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The University of Dallas has appointed Luciana Hampilos assistant general counsel. Hampilos, who served as the university’s Director of the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX since 2020, began her new role on Jan. 26.

The Satish and Yasmin Gupta College of Business at the University of Dallas has extended its global accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D., who is the university’s first St. John Paul II Fellow in Social Thought and has held the position since 2019, will give a lecture on natural law on Feb. 16. Anderson’s...

The University of Dallas recently named Inelda Acosta, Ed.D., pHCLE, the University’s Director of the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX.

Former Democratic Congressman Daniel Lipinski, who represented Illinois’ Third District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2005-2021, has been named Pope Leo XIII Fellow on Social Thought at the University of Dallas.

The Institute for Homiletics at the University of Dallas was recently awarded a $1 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to help renew liturgical preaching and better reach Catholic youth and young adults. The Institute is a collaborative endeavor of The Catholic Foundation (Dallas) and the University of Dallas.

The University of Dallas (UD) announced the appointment of reference librarian and adjunct French instructor Ron Scrogham as interim dean of libraries and research of the Cowan-Blakely Memorial Library, and the appointment of longtime Politics Professor Richard Dougherty, Ph.D. ’93 M.A. ’89, to serve as interim dean of the Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts.

The University of Dallas will host the 7th annual Catholic Bar Association (CBA) Conference, “Catholic Lawyers: Upholding the Rule of Law,” Oct. 13-15, 2022. "Our members are looking forward to being on the campus of one of our nation’s premier Catholic institutions of higher learning,” said Peter H. Wickersham, CBA president.

The University of Dallas recently earned high marks of excellence from leading publications – including moving up to the #2 spot for “Best Value” among U.S. News & World Report’s "Best Colleges" in the West, as well as The Princeton Review’s Best 388 Colleges and “America’s Top Colleges” by Forbes.

The University of Dallas welcomes more than a dozen new faculty members this 2022-23 academic year. Their knowledge and insights will further enrich student learning in many disciplines, including art, biology, chemistry, computer science, economics, English, mathematics, philosophy, physics, and Spanish.

The University of Dallas welcomed the 421 members of Class of 2026 to campus last week, the second largest incoming class in its 66-year history. About 49% come from outside of Texas, representing 38 states and 270 cities, and international students from as far away as Vietnam.

The University of Dallas Board of Trustees recently appointed Most Rev. Daniel Flores, S.T.D, BA ’83 MDiv ’87, Bishop of the Diocese of Brownsville, Texas, Mary Rice Hasson, Tom Craddick and Charles LiMandri as its newest members. The board also honored two long-serving trustees as they concluded their service, ​​Cardinal Kevin Farrell and Mary Manning, at their June meeting.

Widowed at age 30, Joy (Davis) Kirsch, BA ’85, didn’t really know how to move forward. She was already a financial planner and had worked with many widows,...

In July, Peter Hedlesky, BS ’21, reaffirmed his acceptance to the Department of Defense (DOD) SMART Fellowship program. Hedlesky is spending this summer...

Marty Sheridan, BA ’77, shared a unique bond with her youngest nephew, Tim Sheridan. Like Marty, Tim had red hair, so when Marty was with Tim and his family,...

The theme of President Jonathan J. Sanford’s inaugural year as the University of Dallas’ 10th president – Arete: Renewing Culture through Educational Excellence – belies a...

We sat down with Associate Professor of Theology Christopher Malloy, Ph.D., to discuss his new book, False Mercy: Recent Heresies Distorting Catholic Truth. What do you mean by...

Lyn Pavel had eclectic careers in both the tourism industry and law enforcement before turning his attention to academia as a community college professor of management. Although...

Gwendolyn Loop, BA ’21, recently received the Polking Family Fellowship for the newest Notre Dame Law School class. With this fellowship, the de Nicola Center...

The University of Dallas has a proud tradition of turning out alumni who go on to make their mark on the world in notable ways. It is even more exciting when current...

Since its founding, the University of Dallas has rooted its identity in the liberal arts Core Curriculum. Although often recognized for majors such as...

The University of Dallas announced today record breaking fundraising success for the 2021-22 fiscal year, which ended May 31. Total cash gifts received totaled more...

As it begins a new fiscal year, the University of Dallas is pleased to announce organizational changes designed to strengthen relationships with the broad range of university stakeholders, and the addition of a new leadership position for the 52-year-old Rome Program.

