(The Center Square) – DePaul University is preparing to reopen its campus Quad before students return for fall classes. The Quad has been closed for about three months while workers repair damage from pro-Palestinian protests last spring. DePaul officials say workers have been fixing an estimated $180,000 worth of damage to the Quad and surrounding areas. Protesters also set up encampments at the University of Illinois, Illinois State, Northwestern, the University of Chicago and other schools. DePaul Professor Jason Hill told The Center Square that college administrators had to act when things…