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Student Resources

DePaul Law welcomes all students and is committed to supporting your success within our community. Please visit our Accommodations page to learn more.

The Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD) coordinates DePaul University's provision of accommodations for students with documented disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. The Center offers supports to students to achieve their academic goals while promoting their independence.

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DePaul University welcomes and supports students regardless of citizenship status. The university offers many internal and external resources to undocumented students such as counseling, legal services, and more. DePaul’s liaison to undocumented students is Eva Long, associate director in the Office of Multicultural Student Success. 

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DePaul University is committed to providing high quality support services to international students and scholars that support the achievement of their academic & professional goals as well as their successful engagement with the DePaul community.

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Read more about DePaul University's Land Acknowledgement here.

DePaul College of Law is committed to offering courses that promote diversity of thought and relate to the many diverse populations in the community. Courses relating to race, gender, sexuality, religion and more are offered each semester, including:

General Electives

  • Antisemitism, the Holocaust & the Law
  • Asylum & Refugee Law & Policy
  • Catholic Social Justice & the Law
  • Children's Human Rights under International Law
  • Children & the Law
  • Civil Rights
  • Disability Law
  • Education Law & Policy
  • Elder Law
  • Employment Discrimination
  • First Amendment: Freedom of Speech & Religion
  • Housing Law
  • Immigration Law & Policy
  • International Law
  • International Protection of Human Rights
  • Juvenile Justice
  • Post-Conflict Justice
  • Poverty Law
  • Predatory Lending
  • Race, Racism & United States Law
  • Sex, Gender & the Law
  • Special Topics in the Law: Human Rights Dimensions of the COVID-19 Pandemic Under International Law
  • Special Topics in the Law: Human Rights in Latin American
  • Special Topics in the Law: Trauma-Informed Lawyering

Seminars and Legal Drafting Courses

  •  Seminars
  1.  Critical Race Theory
  2. The Law of Citizenship
  3. Women's Human Rights under International Law
  • Legal Drafting: Child Advocacy

Experiential Education Courses

  1. Asylum & Refugee
  2. Civil Litigation & Health Law
  3. Civil Rights 
  4. Croak Community Legal Clinic  (civil and criminal)
  5. Family Law
  6. Immigration and Advanced Immigration Law
  • Practicums
  1. Domestic Violence 
  2. International Human Rights Law 
  3. Advanced International Human Rights Law 
  •  Restorative Justice Practices

Study Abroad and International Exchange Programs

  1. Buenos Aires, Argentina
  2. Havana, Cuba
  3. Heredia, Costa Rica
  4. Madrid, Spain
  5. Siena, Italy
  1.  Madrid, Spain (JD/Master in International & European Business Law)
  2.  Vienna, Austria

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Other Resources

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Local

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, Queer, Asexual and Ally (LGBTQA) Student Resource Center at DePaul University exists to promote, foster and support a campus environment that is inclusive of people from all sexualities and gender identities. This mission is achieved through a range of services, educational programs and community-building events that reflect the needs and interests of the diverse LGBTQA communities at DePaul.

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Trans-focused resource websites

Gender Neutral/Single Occupancy Bathrooms on and within 1 Block of Campus

  • Richard M. and Maggie C. Daley Building (14 East Jackson Boulevard)
    • One gender neutral restroom on the ground floor
    • One on the basement floor
  • DePaul’s Merle Reskin Theatre (60 E. Balbo Ave. Chicago, IL 60605)
    • One single occupancy restroom
  • Starbucks (55 E Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604)
    • Single occupancy bathroom
  • Potbelly Sandwich Shop (55 E Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60604)
    • Single occupancy bathroom

The Division of Mission and Ministry strengthens institution-wide attention to the religious and spiritual development of students and to service with people who are poor and marginalized. These are integral dimensions of DePaul’s Catholic-Vincentian mission and essential elements of the DePaul student experience. Our work has a positive, visible, and measurable impact on the religious and spiritual life of the DePaul community.

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Veteran Student Services assists student veterans in their transition to college and supports them in achieving their educational goals. Through collaborations with the university and external partners, we provide support, resources and programs that are relevant to veterans at DePaul.

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