The Center for Black Diaspora is hosting an event tomorrow, February 25, at 4 p.m. featuring a discussion on the theme of black imagination with Dr. Corey Miles. The event is part of an ongoing series for the center to discuss and celebrate the themes of the film Sinners. You can join in person or via Zoom. See the flyer below for more details.
Last month, ahead of the Blue Demon Challenge, alumna Anna Sortino (MAWP ’19) visited DePaul for a Q&A with graduates in the MFA and MAWP program. The visit was recorded for the Blue Demon Challenge, where Anna discussed her time at DePaul, what led her to writing in the YA genre, any advice she has for current students in the program, and so much more. Check out the full video below, and if you missed the interview we did with Anna last month as part of her visit, you can read it here.
Join DePaul’s Humanities Center for a conversation exploring censorship as a persistent issue affecting culture, politics, academic discourse, and public expression on Thursday, February 26 at 6 p.m. Register here for free!
There are tons of free events happening through The Center For Black Diaspora this quarter as part of “Black Imagination: At the Intersections of Blackness, Music, Magic and Creativity.” Check them all out below:
Join us on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026 for an interactive gaming experience developed by Professor Allen Turner of the School of Design. The audience is invited to discuss how the past has purpose today by demonstrating and celebrating the power of family, ancestral connections, and storytelling. This event continues in the yearly theme of “Black Imagination: At the Intersections of Blackness, Music, Magic and Creativity” at the Center for Black Diaspora. The event takes place 4 – 7 p.m. on Jan. 28 in the Lincoln Park Student Center, Room 314 AB.
Join the DePaul Women’s Center for a weekly book club every Wednesday at 3 p.m. in SAC 150 or via Zoom. This quarter, the book club is reading Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore C. Van Alst Jr. The Women’s Center has physical and digital copies of the book available. Stop by SAC 150, or email womenscenterdepaul@gmail.com for more information!
Join the LatinX Book Club, sponsored by the Center for Latino Research and the LatinX Cultural Center, for a discussion of Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin. DISCUSSION DATES:February 17, 2026March 3, 2026 All meetings will be from 4:30 – 5:30pm at the Latinx Cultural Center (360 O’Connell Hall). The first 15 students who register will receive a free copy of the book. Students who receive a free copy of the book will be required to attend all the discussion meetings. Discussion will happen in English, but the original text is in Spanish. We encourage students… Read Article →
Join graduate students from across the university at this inaugural graduate student night at Blue Demon Men’s Basketball on Friday, January 16, 2026. The opponents are Marquette. There will be a bar and opportunity for networking and mingling at the Wintrust Arena prior to the game. Every graduate student is entitled to 1 free ticket, and reduced cost additional guest tickets: https://depaulbluedemons.com/sports/2021/10/26/wintrust-gameday-central (and if you’re a graduate student who is also a DePaul employee/staff, you can get a ticket here: https://depaulbluedemons.com/form/174)
Join us on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 from 4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. for a reading and conversation with Xochitl Gonzalez, author of Olga Dies Dreaming, at the DePaul Art Museum. Books will be available for purchase, and there will be a book signing after the discussion.
Join us on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 6 p.m. in McGowan South 105 in celebration of Mark Turcotte’s appointment as the new Illinois Poet Laureate. Turcotte will do a poetry reading alongside DePaul University English faculty and poets Kathleen Rooney, Chris Green, Mark Arendt and Tara Betts. See the flyer below for more information.
Celebrate the arts at DePaul October 23-26 at various events across the Lincoln Park Campus. Schedule by venue: Art Tent in the Quad (Fullerton @ Seminary) Friday, October 24 @ 2:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. (visual artworks w/screenings and performances) Saturday, October 25 @ 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. (visual artworks w/screenings and performances) Student Center 120A/B (2250 N. Sheffield) Sunday, October 26 @ 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (visual artworks w/screenings and performances) The Art School (1150 W. Fullerton, 3rd Floor) Thursday, October 23 @ 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Friday, October 24 @ 1:00 p.m…. Read Article →
Join Kathleen Rooney, a professor of English at DePaul, and her sister Beth Rooney, photographer and journalist, for a discussion about their new children’s book Leaf Town Forever. The event will take place on Wednesday, November 5 at 6 p.m. CDT in Arts & Letters 103. See below for more information.