Barbara Kingsolver '77 to Receive LEAF Award for Lifetime Environmental...
February 18, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — Barbara Kingsolver, the critically acclaimed best-selling author and 1977 graduate of DePauw University, will be the 2011 recipient of the LEAF Award for Lifetime...
View ArticleCoach Dick Tomey '60 "Unretires," Now Assistant at U of Hawaii
February 18, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — "Dick Tomey unretired from coaching Thursday to help out his home team," reports the Arizona Daily Star. "The 72-year-old coach was named the University of...
View ArticleMike Wanchic '74 Back on the Road with John Mellencamp
February 19, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — "It was a major bummer to discover that the man behind Jack & Diane does not do phone interviews in advance of shows," begins a story in the News Journal of...
View ArticleLA Times Praises Science Fiction Anthology Edited by Two DePauw Professors
February 19, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction, co-edited by two DePauw University professors -- Istvan Csicsery-Ronay Jr., University Professor and professor of...
View ArticleProf. Kevin Howley Offers 5 Reasons to Support Public Broadcasting
February 20, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — According to Kevin Howley, associate professor of communication at DePauw University, "our media landscape would be greatly diminished without NPR and PBS." Dr....
View ArticleDePauw Mourns the Passing of Trustee and Art Donor Arthur "Bud" Klauser '45
February 20, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — Arthur E. "Bud" Klauser, a member of DePauw's Class of 1945 and longtime member of the University's Board of Trustees, died February 14 in Charleston, South...
View ArticleGrant Will Send Prof. Michael Mackenzie to India This Summer
February 21, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — Michael P. "Mac" Mackenzie, associate professor of art at DePauw and coordinator of the University's European Studies program, has been awarded a grant from...
View ArticleProf. Jeff McCall '76 Analyzes the White House "Reset" with Fox News
February 21, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — "Much was made early in the Obama administration when it 'reset' relations with Russia," writes Jeff McCall, professor of communication at DePauw University, in...
View ArticleJazzman Pharez Whitted '82 Nominated for Independent Music Award
February 21, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — "Pharez Whitted not only mentors Chicago Public School kids through Ravinia Festival's 'Reach-Teach-Play' programs, the jazz trumpeter’s Transient Journey album...
View Article'Career Coach': Best Cover Letters Describe How You Would Impact a Company
February 21, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — "When you begin writing your cover letter, you probably want to beg for the job," notes a Career Builder article which appears in several newspapers. "That's not...
View ArticleAlice Ripley '85 to Make Chicago Concert Debut in May
February 22, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — "Alice Ripley, the star of Next to Normal and a Broadway actress with something of a cult following, will make her Chicago concert debut at Stage 773, 1225 W....
View ArticleCity Councillor Dave Sturges '63 Profiled in Colorado Newspaper
February 23, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — David R. Sturges, a retired attorney and 1963 graduate of DePauw University, is unopposed in his bid to remain an at-large member of the Glenwood Springs,...
View ArticleSteve Langerud Offers Tips on Dealing With a Familiar Question in Job Interviews
February 23, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — "One question that should never come as a surprise in a job interview is, 'Where do you see yourself in five years?,'" begins an article that quotes DePauw...
View ArticleSoftball Team Ranked #5; Season Opens March 5
February 23, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — DePauw University is ranked #5 in the first regular season Division III poll by the National Fastpitch Coaches Association. The Tigers begin their 2011 season on...
View ArticlePulitzer Prize-Winner Aaron Jay Kernis is Composer-in-Residence for 2011...
February 24, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — The DePauw University School of Music will welcome Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, Aaron Jay Kernis, who will begin a residency under the auspices of the "Music...
View ArticleBrian Harmon '87 to Lead Indiana's North Gibson School Corporation
February 24, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — Brian L. Harmon, who received a master's degree from DePauw University in 1987, has been named superintendent of Indiana's North Gibson School Corporation....
View Article"Basic Fairness in Legislative Procedure is Essential," Writes Lee Hamilton '52
Also: Lee Hamilton '52 Returns to Alma Mater March 15 as Ubben Lecturer February 25, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — "A few weeks ago, the U.S. Senate voted down a Republican attempt to repeal last year’s...
View ArticleReport by Mary Meeker '81 Calls for More US Investment in Technology, R&D
February 26, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — "'Queen of the Net' Mary Meeker, now an analyst at Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, issued a report that argues that the United States should invest in...
View ArticleBoth Tiger Teams Advance to SCAC Basketball Championship Games
February 26, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — "DePauw's Ryan Sever made two free throws with 29 seconds left, and Luke Caldarera's shot to tie it was off-target," giving DePauw University's men's basketball...
View ArticleProf. Tom Chiarella Profiles Liam Neeson in March Esquire
February 27, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — "In the March issue of Esquire, Liam Neeson opens up to writer Tom Chiarella about his life since losing wife Natasha Richardson two years ago in a tragic skiing...
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