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U n i v e r s i t y N e w s Hot Off the Press Chinese Studies Program Launched DePaul has launched a comprehensive Chinese studies major that includes Mandarin language training, history, political science, ■ If the prospect of making a business presentation sends you into a cold sweat, consult “The Professional Communications Toolkit,” Sage Books (2006), by D. Joel Whalen, professor of marketing. This how-to book covers skills for succeeding in a range of communications venues, from one-on-one business conversations to small staff presentations and keynote addresses before large audiences. New technology also is covered. ■ “Instant Identity: Adolescent Girls and the World of Instant Messaging,” Peter Lang Publishing Group (2007), is heralded as the first book of its kind to explore the millennial generation’s prevalent use of instant messaging and its implications for the future. Author Shayla Thiel Stern is an assistant professor of communication. religious studies, and arts and culture. At an event celebrating the launch are (left to right) the Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., president; J.D. Bindenagel, vice president ■ Hailed by critics as a cross between James Baldwin’s soulful song and the nightmare poetry of Louis-Ferdinand Celine, “Free Burning,” Three Rivers/Crown (2006), by Bayo Ojikutu, instructor of English, is a novel about a man who makes a series of bad choices after losing his white-collar insurance job. ■ Thomas R. Mockaitis, professor of history, has distinguished himself as a television news analyst and expert on terrorism. His “The ‘New’ Terrorism: Myths and Reality,” Praeger Security International (2006), argues that what is being labeled as a new brand of terrorism bears a striking resemblance to past extremist movements and represents a “culmination of trends evolving over decades.” ■ “Sex and the Eighteenth-Century Man: Massachusetts and the History of Sexuality in America,” Beacon Press (2006), by Thomas A. Foster, assistant professor of history, is a provocative investigation of male sexuality from the end of the Puritan age through the American Revolution. It debunks many historical beliefs about sex and identity during this period in American history. ■ A guide to understanding Islamic immigrants to the United States from the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia and Africa, “Transnational Muslims in American Society,” University Press of Florida (2006), by Aminah Beverly McCloud, director of the Islamic world studies program, challenges the predominant perception that Islam is monolithic and exclusively Arab. for community, government and international affairs; and Professor Xiaoxiang "Frank" Li, dean of foreign languages at Southeast University (Nanjing). (See p.16.) ■ In “Winning Elections with Political Marketing,” Haworth Press (2006), by Bruce I. Newman, professor of marketing, and his co-editor, Philip John Davies, director, Eccles Centre for American Studies at the British Library, set out to answer the question, “What does it take for candidates on both sides of the Atlantic to get elected?”
Part-time MBA Program, College of Law Earn High Rankings by U.S.News & World Report DePaul University again takes its place in the upper reaches of U.S.News & World Report’s graduate program annual rankings, which are closely watched by students and higher education institutions across the country. The part-time MBA program and the College of Law and two of its programs were recognized this spring. DePaul’s career-focused MBA program for working professionals has earned a top-10 rating a dozen times. The majority of MBA students nationally study in part-time programs, which allow students to work full time while attending classes in the evenings, on weekends, on multiple campuses and using Internet technology. “DePaul’s repeated top-10 showing acknowledges our success in offering a high-quality, flexible MBA program that provides students with the practical knowledge they need to advance in their careers,” says Ray Whittington, dean of DePaul’s Kellstadt Graduate School of Business (KGSB). Founded more than 50 years ago, DePaul’s MBA program offers students 26 concentrations of study. The college’s faculty represents a diverse blend of leading scholars and distinguished business professionals who bring real-world experience to the classroom. Graduates benefit from DePaul’s extensive and active alumni network. The DePaul University College of Law has been ranked among the top 100 law schools in the country for the second consecutive year, and its health law and intellectual property (IP) programs are among the best, according to the latest survey of America’s professional schools conducted by U.S.News & World Report. The survey also recognized the law school’s student population as being among the most diverse. “The College of Law at DePaul is dedicated to providing students with a rigorous course of academic study and top-quality programs in an environment that reflects the university’s commitment to diversity,” says Glen Weissenberger, dean of the College of Law. “The latest U.S. News rankings illustrate that the College of Law’s exceptional faculty and its focus on creating strong specialty programs, like health law, have helped it earn recognition among the best in the country.” DePaul’s health law program landed in ninth place among all such programs in the nation, moving up one place from last year when it tied for 10th place with the University of Minnesota. The intellectual property program at DePaul was ranked 13th in the survey. Established in 1984 as part of DePaul’s Health Law Institute, the health law program is one of the first American Bar Associationaccredited programs of its kind in the country. Students can earn a master of law (LL.M.) degree as well as a certificate in health law. “We are honored that our peers have distinguished DePaul’s program as one of the most outstanding in the United States,” says Michele Goodwin, who directs the institute. “We offer a theory-based challenging program as well as embrace the practical, hands-on skills approach to health law. Our students confront and respond to the most critical health-law issues of the day.” DePaul’s IP program, which was initiated in 1997, boasts more than 30 courses and certifications in IP such as patent law, information technology, and art and museum law. “Our IP program has been ranked above schools like New York University and Harvard University in this survey,” says Barbara Bressler, who directs the program. “We have consistently been ranked among the top 15 programs in the country, which is a major accomplishment given the quality of the programs that exist.” 1 1
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