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Quick. Make a list. What am I missing? You only have Saturday and Sunday before classes start again on Monday, and you need to be ready so you can start this semester off right. The most important...
The old wood floor has been replaced with a new one. The ceiling is now vaulted higher to allow for better acoustics and lighting. At a passing glance, to most, nothing appears to have changed;...
The UD Rome Program’s Affiliate Assistant Professor of Art Elizabeth Robinson, Ph.D., is the first recipient of the Milligan Faculty Development Fellowship. Having completed her first year of...
Yesterday, during a dedication ceremony just outside the library’s entrance, UD officially renamed its library, now known as the Cowan-Blakley Memorial Library. The new name honors long-time...
The university's second-largest freshman class in history, with more than 380 students, moved in Friday, Aug. 19, greeted by orientation leaders and resident assistants with handmade signs and...
After serving Dallas Catholics for the past decade, Bishop Kevin J. Farrell (also chancellor of the University of Dallas) has been appointed by Pope Francis as the highest-ranking American...
At UD, students are no strangers to studying the classics of Western literature and the history and culture that formed them. Undergraduates who participate in the Rome semester also get to...
Long before he came to teach here, UD had been on Chad Engelland’s horizon. According to Engelland, assistant professor and director of the master’s program in philosophy, the level of...
Today, Texas’ campus carry law goes into effect. In March, the University of Dallas decided to continue its current policy prohibiting weapons on campus, and opted out of this statewide law...
Sherry L. Dellinger, who brings with her nearly three decades of higher education experience, has joined UD as the assistant vice president for student affairs. Having served as both an educator...
The daughter of the superintendent of schools in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, Professor Emeritus of Education Cherie Clodfelter learned from an early age to value teachers. “Teachers are the most...
“It just seems incredible that anyone watching yesterday’s video of the Minnesota shooting, how it affected a little girl in the backseat of a car, could turn around and think an appropriate...
Best College Reviews has included the University of Dallas on its list of the “The 20 Best College Summer Programs for Gifted Students,” placing the university’s summer high school programs...
Shrines to Mithraism, one of the main pagan religions of the high and late Roman Empire, can be found throughout the Roman world: under the Church of St. Clemente in Rome, in the ancient port city...
The University of Dallas has announced that it will officially rename the 54-year-old Cowan - Blakley Memorial Library to honor long-time University Professor Louise S. Cowan and Professor and...
MONEY magazine has released its list of the “50 Best Private Colleges for Merit Aid,” and UD is number one. Merit aid is awarded to students based on academic achievements, test scores,...
Ever since her cousin Bridget left for UD three years ago, Rose Safranek of the incoming Class of 2020 has wanted to do the same. The aspiring biochemistry major and someday physician was...
The Irving Community Television Network recently featured UD and President Thomas W. Keefe. President Keefe talked about everything from the changes he’s facilitated since his arrival in 2010 to...
The mosaic seal in Haggar University Center. The stone sign on Northgate. The marble statue of Mary outside the Church of the Incarnation. These various pieces that enrich and beautify our campus,...
The University of Dallas has announced the appointment of two new members to its board of trustees. Terry O’Halloran, MBA ’83, and Julie Weber, BA ‘91, who recently attended their first full...
About 80 percent of today’s jobs are landed through networking. But how, exactly, do you go about finding opportunities to network? Robert Yale, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Satish & Yasmin...
Today, the university’s Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts announced a new partnership with Great Hearts Academies — a public charter system of academically rigorous, classical, liberal...
Today, the university officially announced that Brett J.L. Landry has been appointed dean of the Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business. He has served as the college’s interim dean for the...
Renowned Italian filmmaker and director Gianfranco Pannone made an appearance on UD’s Eugene Constantin Campus in Rome this April with the first screening to an American audience (and one of the...
Looking himself like a great judge resting behind his bench, Ethics and Public Policy Center (EPPC) President Ed Whelan addressed the audience gathered to hear him speak about the late Associate...
Since she was four years old, Miranda Lozano, incoming member of the Class of 2020, has wanted to be a doctor. She went through her veterinarian, astronaut and actress/singer phases, but...
Its publication was a decade in the making, but in August 2016, the Spanish version of the Ann and Joe O. Neuhoff School of Ministry Catholic Biblical School (CBS) program’s Year One student...
Rising senior Rachel Parkey, BA ’17, never imagined how laborious and tedious a task it would be sifting through presidential archives for her internship with the George W. Bush Presidential...
Newly minted college graduates are beginning their job hunts; undergrads have already gone home for the summer and are now searching for the perfect summer internship or part-time work. This can...
Annie Irlbeck, incoming member of the Class of 2020, and her sister Mary were both born in Rome and lived on the Eugene Constantin Campus (affectionately known by many UDers as Due Santi) until...
Droves of students, parents and families arrived at UD over the weekend to celebrate and participate in this year’s 57th annual commencement ceremony. Commencement was a cool surprise to most,...
This semester was brutal. Final exams almost killed me, but the Cap Bar kept me alive (barely) and caffeinated. Now I’m ready to start my tan for the summer. Before you run out the door to buy a...
