Office of Institutional Diversity & Equity

The Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity is designed to provide resources and organizational integration to effectively coordinate and develop a wide spectrum of services, initiatives, policies and constituent involvement that comprise a comprehensive diversity approach at DePaul University.  An essential component of the diversity effort at DePaul is the commitment to diversity as a core value of the institution.

DePaul Writing Centers

Grounded in the belief that language in general, and writing specifically, shapes and sustains democratic processes, the members of the University Center for Writing-based Learning community believe writing is fundamental to an individual's participation in democracy in that writing promotes learning, critical inquiry, self-development, and reflection through continual revision... Our goal is to help develop better writers along with better writing. Because we recognize the diversity of our community in terms of not only location but learning styles, we use all media of communication for collaboration. As we interact with individuals within the University Center for Writing-based Learning, the University, academic professions, and our global community, we aim to foster a commitment to teaching, service, and scholarly and creative activities.

Courses Taught

DIGITAL CINEMA 235: ADAPTATION: THE CINEMATIC RECRAFTING OF MEANING

This course explores contemporary cinematic adaptations of literature and how recent re-workings in film open viewers up to critical analysis of the cultural practices surrounding the promotion and reception of these narratives.  What issues have an impact upon the borrowing and reinterpreting of narratives of film? How, when, and where can we identify such borrowings and reinterpretations in multiple contemporary iterations of the same narrative?

AMERICAN STUDIES 250: IN THEIR OWN VOICES: AMERICAN  AUTOBIOGRAPHY

This course explores the distinguishing characteristics of the genre of American Autobiography, paying particular attention to the ways in which individuals conceptualize their lives.  “Texts,” whether print, visual, or hypertextual, will be looked at as constructed narratives.  Special characteristics of the American Autobiography will also be considered as it explores the concepts of “America” and “American.”

WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES 390/490: WOMEN ACROSS CULTURES

This course looks at the relationship between human rights and women's issues. It will examine some of the critical issues raised in Beijing.  Obviously, we cannot look at every woman or all countries (despite the title of the course); this course cannot try to generalize for all women everywhere.  Context and circumstance alter any individual's or group's experience.  However, it is possible to come to some comparative generalizations and understanding about women's lives around the world. Therefore, this course will offer a theoretical background from which to assess and frame the discussions of the status of women globally, and then look at a few specific regions in depth, examining their situations, concerns, and visions.

HONORS 100: RHETORIC AND CRITICAL INQUIRY  

Rhetoric and Critical Inquiry is an intensive writing course which focuses upon the development of critical thinking and those rhetorical structures which embody academic discourse.  Through thoughtful analysis of these issues in your own writing, that of your peers, and that of professional writers, you should expect to improve your facility for writing successfully in an academic setting.

WOMEN'S & GENDER STUDIES 200: WOMEN'S STUDIES IN TRANSNATIONAL CONTEXTS
(FORMERLY WMS 200: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY SURVEY)

This interdisciplinary survey course will explore some of the political, historical, cultural, economic, and theoretical issues that have impacted the lives of women by utilizing lectures, classroom discussions, films and outside speakers. We will look at the conditions of women both locally and globally, focusing upon both the multiplicity of issues which shape and influence the lives of women, as well as how women respond, collectively and individually, to the social contexts in which they live.