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Many are re-committing to doing well in their classes, trying to look for better time management. Others might be thinking of trying a new activity, a new club. Socially it’s also time to...

I want to tell two stories from my time teaching at other institutions, two tales that, in their negative valences, highlight what is for me one of the most powerful positive aspects of the Core...

Eminent philosopher Peter Kreeft spoke at the University of Dallas on Nov. 6 to an overflow crowd on the “philosophy of humor.” Kreeft told the audience of students, faculty and alumni that he...

Last time, I wrote about Dr. Alvis’ two questions of a liberal education. I have tried this idea on some of my colleagues, and some of them responded that they do something similar in their...

Your student has, undoubtedly, accomplished a great deal this semester. Many of them left their family and friends behind for the very first time, many moving to a brand-new state. For the very...

It’s crunch time. There’s no other way to say it. Students came back from turkey and stuffing to find something entirely different on their UD plates: the final push, the last texts to read,...

I am the managing director and GM at Deloitte Digital, heading the firm's advertising agency offering in the U.S. and building a new agency model that lives at the intersection of creativity and...

On Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, a reporter from the local Irving news asked me a question that, at first, caught me off-guard: “Why do you love UD?” I had spent the last seven months preparing the...

Today we celebrate Veterans Day and honor our faculty, staff and students who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Originally begun in 1926 as a national holiday, Armistice Day celebrated the end...

We were once discussing the Core Curriculum in a faculty meeting when Dr. John Alvis, always a clear-headed thinker who pierced to the heart of every question, stood up and said, “There are only...