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The University of Dallas is pleased to announce that the following faculty members have received tenure or promotion in rank for the 2017-18 academic year. The Rank and Tenure Committee...

The University of Dallas Beatrice M. Haggerty Gallery proudly announces the opening of “Modern Sacred: The Saint John’s Bible and Selections from the Permanent Collection,” which features...

Receiving high marks of excellence in both the 2018 edition of The Princeton Review’s popular guidebook “The Best 382 Colleges” and the annual listing of “America’s Top Colleges” by...

Respectively earning one of the nation’s most competitive scholarships awarded in academia and research, Phillip Wozniak, BA ’15, and Emily Files Collins, BA ’17, now join nearly four dozen...

As the university celebrates another milestone of 50 years of graduate education, we are reminded of those who helped found our institution and their stories that helped cast the molding....

At the end of the spring semester, the Dallas Museum of Art asked Assistant Professor of Printmaking Steven Foutch to craft a printmaking display to include in the museum’s international...

The University of Dallas recently received several marketing and journalism awards from the 32nd Educational Advertising Awards — the largest, oldest and most respected competition for...

“Liberal education has the potential to touch souls, to form character, to deepen understanding, as well as to develop the intellectual skills required by the world today,” wrote Robert...

“My original idea was to create a cookbook for our hungry students, a ‘food for thoughts’ manual, if you will,” said Silvia De Simone, Eugene Constantin Campus business office manager, of her

Forbes and MONEY magazine have included the University of Dallas, once again, in their annual rankings of America’s most valuable and affordable colleges and universities. Both rankings reward...

The urgent task of philosophy in our day, according to the renowned German philosopher Martin Heidegger, is to relearn the art of seeing what is before us, argues Chad Engelland, director of the...

Former university trustee Robert “Bob” J. Finegan, passed away last week on July 7, 2017, at the age of 79, surrounded by his loved ones. He will be dearly missed and remembered as a...

The University of Dallas has been included, once again, in the 2018 edition of the “Fiske Guide to Colleges,” remaining the only Catholic college or university in the southwestern United...

Helen Corbitt instilled 40 years’ worth of recipes and dishes into the Texas culinary landscape with her gourmet cuisine, served as director of food services for Neiman Marcus for 14 years and...

Dozens of players traveled from across North Texas to the Las Colinas Country Club to support the University of Dallas and its students by participating in the university’s 17-year-old annual...

Two University of Dallas doctoral candidates in the Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts Institute of Philosophic Studies (IPS), Leta Sundet, MA ’16, and Pavlos Papadopoulos, MA ’14, were...

According to Assistant Professor of History Kelly Gibson, early medieval writers gave lessons on how one should feel by describing the good emotions of good people and the bad emotions of bad...

Today, the University of Dallas officially announced that David Andrews, assistant professor of statistics and former chairman of the Mathematics Department, has been appointed associate dean of...

The University of Dallas National Alumni Board honored its 2017 Distinguished Alumni — the highest honor the university can bestow upon its alumni — during a reception and dinner on Saturday,...

Associate Professor of Biology Frank Doe admits to missing Lynch Auditorium and the 8 a.m. General Biology I class he used to teach there. “No one else misses that 8 a.m. class,” he said....

David Gordon, Ph.D., 78, a University of Dallas professor for 40 years from 1968 to 2008, passed away on April 30, 2017. Gordon taught operations management and directed the industrial management...

The Beatrice M. Haggerty Gallery at the University of Dallas will host the inaugural ONWARD FORWARD: Graduate Art Exhibition, May 12 through July 8. The juried student art show features the works...

His all-time favorite film is Federico Fellini’s Amarcord, which won an Oscar in 1974 and portrays nostalgic teen days, created in the studio rather than filming on location at the beach so that...

“The brothers of the Society of St. Joseph and I have worked tirelessly over the last few months to complete the Holy Family on campus,” said John-Paul Bremar, BA ’17, one of the founding...

Two years ago, the University of Dallas lost a dear friend and alumnus, who was beloved by professors and peers alike. On Saturday, April 29, friends and family gathered outside the Haggar...