We teachers dream of reaching our students, of sharing our passion for what we have learned with eager, intelligent, receptive students. Alas! how rarely most of us seem to...

The University of Dallas is pleased to announce that of the five UD students who submitted applications for the State Department-sponsored Benjamin Gilman International...

The University of Dallas announces the appointment of Matthias Vorwerk, Ph.D., as provost, effective July 1. Vorwerk most recently served as associate dean of the...

In Louisville, Kentucky, the ground shook as she left the starting line – Anna Wilgenbusch, theology major from the Class of 2022, with 300 other female students...

When Trustee Jean (Daudelin) and Marty White, both BA ’86, considered how the resources of their classmates and themselves might best be put to use at the...

Shreenidhi Ayinala had an interest in technology from a young age. In elementary school, she was exploring Scratch and basic coding. In eighth grade, she became involved...

Along with select national cosponsors, the University of Dallas’ Donald and Louise Cowan Center is hosting the Fourth Biennial Catholic Imagination Conference, Sept. 30 - Oct. 1. Sessions...

Nearly 400 students, faculty, alumni, staff and friends of the University of Dallas gathered at the Irving campus on Friday, May 6, for a historic celebration and consecration of...

The University of Dallas announced plans to launch a men’s and women’s tennis program in the fall of 2022 as part of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference at...

The University of Dallas’ Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business is honored to be listed among the 2022 Premier Global DBA Programs by CEO Magazine for the sixth straight year...

After nine years in the oil and gas industry, one night Brad Winton, DBA ’21, and his wife decided a change was needed for their family. Winton had earned a...

The University of Dallas is expanding its Summer Rome Program to include two 6-week sessions to serve the university’s currently enrolled students, as well as expanding...

The 2022 Cor Challenge, which ran March 28 - April 2, not only broke records for the third year in a row in both number of donors and dollars received, but fully eclipsed...

Six University of Dallas alumni were honored for their early-career championship and success in business, as “transformative trailblazers who exemplify Texas leadership and innovation,” during...

People describe Misty Sabol as persistent. She began a demanding career working as a stock analyst for pharmaceutical companies and later oil and gas, but a desire to...

We sat down with Associate Professor of Classics Elizabeth Robinson, Ph.D., to discuss her new book, Urban Transformation in Ancient Molise: The Integration of...

We sat down with Chairman of Mathematics John Osoinach, Ph.D., to discuss his new textbook, Discovering Abstract Algebra. What distinguishes your book from other...

The University of Dallas recently launched a partnership between the Satish and Yasmin Gupta College of Business and Financial Executives International (FEI). While...

The University of Dallas’ Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business has been redesignated by the National Security Agency as a Center of Academic Excellence, a designation that UD has held for the past 20 years.

The University of Dallas will discontinue the men’s and women’s lacrosse programs May 1 at the conclusion of the women's regular season. “About 20% of our...

Estelle (Tovar) Lara, BA ’67 MA ’74, has observed the impact of education in her own children’s lives and feels that the only way to make a lasting...

The father of seven children, Illinois State Senator William Haine led a career in public service marked by a heartfelt concern for the greater good and...

At the University of Dallas, few aspects of the experience compare to the extraordinary, dedicated professors who grace the campus. From their eager — and...

The Quest, a documentary-style limited series produced by the University of Dallas about discovering one's purpose and living it with courage, will broadcast on EWTN, the largest Catholic...

You might not know FB Society, but if you call Dallas/Fort Worth home, chances are you know its brands or have dined in one of their locations: Whiskey Cake, The Ranch, Mexican...

Thanks to a generous grant from the Teagle Foundation’s Knowledge for Freedom Initiative, the University of Dallas will launch the College Citizens Program in the...

Joseph Meaney, Ph.D., BA ’93, president of the National Catholic Bioethics Center (NCBC), will be the commencement speaker for the University of Dallas’ 63rd...

The University of Dallas is pleased to announce a special offering with Catholic Charities of Dallas, and all Catholic Charities nationwide, arguably the largest provider of social services next to the U.S. government.

Fidelity Investments Inc. has hired 12 UD alumni from the Class of 2021 representing a range of majors, from biology and business to philosophy and theology. Their roles...

Building on the success of last fall's Big Bike Build, the Satish and Yasmin Gupta College of Business community is already making plans for continued partnership and...

