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DePauw moves up a notch on U.S. News list, named among most innovative schools

DePauw University moved up a spot to No. 45 - and remained No. 1 in Indiana - on the preeminent list of the best national liberal arts institutions in the United States, U.S. News & World Report's 2023 college rankings published today. DePauw also ran...
Sep 12, 2022, 8:20am EDT
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DePauw inaugurates Lori S. White, its first woman and Black president

Lori S. White was inaugurated today as DePauw University's 21st president - and the first woman and first person of color to lead the 184-year-old institution - in a ceremony punctuated by gorgeous weather, colorful academic regalia, inspirational song...
Oct 1, 2021, 4:50pm EDT
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NEWS ADVISORY: Lori S. White to be inaugurated Friday as DePauw's 21st president

Lori S. White, whose presidency of DePauw University started amid a global pandemic, is scheduled to be inaugurated Friday, Oct. 1, the first woman and the first person of color to lead DePauw in its 184-year history. The inauguration's theme is "Stil...
Sep 27, 2021, 2:53pm EDT
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DePauw remains among top national liberal arts institutions in the U.S. and No. 1 in Indiana

DePauw University ranks No. 46 on the preeminent list of the best national liberal arts institutions in the United States, according to U.S. News and World Report's 2022 college rankings published today. DePauw ranked No. 1 in Indiana and one of the s...
Sep 13, 2021, 9:19am EDT
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DePauw program honors Oklahoma City history teacher as Battey Educator of the Year

DePauw's Honor Scholar Program is recognizing a self-styled "teaching historian" from Oklahoma City as the Battey National Educator of the Year, an honor awarded annually to a secondary school teacher who inspired a DePauw honor scholar graduating seni...
Jun 7, 2021, 9:34am EDT
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DePauw's Roy O. West Library renovation to break ground in June

The $30 million renovation of DePauw University's Roy O. West Library, which was paused during the COVID-19 pandemic, will resume in June, the result of a decision today by two Board of Trustees committees. The Executive Committee and the Finance and ...
May 14, 2021, 2:16pm EDT
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DePauw residence hall name, scholarship program to honor Vernon Jordan '57

A residence hall that opened last fall for first-year students is being named for DePauw alumnus and civil rights leader Vernon E. Jordan Jr. '57, DePauw University announced today. The university's Board of Trustees voted to name the hall to honor Jo...
May 14, 2021, 2:15pm EDT
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Renowned chemist Julian appointed posthumously to DePauw University faculty

Percy L. Julian, the 1920 DePauw University valedictorian and a renowned chemist who was denied a faculty appointment at his alma mater, was posthumously appointed to DePauw's chemistry faculty today by the university's Board of Trustees. The resoluti...
May 14, 2021, 2:14pm EDT
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DePauw ranked No. 35 in U.S. by new method that measures faculty and alum influence

DePauw University has been ranked among the best liberal arts institutions in the United States by a new system designed to measure the "concentrated influence" of an institution's faculty and alumni. DePauw ranked No. 35 out of 1,240 institutions e...
Jan 29, 2021, 4:07pm EST
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DePauw president joins free speech task force

DePauw University President Lori S. White has been named to a task force of academic leaders who will identify practices, programs and policies to foster free expression on college campuses. Academic Leaders Task Force on Campus Free Expression is t...
Nov 18, 2020, 10:18am EST
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About DePauw University

For 180 years, DePauw has prepared the leaders the world needs through its 100% residential, liberal arts education led by outstanding, tenured faculty in small, highly participatory classes. Our focus is on supporting the success of each and every student through a classic, comprehensive liberal arts curriculum combined with intensive practical experiences. DePauw students are prepared for anything, and our alumni are proof that they will go on to live lives of means and meaning. 

Our vision focuses on four themes: A Great Place to Live, Learn and Work; A University of Choice and Distinction; Coordinated Curriculum and Practicum; and the Success of Each Student.

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