A beloved member of the University of Dallas community, Robert (Rob) Yale, Ph.D., assistant professor of marketing and director of the business practicum program, passed away on April 25, 2017,...

The Most Rev. Wilton D. Gregory, archbishop of Atlanta and the first African-American to preside over the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), will address the University of...

Born through a brotherhood that has garnered affection and popularity among the entire student body since its inception more than three decades ago, the University of Dallas Football Rugby Club...

“The study of liberal arts here at the University of Dallas, in particular the Core curriculum, helps reveal to us the dark corners of our own ignorance,” explained Associate Professor of...

Fredy Gonzalez, BA ’18, started out as a chemistry major, a transfer student who had taken some classes at North Lake College prior to arriving at UD in 2015. He then moved on to philosophy and...

Even the late University Professor Louise Cowan once remarked upon the exceptional closeness of the Class of 1970 (of which her own son, Bainard Cowan, was a member). Ann (Lang) Ellis can...

Jan (Weber) and Brian Farrington, both BA ’73, like to say that theirs was the last class that came to the University of Dallas as freshmen not knowing they were going to Rome. They were part of...

By Aspen Daniels, Romer and Essay Contest Winner Fall '16, BA '19 On a free afternoon, my friend Bea and I had walked the few kilometers that separated our campus at Due Santi from the small...

In a conversation with her mom during her Rome semester in fall 2016, Aspen Daniels, BA ’19, talked about the first time she’d visited a small church in Castel Gandolfo. She hadn’t been very...

Father Joseph W. Koterski, associate professor of philosophy at Fordham University, will deliver the keynote for this week’s University of Dallas Scherer Lecture, “A Practical Moral Vision for...

The eastern United States continental margin has undergone two full supercontinental cycles over the last billion years. Mapping out this hugely under-studied terrain, Maggie Benoit, associate...

Steady enrollment growth, record-breaking freshman classes in three of the last five years and the largest university gift in the past half century — $12 million for the construction of its...

Krzysztof Zanussi, internationally-renowned Polish film director, scriptwriter and producer, will present the annual Eugene McDermott Lecture hosted by the University of Dallas Braniff Graduate...

A native of Jakarta, Indonesia, the Cowan-Blakley Memorial Library’s cataloguing librarian Lely White met her husband, Kenneth, through his tennis mate. Kenneth, a geophysicist, took her around...

In celebration of 50 years of graduate studies at the University of Dallas, the Beatrice M. Haggerty Gallery presents “View from the Art Village: 50-Year Retrospective,” an exhibition that...

A beloved member of the UD community, Mark Patrick “Pat” Daly, BA ’76 MBA ’82, associate vice president of administration, passed away on March 6, 2017, after a brief illness. His...

Throughout life we all experience our own mortality, oftentimes through the suffering of others. How exactly ought we to respond to suffering, pain and death? How should we handle end-of-life...

Born on Nov. 28, 1930, Professor Emerita of Education Cherie Clodfelter passed away on March 4, 2017. She will be deeply missed by the UD community. The following story was originally published on...

For the 12th consecutive year, the University of Dallas is listed as one of the country’s top study abroad schools, according to the 2016 Open Doors Report, an annual report on international...

Community Outreach Assistant Professor of Psychology Stephanie Swales, along with Associate Professor of Economics Tammy Leonard, Assistant Professor of Mathematics David Andrews and Assistant...

Producing medieval works never before translated into English, the series Dallas Medieval Texts and Translations, sponsored by the University of Dallas, recently published its two latest volumes....

This Monday, Feb. 13, winners of the University of Dallas 2017 Regional Juried Ceramic Competition will be announced from among 45 featured artists that were selected by guest juror Virginia...

Even if you clean toilets for a living, you can find spiritual satisfaction in your job, according to Associate Professor of Business Richard Peregoy. Everyone has talents and things they’re...

“Thomas Keefe has a unique charge for a leader: Achieve growth, but without sacrificing the benefits of being a small college. In the past five years, the private Catholic school he runs has...

Founding University of Dallas English faculty member Sister Cecile Faget of the Sisters of St. Mary of Namur — the order of nuns who was the impetus for the University of Dallas — was...