Young Robert Scott Dupree, Ph.D., BA ’62, returned to UD in 1966, fresh from grad school at Yale, to teach this time. But he found a place he barely knew — so...

The University of Dallas is proud to announce a partnership between the Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business and American Airlines, one of the nation’s premier airline carriers with the largest operating global fleet. While continuing to broaden the university's existing partnerships around Dallas/Fort Worth and across the country, the partnership agreement enables the college to advance its mission to prepare students in a wide variety of management specialties, serving a range of industries.

The University of Dallas is one of only 24 institutions nationwide, and the only member of the Association of Catholic Colleges & Universities, to receive an “A” grade from the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) in its 2021–22 What Will They Learn? report, an annual assessment of over 1,100 general education programs.

When Mikail McIntosh-Doty, BA ’81, and John Donnelly, BA ’81, learned about the success of the Class of 1985 Endowed Scholarship, they were immediately...

Irving, TX (Feb. 11, 2022) — Robert Alter, professor of the Graduate School and Emeritus Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at the University of California at Berkeley, will be the...

If you were to look for a UD major that promises great future job opportunities, classics might not be the most intuitive choice. Fluency in ancient languages might be...

The University of Dallas Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business will celebrate and honor its 2022 Hall of Fame inductees during the annual award ceremony on Friday, Feb. 11. This year’s inductees include 2017 Distinguished Alumnus Ray Khirallah, BA ’72 MBA ’76, of counsel at Holland & Knight, and John South, MBA ’97, former chief security officer at Heartland Payment Systems and adjunct professor of cybersecurity.

From University of Dallas undergraduates to benefactors who have provided for the university in their wills, Mike Perkins, BA ’78, and Sharon (Kapavik) Perkins, BA ’79 MA ’89, have a...

Irving, TX (Feb. 2, 2022) – The University of Dallas Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business is pleased to announce the appointment of Susan Rhame, Ph.D., associate professor of accounting, as...

Irving, TX (Jan. 28, 2022) — Over 100 members of the University of Dallas’ faculty community gathered last week at the annual King / Haggar Awards Ceremony to honor those who have demonstrated...

For the past 16 years, Monsignor Thomas Fucinaro has served as chaplain on the University of Dallas’ Eugene Constantin Campus (affectionately known as Due Santi) just...

Nestled in the wooded foothills of Irving, Texas, an unassuming Marian shrine welcomes faithful passersby and prayerful visitors at all times of the day and...

It didn’t take long for Jodi Hunt, affiliate assistant professor of theology at the University of Dallas, to recognize Cathy Quattrochi, BA ’78 MCSL ’09, as a UD alumna.

Dec. 7, 2021 (Irving, TX) — On the feast of one of the great doctors of the Church, the University of Dallas announces the launch of the St. Ambrose Center for Catholic Liberal Education and...

The last Crowley Chamber Trio concert of the season will be on Dec. 6 and Dec. 7 at the Museum of Biblical Art at 7:30 p.m.

The Crowley Chamber Trio is composed of University of Dallas faculty members Kristin Van Cleve, violin; Marie-Thaïs Oliver, cello; and Andrey Ponochevny, piano.

President Jonathan J. Sanford, inaugurated last month as the 10th president of the University of Dallas, announced a new series of engagements over the next year centered around the theme of cultural renewal through the pursuit of educational excellence.

When Jeff Hedglen, MTS ’01, started studying for his Master of Theological Studies in 1994 at the University of Dallas, the internet was just in its infancy, and dial-up was the only way to get connected to the scarce World Wide Web.

Two years in the making, Alumni and Family Weekend 2021, which took place Oct. 15-17, emanated a feeling of community and joy. From the Golden...

Approximately 270 students, faculty, staff, and alumni will gather on Saturday morning, Nov. 6, to launch the first-ever UD Big Event, a day of community service to neighbors in need in the City of Irving.

Gregory Roper, Ph.D., BA ’84, has been appointed the dean of students at the University of Dallas. “I am excited to begin this new role at my alma mater and my...

The Quest, a documentary-style limited series produced by the University of Dallas about living one’s journey with truth and wisdom in troubled times, will debut on EWTN, the largest Catholic television network in the world, on Nov. 15 at 4:30 p.m. Central, 5:30 p.m. Eastern.

