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Voter Registration Genius Project Seeks to Boost Student Voter Rates

A team of DePaul University faculty, staff and students have embarked on a new project to increase the number of DePaul students... read more

Students Explore Global Branding Through Insider’s Look at Chicago Cubs Marketing

It was an unconventional summer for the Chicago Cubs and for a popular DePaul University business course that explores global branding... read more

Driehaus College of Business Welcomes New Faculty

​​ This fall, the Driehaus College of Business welcomed nine full-time faculty members who bring a range of expertise in marketing,... read more

Professor’s E-Learning Game Allows Students to Become Fraud Detectives

Associate Professor of Accountancy Kelly Richmond Pope on the set of "When We Prey," which was filmed in January 2020 at Ashburn... read more

Rankings Highlight Diverse DePaul Business Graduates

The Driehaus College of Business was recognized in 54 degree categories of Diverse Issues in Higher Education’s recently released “Top... read more

New Business Minor, Combined Degrees Prepare Undergrads for the Job Market

​​ The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the economy has created an uncertain career outlook for many college students. Here are three ways... read more

Online MBA in Hospitality Leadership Provides Convenience and Cost Savings

The Kellstadt Graduate School of Business is accepting applications to the MBA in Hospitality Leadership program, which is now being... read more

DePaul Graduate Bushra Amiwala Delivers 2020 Student Commencement Speech

DePaul University welcomed the Class of 2020 – including Driehaus College of Business graduates – to its network of more than 191,000... read more

DePaul Business Student Launches Face Mask Company During COVID-19

Before she came to DePaul, Lauren Pingad knew she wanted to use entrepreneurship to help people. What she didn’t... read more

DePaul Launches New Online Degree for Human Resources Professionals

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, human resource professionals with master’s degrees are expected to be more competitive in... read more

Students and Alumni Virtually Pitch Their Startups for Cash Prizes

The Fourth Annual Purpose Pitch Competition, hosted by the Coleman Entrepreneurship Center, took place virtually this year like... read more

DePaul Health Economics Expert Examines COVID-19’s Impact on Health Care Industry

​ As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to upend the economy and drastically impact the lives of millions of Americans, the U.S. health care... read more

Two Business Professors Reach 50th Anniversaries on Faculty

Two DePaul University business professors are celebrating golden anniversaries on DePaul’s faculty this academic year. Professors Helen... read more

Professor Examines Pandemic’s Impact on Presidential Political Marketing

DePaul University Marketing Professor Bruce Newman has been studying political marketing for decades and has authored numerous... read more

COVID-19’s Impact on Small Business: A Q&A with DePaul Entrepreneur Experts

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to grip the news, shake the economy and affect the way we’re living and working, there’s one sector in... read more

Revised MBA, New Undergraduate and Graduate Programs Debut in Fall

​​​​​​​ Decision-making in all industries is increasingly data-driven, creating more career opportunities for business graduates with... read more

A Q&A with Driehaus College of Business Director of Online Learning

When the coronaviru​s outbreak began impacting people and organizations worldwide this year, universities and colleges were forced to... read more

Thomas Donley Named Interim Dean for Driehaus College of Business

DePaul University Interim Provost Salma Ghanem has named Thomas Donley interim dean for the Driehaus College of Business, effective July... read more

DePaul Business Professor-Psychologist Gives Advice for Dealing with Pandemic’s Economic Impact

This past month, the spread of COVID-19 has rattled the U.S. economy and workers across the globe. Businesses are closing, millions of... read more

Driehaus College of Business Celebrates Women's History Month

For more than 100 years, women have been studying in DePaul's business school. Since then, the Driehaus College of... read more

DePaul Receives 8-Figure Gift to Endow Leadership Development Center, Scholarships

​​​ DePaul University has received a significant, eight-figure gift from the estate of the late William E. Hay, a DePaul MBA alumnus and... read more

Business Professor Celebrates 50 Years on DePaul Faculty

Professor of Management and Entrepreneurship Helen LaVan is celebrating a special milestone this academic year – 50 years on DePaul... read more

A Q&A with Management Professor and New Author Alyssa Westring

Alyssa Westring, associate professor of management in the Driehaus College of Business and long-time researcher of work-life integration,... read more

DePaul Management Professor Named Fulbright Scholar

Nezih Altay, a professor of management who teaches operations management at the Driehaus College of Business, has been named a Fulbright... read more

Student Creativity Gets the Spotlight at 10th Annual Innovation Expo

The Coleman Entrepreneurship Center in the Driehaus College of Business hosted its 10th Annual Innovation Expo... read more

DePaul Marketing Professor Lists Top Three Best and Worst Super Bowl Ads

Each year, advertisers shell out millions of dollars for ad placement during football’s biggest event of the year – the Super Bowl. This... read more

Ethical Leadership and Civility Can Deter Retail Shrinkage, DePaul Research Finds

​​​​​Intense competition leads employers – such as retailers – to set high expectations for employee performance outcomes. “For some... read more

Women in Entrepreneurship Institute Welcomes Second Business Accelerator Cohort

The Women in Entrepreneurship Institute at DePaul welcomed seven women founders to its Business Accelerator Program on... read more