Today, the University of Dallas’ Ann and Joe O. Neuhoff School of Ministry announced that it will begin offering a certificate program in pastoral ministry in cooperation with the Catholic...
Incoming Class of 2020 member MacKenzie Fuller did not especially want to follow in her older brother’s footsteps and come to UD, but luckily she attended Odyssey Days anyway. She sat in on a...
To celebrate the last four years of hard work, commitment and tear-jerking all-night study sessions, the Class of 2016 gathered for the 2016 Convocation ceremony on Thursday, May 5. Students...
Traditionally, college graduation is a time to celebrate academic accomplishments and new beginnings. As UD honors its graduates, it will also recognize the life and legacy of Zachary Clark, a...
Some of you have Saturday finals, and we’re sorry about that. But for those who don’t, or who need a break once they’re over, there’s a plethora of events happening over the weekend....
Perched at one of the highest points on campus, UD’s newest academic building, SB Hall, home of the the Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business, was awarded the Commercial Construction Project...
UD has announced a new name for the School of Ministry: the Ann and Joe O. Neuhoff School of Ministry. Joe O. Neuhoff was an early member of the university’s Board of Trustees, and he and his...
The Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation named the University of Dallas’ own Sally Hicks, Ph.D, chair and professor of physics, as one of this year’s Piper Professors. The award, which honors 10...
Huddled outside the front doors of SB Hall, an intimate group of UD alumni, students, professors and patrons gathered for an informal poetry reading of UD’s own Louise Cowan’s favorite poetry...
The University of Dallas announced that John R. Lee, current CEO of North American National Risk Services, will address graduates during its Spring graduate commencement for the Satish & Yasmin...
Who’s ready for the semester to be over already? I’m more than ready. Just like I’m more than ready for this weekend to officially begin. But before we get to next week’s list of things to...
From the time of its first imagining, UD’s newest academic building, SB Hall, was intended to be sustainably and efficiently designed and maintained in keeping with the values promoted by both...
Nicknamed the “Wizard of Sound” in the scene shop of the Margaret Jonsson Theater, senior Evyan Melendez first started working in the Drama Department in 2012 as their sound engineer. Over the...
So, here’s this list of things to do in case your schedule’s feeling a little empty. Everything from calligraphy to poetry readings. Enjoy the little downtime you have now, because remember:...
Value Colleges has announced its list of the nation’s best value online project management graduate programs, and UD's Master of Science in Information and Technology Management program is on...
The University of Dallas and the Archdiocese of Atlanta announced a partnership that will provide pastoral ministry leaders an opportunity to become effective and inspirational bridge-builders...
The University of Dallas announced a partnership with the Catholic Diocese of Dallas that will provide local pastoral ministry leaders, serving in a variety of capacities across the diocese, with...
Adam Jace, incoming member of the Class of 2020, was born in New Zealand; he has also lived in Malaysia, Australia and Minnesota. Currently, he and his parents, brother and two sisters call...
Lines of golf carts gathered at the Las Colinas Country Club as players readied for the University of Dallas’ inaugural Galecke Open, an annual golf charity tournament that benefits the...
Education Department Professor Emeritus Cherie Clodfelter, Ph.D., who retired from UD in 2007 (continuing to teach occasionally until 2010) returns to campus a couple of times a year. One of these...
Monday Get your art on for one of your last chances to catch the Marc Chagall exhibit on display in the Beatrice M. Haggerty Gallery in the Art Building. Chagall’s hand water-colored etchings...
The Department of Modern Languages will co-sponsor a Goethe Symposium to be held Friday, April 22, 2016, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Dallas Goethe Center, an educational and...
The University of Dallas’ Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business has announced the appointment of two associate deans: Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Susan Rhame and Associate Dean for...
John L. Allen Jr., editor of the independent Catholic news site Crux and senior Vatican analyst for CNN, will address graduates during UD's annual commencement exercises for the Constantin College...
Well, we’ll start with this weekend, because it’s a big one: MALLAPALOOZA! Come outside and enjoy the great spring weather at this year’s Mallapalooza. Located in Tower Field, there will be...
Michael Foley, Ph.D., professor and scholar, will deliver the University of Dallas Constantin College of Liberal Arts’ second annual Galbraith Lecture on “The Hidden Unity of St. Augustine’s...
Following in his grandfather’s footsteps, incoming member of the UD Class of 2020 John Paul di Lucca will earn his pilot’s license in April 2016. Di Lucca’s paternal grandfather was a pilot...
No April fooling here: this is what’s happening next week. It’s a busy week, so we recommend getting some extra rest this weekend if you can, in preparation. On Monday, April 4, you can hear...
Forbes magazine has included the University of Dallas on its list of the best value colleges for 2016. The list, which was released Tuesday, March 29, identifies the 300 colleges and universities...
Born in Dallas on Nov. 5, 1927, to an Italian immigrant family, former University of Dallas trustee and Dallas/Fort Worth philanthropist Eugene (Gene) Vilfordi passed away on March 21, 2016. His...