Drama at UD, as Associate Professor of Drama Stefan Novinski, M.F.A., BA ’92, put it, is not extracurricular. "It's not a club. It’s part of the curriculum, of the culture; it takes over the conversation on campus for weeks, sometimes years. If you get to work on the University Theater, on a mainstage production, you get to bring something to life that becomes part of the culture of the university.”

Brett J. L. Landry, Ph.D., who has served as the dean of the Satish and Yasmin Gupta College of Business at the University of Dallas for seven years, will return to his full-time faculty position at the end of the 2021-22 academic year.

It was the late 1960s, and Jo Ann (Shoaf) Gasper, BA ’67 MBA ’69, had completed her degree in politics at UD. But when she looked around at the options for a woman...

Teresa Merklin, MBA ’05, has worked for Lockheed Martin for nearly two decades. After beginning at the company in software management, she is now a fellow...

An interfaith dialogue on religious freedom moderated by University of Dallas President Jonathan J. Sanford, Ph.D., and featuring Archbishop Matti Warda of Erbil, Iraq, is now available.

Irving Police officers are building practical leadership and management skills through a new training course offered by the Satish and Yasmin Gupta College of Business....

After calculating the comprehensive total from Thursday’s North Texas Giving Day (NTGD), the University of Dallas will retain its unofficial title as the most generous university in North Texas....

Prior to the creation of Faculty Excellence Funds, the Class of 1988 began the endowed Alumni Fund for Faculty Development, which supports faculty research and...

The University of Dallas ranked No. 6 in Regional Universities West for the second year in a row in the 2022 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s "Best Colleges,"

For the first time in its 65-year history, the University of Dallas' endowment has reached the $100 million mark, at the same time that undergraduate enrollment hit a record 1,500 undergraduate students.

The University of Dallas welcomes six new faculty members this 2021-22 academic year. Their knowledge and insights will further enrich student learning in many...

Karla J. Bellinger, M.A., DMIN, has been named founding Executive Director of the Institute for Homiletics at the University of Dallas with the goal of improving preaching in the Catholic Church....

In this time of growth and optimism for UD, as we prepare to inaugurate our 10th president next month, we are excited about the upcoming North Texas Giving Day...

Dominique West, MS ’19, was one of UD’s first cybersecurity scholarship recipients and will be starting in the Doctor of Business Administration program this...

We sat down with William Perales to discuss his new role as the director of PreK-12 Curriculum and Professional Development Services for the University of Dallas’ St. Ambrose...

The University of Dallas has announced three new staff appointments: Associate Professor of English Greg Roper, Ph.D., BA ’84, as interim dean of students; David Ma,...

We sat down with Affiliate Assistant Professor of Management Ben Dilla, Ph.D., to discuss his new co-authored book, Your Best Self at Work: Aligning Strengths, Emotional Intelligence &

After 26 years, University of Dallas Athletics Director Richard Strockbine retired on July 1. Subsequent to starting his position in 1995, Strockbine transformed the...

Computer science major Clarissa Skipworth, BA ’22, interned with Associate Professor of Cybersecurity Renita Murimi, Ph.D., CISSP, as they launched the blockchain...

Jeanine Dorrough, BA ’22, conceived the idea for First-Gen Ambassadors last fall, out of a desire to create leadership opportunities unique to first-gen...

As a new academic year begins, the University of Dallas is proud to announce a record-breaking entering freshman class of 491 students for the fall 2021 semester. The Class of 2025 comprises students representing ...

Associate Professor of Cybersecurity Renita Murimi, Ph.D., CISSP, has been on the frontlines of blockchain technology. Murimi began teaching in the Gupta College of...

Students seeking career advice and UD alumni looking to give back can now take advantage of a new Mentorship Program created by the offices of Personal Career...

Alexa Reubens’, MS ’22, journey from entry-level analyst at Citrix to its cybersecurity chief of staff was a challenging one for the self-described...

The University of Dallas is pleased to announce the opening exhibition of the Ron St. Angelo Collection of Iconic Photography for the Catholic Church, which will be on display in the foyer of the Braniff Graduate Building starting on Thursday, Sept. 9, through Friday, Oct. 8, 2021. An opening reception will take place the afternoon of Sept. 9 at 4 p.m.

Fifty discerners gathered together at the University of Dallas for the Vocation Awareness Program (VAP) hosted by DFW Serra Clubs June 11-13. These 29 men and 21 women...