Whether or not the wood-chucking mighty marmot finds his shadow this Groundhog Day, first-time UD Groundhog-ers will be forever changed — for better or worse — having tread through the mud,...

All families struggle, and the approximately 35 families featured in the upcoming Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) series “Praying as a Family” are no different. Some have experienced...

With education’s ever-increasing focus on science and technology, organizations, schools and businesses are beginning to experience a “soft-skills” deficit at a time when interpersonal...

“The light that shines from the University of Dallas is also found in the commitment of the University of Dallas faculty to the intellectual and moral virtues — a commitment often not found in...

Celina Muire Farrell, BA ’11, initially planned to take her politics degree and pursue a career in the same, moving to Austin with that purpose in mind. However, it didn’t take long for the...

After consulting with members of the University of Dallas Board of Trustees and Faculty Senate, as well as academic deans and administrators, President Thomas W. Keefe began the search process to...

After the Dallas Cowboys played their last game of the Texas Stadium era in 2008, many contemplated Irving’s future and its ability to attract more residents, visitors and development. Now,...

When Kelsey Reese graduated from high school, she didn’t follow the traditional path of going directly to college. Instead, she went to the Philippines for a year with Mission Youth. There, she...

University of Dallas Board of Trustees Chairman Joseph C. Murphy was recently selected by a panel of independent judges from the National Association of Corporate Directors as one of 10 North...

According to the U.S. Department of Education, the University of Dallas has the state’s second-lowest federal loan default rate – 1.5 percent – of any private institution offering both...

In October, we published this story about science and mathematics as liberal arts and as part of our Core curriculum. Then, we asked some alumni what they thought about this concept. Here’s one...

Survivor and witness to the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, Dale Long, and Royalyn Reid, entrepreneur and 2016 Dallas Business Journal Minority Business Leader Award...

The University of Dallas National Alumni Board has announced its annual list of distinguished alumni — the highest honor the university can bestow upon its alumni. The 2017 honorees include...

Alice Nicholson, MA ’95, began checking books out of UD’s library right around the time the university opened in 1956 — which coincided with her family’s relocation to the Dallas area. In...

He once worked as a carpenter and enjoys cooking (particularly French cuisine), but Associate Professor of English Brett Bourbon’s greatest passions seem to be found in fatherhood and in...

Last semester, nearly 100 UD students, faculty and staff embarked on a 12-mile trek, starting from the Eugene Constantin Campus, along the Appian Way, to Rome. The "Refugee Walk to Rome" lasted...

In its dedication to both the Western heritage of liberal arts and the Christian intellectual tradition, the University of Dallas has much to celebrate with the advent of the Christmas season....

If you haven’t yet had a chance to stop by the newest exhibit to see Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe or Roy Lichtenstein’s awe-inspiring pop art in the Beatrice M. Haggerty Gallery, “Poets,...

As the fall semester draws to a close, students brace themselves for the flurry of much-anticipated final exams with the hopes and intentions of ending the semester on a high note. But how does...

Ann and Joe O. Neuhoff School of Ministry Professor of Applied Ministry Jim McGill, M.A., is looking forward to November’s fourth Thursday. “Thanksgiving is undoubtedly my favorite holiday,”...

As we prepare to gather around the table this Thanksgiving with friends and family, feasting on mom’s homemade pumpkin roll and some delicious honey-glazed ham, we are reminded of all we have to...

Whether you’re a visiting high school senior here for Odyssey Days, our two-day campus experience during which students get a taste of life at UD, or just thinking of visiting our Irving campus,...

“The view of campus from the west side is so different,” said former Executive Vice President and current Senior Adviser to the President Robert M. “Bob” Galecke, motioning downhill toward...

Being the best Catholic liberal arts school in the country necessitates a campus that fits this description, one that inspires and invigorates all who set foot here. UD’s generous alumni and...

Alumni, students, faculty, staff and friends of the University of Dallas, as well as some of Dallas’ biggest civic leaders and educational advocates, gathered for an evening to hear retired U.S....

