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Cor Challenge Breaks Records Second Year in Row

Mar 30, 2021

With 957 donors (a 30% increase over 2020), it raised a total of $286,258 (a 43% increase over 2020), including a $50,000 match from University Trustee Nick Serafy. The National Alumni Board (NAB)...
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Provost Jonathan J. Sanford to Assume Office as University of Dallas’ 10th President March 8

Mar 5, 2021

Irving, TX (March 5, 2021) — The Board of Trustees of the University of Dallas has announced that Provost Jonathan J. Sanford, Ph.D., will take office as the University of Dallas’ 10th president effective Monday, March 8.

Current President Thomas S. Hibbs, Ph.D., BA ’82 MA ’83, has chosen to return to a full-time faculty position at Baylor University on July 1, where he served prior to UD. He will continue to...
UD Statement: Respect for the Inherent Dignity of Every Human Being

Feb 1, 2021

“Do not accept anything as truth if it lacks love. And do not accept anything as love which lacks truth! One without the other becomes a destructive lie.” --Pope Saint John Paul II Founded as...
University Announces Distinguished Research Scholar in Politics

Dec 18, 2020

The University of Dallas has appointed Timothy Samuel Shah, Ph.D., as a distinguished research scholar in the Politics Department. Shah is a political scientist specializing in religious freedom, religion and global politics, and the history of political thought.

Shah received his A.B. in government, magna cum laude, from Harvard University in 1992. He received his Ph.D. in political science, also from Harvard, in 2002. “As a Catholic Christian, I know I...
Being Salt and Light to a Broken World: UD’s Class of 2020 Officially Commences

Dec 10, 2020

Last week, more than 230 UD graduates returned to Irving to celebrate their achievements in person at socially distanced events. On Saturday, students and families gathered for the Baccalaureate Mass celebrated by Bishop of the Diocese of Dallas and UD Chancellor Edward Burns, and on Sunday, the official 61st Annual Commencement ceremony was held at the Irving Convention Center.

In a normal year, the majority of UD graduates walk across the stage in May. While UD holds a December commencement ceremony annually, it is usually reserved for business graduate students....
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