DePauw Stories

Community stories

• 

  Black History Lecture given by Dr. Jennifer H. Mike, Global Studies Fellow

  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.

• 

  2025 Boswell Symposium Sparks Dialogue on Human Rights and Global Justice

  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.

• 

  Growing Green and Gold Together Hosts Kickoff Event

  Putnam County leaders and citizens joined DePauw administration, faculty, staff and students at the Union Building ballroom for an update on the Growing Green and Gold Together initiative. 

• 

  11 alums make list of influential Hoosiers

  Alumni are among “the state's most influential and impactful business and community leaders.”

• 

  City of Greencastle and DePauw University Update on Collaboration: Community Engagement Opportunity

  The grant leadership team will host a Community Forum Tuesday, August 29th, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Inn at DePauw located at 2 West Seminary Street. The Forum will be an open house format that will consist of planning stations. Attendees may drop by at any time during the event to have the opportunity to interact with team members of the grant’s urban planning development firm who will guide conversations and feedback at each station.

• 

  DePauw mourns Peter Ruppert ’86, advocate and mentor who gave back to his alma mater

  DePauw lost an inspirational advocate and mentor when Peter Ruppert ’86 passed away unexpectedly Aug. 1. He was 59.

Load More