Dedicated to helping bring his country out of civil unrest, Bashar Warda, the Chaldean Archbishop of Erbil in northern Iraq, made a recent trip to the United States to receive his 2016 Pope...

Now, while Halloween is on most everybody’s mind as we await those pesky trick or treaters come Monday, there are several must-see, highly-anticipated UD events this week. A collaborative effort...

While most of the nation’s colleges and universities deal with ongoing enrollment challenges, the University of Dallas has announced that for the first time in its 60-year history it has...

As Aramark’s executive chef in the Haggar Cafe kitchen, Brielle Bustamante always strives to keep our students well-nourished while honing her craft and feeding her passion: she’s known she...

As we’re nearing the end of October the leaves on campus are finally starting to change to red and yellow, but of course the green won’t start to fade until maybe after Thanksgiving. If...

With midterms this week there are only a handful of events taking place on our Irving campus. Before looking ahead to what events are happening this week, though, we would like to thank our alumni...

“I couldn't be at UD for 35 years and not​​ be influenced by the high moral standards and ethical commitments,” said Professor of Psychology Scott D. Churchill. Last summer, a Chicago...

Affiliate Assistant Professor of Theology Dan Luby, S.T.L., S.T.D., has taught at the University of Dallas since 1980. After 36 years of dedicated instruction and service, Luby reflects on how...

As our Romers return from their traditional 10-day Greece trip as part of our acclaimed sophomore Rome Program, we’re reminded again of the beauty inherent in the “rosy-fingered dawn” of a...

The University of Dallas strives to shape students into global citizens through study of the liberal arts grounded in the Core curriculum. Science and mathematics, often overlooked as liberal...

Some schools have homecoming. We have Alumni & Family Weekend, during which alumni and their families as well as the families of current students flock to campus to revel in a weekend of...

Charity Week officially ends Saturday with three final Oz-themed events to close off the week-long fundraising campaign: the Race for the Rubies 5k at 9 a.m. on the Mall; the Powderpuff Emerald...

The University of Dallas has announced a name for its $15 million student services and administration building, which is expected to open by early 2018. The name — Cardinal Farrell Hall — will...

October is my absolute favorite month of the entire year, and there’s plenty to do around the Dallas-Fort Worth area and at the University of Dallas. For starters, the State Fair of Texas, one...

Next week kicks off the long-held junior class tradition, Charity Week, which lasts Monday through Saturday, where the UD community will rally together to raise funds for three nonprofits that...

Pope Francis has named Dallas native Msgr. Robert Coerver, BA ’76, as the new bishop of Lubbock — the 10th University of Dallas alumnus to be appointed a bishop. The appointment was announced...

Today, the University of Dallas’ Ann & Joe O. Neuhoff School of Ministry announced a new online Master of Pastoral Ministry - Youth Ministry (MPM-YM) program for youth ministry leaders across...

This year, the University of Dallas celebrates its 60th anniversary. In these 60 years, UD has put down roots and grown into this shifting Irving soil in more ways than current students or...

From Sept. 29 - Oct. 1 at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas, Catholic faithful from the diocese and the surrounding area will come together at the 10th annual Dallas Ministry...

Thursday was officially the start of fall. When we’ll start experiencing cooler weather in North Texas, I don’t know — yesterday’s high was 95 F. According to the Farmer’s Almanac, this...

The donations have all been counted, and at the end of this year’s annual North Texas Giving Day (NTGD) — a one-day online giving event that encourages giving to nonprofits across North Texas...

Sarah Webster, BA ’18, wanted to go to a state school with a football team. However, a family friend who happened also to be a UD alumna suggested that she visit UD. In spite of Webster’s...

On Thursday, Sept. 22, people from across the U.S. (and, for that matter, the world) can come together to support North Texas nonprofits on the eighth annual North Texas Giving Day. Here are five...

Friday is finally upon us. If you think this week was tough wait until the week before Thanksgiving, when midterms have eaten away at your soul, and you’re forced to consume copious amounts of...

When classes began on Aug. 24, UD students were greeted by a different combination of white and black on the mall: the white and black of the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia, a religious...