DePaul Students Discover the Power of Sports Business to Do Good

​​ ​The world of sports has the ability to better a community through programs and initiatives that put wins and losses aside for a... read more

Private Labels Benefit from Social Media Exposure with National Brands, DePaul Researcher Finds

Fashion marketing is at its height this time of year as retailers eagerly prepare for Black Friday, the biggest shopping day of the year.... read more

Business Professors Appointed to Endowed Faculty Positions

DePaul’s Driehaus College of Business appointed five faculty members to endowed professorships and fellowships this fall in... read more

DePaul Entrepreneurship Program Ranked Among the Nation’s Best

​​ DePaul's Coleman Entrepreneurship Center hosts events and competitions, like University Pitch Madness, where  student... read more

Business Major and U.S. Marine Helps Veterans Navigate DePaul

Business major and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Matthew Sanchez serves as a veterans' liason for DePaul's Office of Student... read more

Scene at Driehaus: Fall 2019

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Introducing Our Newest Business Faculty Members, Part II

The Driehaus College of Business welcomed 14 new distinguished teachers and scholars to it full-time faculty this fall. Earlier this month... read more

Women Founders Sought for Business Accelerator

Are you a woman business owner with at least $50,000 in revenue seeking to scale your business? The Women in Entrepreneurship Institute... read more

Research Examines Automation and Low-Wage Jobs

​​​ Associate Professor of Economics Brian Phelan's research, which was published by the Federal Reserve Banks of Chicago,... read more

Introducing Our Newest Business Faculty Members

The Driehaus College of Business welcomes 14 new full-time faculty members to its classrooms this fall, including a new Coleman... read more

Two New Bachelor’s + Master’s Programs Save DePaul Students Tuition + Time

DePaul’s combined bachelor’s and master’s degree programs allow students to save both time and money. This fall the Kellstadt... read more

Global Business School Survey Ranks DePaul Highly

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DePaul Students Test Chicago Cubs Customer Service

A DePaul University business course gave students an opportunity to help the Chicago Cubs organization hit a home run... read more

DePaul’s Actuarial Summer Academy Introduces Diverse Talent to Actuarial Industry

​​ For most high school students, being an actuary may not appear to be their dream job, but DePaul’s Actuarial Summer Academy is hoping... read more

Driehaus Alumni Teach Kids to be Code Ninjas

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ From right to left: Nawroz Pirani (BUS ’07) and Zeeshan Bhimji (BUS ’09) Nawroz Pirani (BUS ’07) and Zeeshan... read more

DePaul and Comer Youth Center Partner to Teach Teens about Entrepreneurship

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Industry Speakers Bring Real-World Lessons to DePaul Real Estate Classes

​​ When he was studying real estate at DePaul University’s Kellstadt Graduate School of Business, Nestor Eliadis (MBA ’10) remembers... read more

DePaul Alumni and Students Pitch Startups at Purpose Pitch Competition

​​Six DePaul alumni and students pitched their... read more

Ask a Professor: DePaul Economist Discusses Key Brexit Issues

For more than three decades DePaul University Professor Thomas Mondschean has taught students the fundamentals of economics and how they... read more

A Q&A with DePaul’s Keeley Chair in Investment Management

Since joining DePaul University’s finance faculty last July, distinguished scholar Pavel G. Savor, the Christopher L. Keeley Chair... read more

Accountancy Professor Examines Fraud Cases in New Podcast

Forty-four percent of the U.S. population listened to a podcast in 2018, according to Nielsen. Capitalizing on the popularity of this... read more

DePaul Students Pitch Marketing Ideas for McDonald’s All American Games

As a Braham, Minn. high school senior in 2013, DePaul Blue Demons Women’s senior guard Rebekah Dahlman was one of 24 elite players from... read more

DePaul Professor Predicts Election Marketing Trends

With President Trump’s reelection campaign underway and more than a dozen candidates vying to be the Democratic standard bearer, the race is... read more

Students Serve on Marketing Community Board

The Kellstadt Graduate School of Business strengthened connections between its Master of Science in Marketing (MSM) students, graduates and... read more

DePaul Part-time MBA Moves Into Top 50 in U.S. News Rankings

DePaul University’s part-time MBA program placed among the 50 best programs in the country in U.S. News & World Report’s 2020 Best... read more

New DePaul Undergrad Digital Marketing Track Addresses Industry Demand

Digital marketing talent is in high demand by organizations nationally. In fact, it is the most recruited role by marketing... read more

A Q&A with the new Director of Women in Entrepreneurship Institute

Abigail Ingram (MA ’15, JD ’18), assistant director at the Coleman Entrepreneurship Center, has been named the director of the Women... read more

Management Faculty Member Named DePaul Presidential Fellow

Alyssa Westring, associate professor of management & entrepreneurship at the Driehaus College of Business, has been appointed by DePaul... read more

DePaul Finance Faculty Member, a Former Taliban Fighter, Brings Real-World Experience To Classroom

As a finance faculty member in the Driehaus College of Business, Bill Conway brings his real-world experience in investment banking to the... read more

