DePauw News & Stories

The DePauw community grieves the loss of its distinguished alumnus, trustee and loyal supporter Hirotsugu "Chuck" Iikubo ’57. Iikubo was an eminent business leader as well as an active proponent of international friendship and diplomacy. He passed away in Tokyo, Japan, on February 20, 2025. He was 90 years old.

DePauw University mourns the loss of Janet Prindle Seidler ’58, a Wall Street pioneer, a generous philanthropist and a beloved daughter of DePauw. She passed away on February 19. She was 88 years old.

Throughout Prindle Seidler’s remarkable career in finance, she consistently defied expectations and redefined success. She will be remembered for breaking new ground for women in the investment management business, emerging as a leader in the movement of socially responsible investing and generously supporting numerous philanthropic causes, including the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics at DePauw.

On February 12, 2025, Dr. Jennifer Heaven Mike, Global Studies Scholar, Assistant Professor in the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department at DePauw University, and Hampton and Esther Boswell Distinguished University Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, delivered a keynote lecture for Black History Month. The event, titled Deconstructing Accusation and Domination in the Africana World: Building a More Inclusive ‘Ubuntu’ Future, was hosted by the African Studies Department and explored the enduring impact of accusations on marginalized racial communities, examining how these social constructs continue to perpetuate domination, exclusion, and inequality.

The 2025 Boswell Symposium once again proved to be a powerful platform for critical dialogue, bringing together scholars, students, and community members to engage in one of the most pressing conversations of our time. This year, we were honored to host Dr. Carrie Booth Walling, a distinguished scholar and human rights advocate, whose thought-provoking lecture challenged us to reconsider our collective responsibility to justice, freedom, and dignity.

It was a triumphant fall for DePauw athletics, with four different teams claiming conference championships and making a splash in postseason competition.

DePauw University is pleased to announce the exceptional scholars who have attained Dean's List honors for the Fall 2024 term.