Davisson Resigns to Accept Associate Director of Athletics Position at Southwestern
March 13, 2020
Shea Davisson, DePauw's head women's swimming and diving coach and aquatics director since August of 2016, has announced her resignation to take a position… Read More
Women's Lacrosse - Tigers Overpower Colonels in 13-11 Comeback Win
March 11, 2020
The DePauw University women’s lacrosse team’s second-half scoring surge was just enough to beat the Centre College Colonels in its 13-11 road victory… Read More
DePauw suspends classes, to switch to e-learning after spring break
March 11, 2020
In-person classes will be suspended after the end of the day Friday and throughout next week as DePauw University seeks to mitigate effects of the coronavirus… Read More
Football - Morris Named DePauw Offensive Coordinator/Run Game Coordinator
March 11, 2020
Adam Morris, head football coach at Hamilton Southeastern High School since December 2017, has been named Offensive Coordinator/Run Game Coordinator for… Read More
Women's Basketball - Kopp Named Academic All-America® of the Year
March 11, 2020
DePauw senior guard Sydney Kopp (Burr Ridge, Ill./Hinsdale South) has been named the 2019-20 Academic All-America® of the Year for NCAA Division III Women's… Read More
Men's Lacrosse - Tigers Fall to Elmhurst, 11-7
March 10, 2020
Visiting Elmhurst scored as time expired in the third and then added four goals in the opening 6:40 of the fourth on the way to an 11-7 win over DePauw Read More
Women's Basketball - Kopp Selected to Division III All-Star Game
March 10, 2020
DePauw senior guard Sydney Kopp (Burr Ridge, Ill./Hinsdale South) is one of 18 student-athletes selected to compete in the second annual Beyond Sports… Read More
Alum teams with opera star to produce podcast
March 10, 2020
Joshua Thompson ’04, a classical pianist, is teaming with international opera star Angela Brown to produce a podcast called “Melanated Moments in Classic… Read More
UPDATE: Events cancelled
March 10, 2020
Many events have been cancelled as a precaution to contain spread of the coronavirus. DePauw University cancelled lectures and other events involving… Read More
Alum interviews retired prof/writer for legal podcast
March 10, 2020
James Bell ’96 recently interviewed Tom Chiarella, an English professor emeritus, for “Off the Record,” a podcast about legal issues from the Indianapolis… Read More
Faculty news roundup – March 9, 2020
March 9, 2020
Wayne Glausser, English professor (retired), wrote a guest column for Americana: Just Do It: Gary Gilmore, Nancy Reagan, and Other Cultural Entanglements… Read More
Baseball - Casey Named NCAC Pitcher of the Week
March 9, 2020
DePauw University baseball player Nick Casey (SR., McCordsville, Ind,/ Bishop Chatard), has been named the North Coast Athletic Conference Pitcher of the… Read More
Baseball - Another Sweep and DePauw Evens Record at 4-4
March 8, 2020
DePauw evened its record at 4-4 after completing a weekend sweep of Manchester after winning both games today by scores of 5-3 and 8-5 Read More
Softball - #8 Tigers Top Emerson to Move to 6-3; Pacific Lutheran Game Canceled
March 8, 2020
Emerson took a 2-0 lead in the first, but DePauw scored 11 unanswered runs and topped the Lions, 11-5, in the Tigers' final game of the National Fastpitch… Read More
Women's Lacrosse - Tigers Defeated by Yeowomen 17-10
March 7, 2020
The DePauw University women’s lacrosse team fell to the Oberlin College Yeowomen 10-17 in its first North Coast Athletic Conference contest. Read More
Baseball - Tigers Collect Season's First Wins in Sweep of Manchester
March 7, 2020
DePauw moved to 2-4 on the season following a doublheader sweep of Manchester at Chatard High School by scores of 7-0 and 19-13 Read More
Softball - #8 Tigers Drop Two to Nationally-Ranked Teams on Opening Day of NFCA Leadoff Classic
March 7, 2020
Eighth-ranked DePauw suffered its first losses of the season as it dropped a 6-1 game to fourth-ranked East Texas Baptist and a 7-2 contest to 12th-ranked… Read More
Softball - #8 Tigers Split Saturday Games to Move to 5-3
March 7, 2020
DePauw split its Saturday games at the National Fastpitch Coaches Association Leadoff Class and moved to 5-3 on the season Read More
Men's Lacrosse - Tigers Open NCAC Play with Loss at Denison
March 7, 2020
DePauw opened North Coast Athletic Conference play at seventh-ranked Denison and was on the short end of a 20-3 loss to the Big Red Read More
Men's Tennis - DePauw Pushes Win Streak to Five with Saturday Sweep
March 7, 2020
DePauw moved to 5-3 and extended its win streak to five with a 9-0 win over Anderson and a 7-2 victory over Principia Read More
Women's Basketball - Tigers' Season Ends in Second Round; Kehrt and Kopp Finish Careers with 105-13 Record
March 7, 2020
DePauw's NCAA tournament run came to an end in Neal Fieldhouse at the hands of Loras and its press as the Duhawks advanced to the round of 16 with a 71-60… Read More