DePaul MBA Students Gain Skills for Job Interviews, Networking and More

DePaul University MBA students learned about a different kind of ROI – how to turn their business education investment into career... read more

Professor Shares Hospitality Spirit in New Podcast

“People who work in the hospitality and tourism industry have a great spirit—a sense to serve,” says Nicholas Thomas, director of the... read more

DePaul Business Alumnus Richard H. Driehaus Named a 2019 Influential Leader

DePaul University business alumnus Richard H. Driehaus (BUS ’65, MBA ’70, DHL ’02) has been named to the 2019 Class of Influential Leaders... read more

DePaul Marketing Professor Picks the Super Bowl Ad Stars and Duds

Many thought Super Bowl LIII was a dud—from its highly defensive gameplay, resulting in only one touchdown, to its lackluster halftime show... read more

Short Term Study Abroad for Graduate Students Q&A

Sustainability in Scandinavia, innovation in India and Geschäft in Germany. These are just a few of the business concepts DePaul students... read more

Start the New Year by Enrolling in the DePaul Weekend MBA

Is 2019 the year you’ll start your MBA? If your New Year’s resolution is to advance your career by earning a graduate business degree,... read more

Sales Class Challenges Students to Provide Creative Solutions for Nonprofits

Danny Loomans (BS ’17) is used to consulting with a wide range of clients. As a business advisory consultant at Ernst & Young, Loomans... read more

Housing Bubble Trouble Ahead? We Asked a DePaul Real Estate Scholar

It’s been a decade since a massive U.S. housing bubble triggered the 2008 financial crisis. Could another housing bubble be brewing?... read more

DePaul Actuarial Students Tutor Local Teens

The season of giving isn’t just in December for students in DePaul University’s Actuarial Science Club – it extends throughout the... read more

Professor Works with KPMG to Study Audit Profession Innovation

DePaul University Assistant Professor of Accountancy Tawei David Wang is helping bridge theory and practice in the auditing field through... read more

Human Resources Seminar Explores Implications of Artificial Intelligence

​ Forty-seven percent of U.S. jobs are at risk of being automated in the next 20 years, according to an Oxford University study. The... read more

DePaul Entrepreneurship Program Jumps in Princeton Review National Rankings

DePaul University’s undergraduate entrepreneurship program moved up nine places to rank No. 13 in The Princeton Review’s annual “Top Schools... read more

Visiting Professor Talks about the Psychology of Business

Visiting Professor Neal Outland explores the psychology of teamwork in a range of settings, from the workplace to outer space. Outland,... read more

MS in Sustainability Program Links Execs with Students

DePaul students had a chance to learn more about careers in sustainability management from three prominent corporate veterans of this... read more

ALPFA DePaul MBA Partnership Seeks to Empower Latino Leaders

Developing and empowering leaders is central to the missions of both the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business at DePaul University and the... read more

DePaul Co-hosts Global Entrepreneurship Center Conference

More than 600... read more

Master’s in Marketing Event Builds Community

Kate Stevenson (LAS ’07, MBA ’16), a senior consultant at Clerestory Consulting, returned to... read more

DePaul Business Student Launches Nonprofit for Gold Star Families

When retired Marine and undergraduate business student Charlie Jones tried to write a letter to the son of a colleague who was killed while... read more

Strategic Directions: A Q&A with Dean Johanson

July marked the one-year anniversary of Misty M. Johanson’s tenure as leader of the Driehaus College of Business.... read more

Find the Right Business Program at Kellstadt Power Hour

The Kellstadt Power Hour lived up to its name for Jarrett McGuigan. The Kellstadt Graduate School of Business’s informal information session... read more

Four Seasons a Year: Luxury Hotel Brand Seeks DePaul Students

Thomas Wright (BUS ’17) knew from an early age that he wanted to work in hospitality. Throughout high school he worked in the food and... read more

DePaul Student Gains National Attention for Leadership and Service

During her first year of high school, undergraduate business student Bushra Amiwala began volunteering at A Just Harvest, a community... read more

Business Faculty and Staff Honored at DePaul's 121st Convocation

DePaul University faculty and staff celebrated the beginning of the 121st academic year... read more

John L. Keeley Jr. Center for Financial Services Founded

DePaul University finance students will benefit from innovative academic and co-curricular programming at the newly named John L. Keeley... read more

DePaul Hosts Three Midwest Universities for Startup Competition

DePaul University’s Coleman Entrepreneurship Center hosted a Final Four Business Pitch competition at 1871, Chicago’s tech business... read more

Survey Says DePaul Graduates Find Jobs in their Desired Career Fields

DePaul University graduates enter the real world equipped with an arsenal of skills, a large alumni network and an assortment of resources... read more

New DePaul MS in Business Analytics for Data-Driven Decision-makers

DePaul University continuously examines business trends to design academic programs to meet students' current and... read more

Alumnus Gift Supports Accounting Student Professional Development

When Kent Klaus (BUS ’82) looks back at his undergraduate years at DePaul University’s Driehaus of College Business, one thing stands out:... read more

MBA Alumnus Spearheads Chicago River Project