What’s going on around here post-Easter break? If you feel the need to be carried away for a while by breathtaking music, ward-winning pianist Andrey Ponochevny, who teaches piano here at UD,...
Some students were veterans of the program; others had heard about the amazing experience from friends who’d gone in previous years; and some simply felt called to serve. Whatever initially drew...
Well, we’ve been back from Spring Break for a week now, and everyone’s settling into the second half of the semester. You might even be starting to feel a little panicky, realizing that even...
“When we went to dinner, we would take a suitcase full of currency,” said Carolyn (Matzner) Schrader, BA ’65, of her first years volunteering in Zimbabwe. “Nobody saved anything because...
The School of Ministry’s Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology Marti Jewell, D.Min., has been involved with the Association of Graduate Programs in Ministry for more than a decade. Through...
The University of Dallas and the Catholic Diocese of Dallas, co-sponsors of the University of Dallas Ministry Conference, announced that to better reflect their partnership, the conference will...
The University of Dallas announced today that it will continue its current policy of prohibiting weapons on campus and has notified students, faculty and staff that it will opt out of Texas Senate...
It’s no accident that Southwest Airlines has been profitable for 43 consecutive years. And it’s not a fluke that Southwest has also been named one of Fortune magazine’s most admired...
“Mother, writer, social commentator, advocate, columnist, educator, cultural conservationist, poet, artist, former diplomat, volunteer extraordinaire, certified homeland protection professional...
Alfred J. Freddoso, Ph.D., philosophy professor and Aquinas scholar, will deliver the second annual Scherer Lecture on “The Vindication of St. Thomas.” The event, which will be held Friday,...
It’ll be a little quiet on campus next week due to midterms -- save for the sounds of teeth-gnashing and too-much-coffee-and-not-enough-sleep-induced panic attacks, perhaps. But if you need to...
Jim Petzel, BA ’75, wasn’t able to go to Rome when he was a student at UD. When he came to UD as a freshman in 1971, the Rome Program was still in its infancy; it had only started in the fall...
What’s going on here on campus next week? Here are some events you might want to investigate and/or participate in. We’ll begin, this time, with the end of the week: on Saturday, Feb. 27, join...
The oil and gas business isn’t just about the stuff that runs our cars and heats our homes. There are countless processes and components involved with the extraction of the products so vital to...
David W. Fagerberg, Ph.D., professor and author, will deliver the University of Dallas School of Ministry’s 17th annual Landregan Lecture on "A Daughter of Asceticism: Liturgical Glorification...
Today is Crusader Preview day. If you’re one of the more than 100 high school juniors visiting campus today, or if you’re planning a visit in the future, here are five ways you can make the...
If you need a break or have some gaps to fill in between classes, jobs and studying, here are some events you might want to check out next week. First of all, Crusader Preview is Monday, Feb. 15,...
From Oregon to Ohio, from backyard beekeeping to completely self-sustaining farms, alumni are seeking simpler, healthier lifestyles through old ways and traditions. Shawn, BA ’82, and Beth, BA...
“Father Ralph March fit into many categories: monk, priest, scholar, professor, conductor. But to categorize Father Ralph would be impossible: his personality, heart and character transcended...
It was a full house in Lynch Auditorium on Jan. 28 for the 2016 Aquinas Lecture, delivered by alumna Eileen Sweeney, Ph.D., BA ’79. “The ecstatic passages both stretch desire beyond the...
UD’s Beatrice M. Haggerty Gallery is hosting “Marc Chagall: Intersecting Traditions,” a collection of original hand-colored, religious-themed etchings by world-renowned Jewish artist Marc...
Eileen Sweeney, Ph.D., BA ’79, will give the 2016 Aquinas Lecture on Thursday, Jan. 28, at 7:30 p.m in Lynch Auditorium. A reception will follow the lecture. Titled “Aquinas as Ecstatic...
The Second Annual Braniff Conference in the Liberal Arts will be held Jan. 29-30, 2016, on the UD campus in Irving. In 2015, the Braniff Graduate Student Association (BGSA) began the tradition of...
Will you be keeping UD tradition this year as the groundhog searches for his shadow? If so, here are some things you should know. If you’re attending the Party in the Park here in Irving,...
The University of Dallas announced that it has inducted seven alumni business leaders into the Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business Hall of Fame. Honorees include Craig Farrill, Satish Gupta,...
For the 31st year, outstanding faculty members were recognized at the 2016 King/Haggar Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, Jan. 19. Ruth May, Ph.D., professor in the Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of...
Southern Methodist University Professor and Chair of English Darryl Dickson-Carr, author of “The Columbia Guide to Contemporary African American Fiction” and “Spoofing the Modern: Satire in...
The University of Dallas announced today the opening of SB Hall, the new state-of-the-art home of the Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business. University officials opened the facility during a...
The Powerball lottery, with its record $1.5 billion jackpot, was on many people’s minds Wednesday, Jan. 13. NBC 5 Dallas/Fort Worth asked Assistant Professor of Mathematics David Andrews, BS...
Last spring, Anthony Kersting, BA ’15, became UD’s 39th Fulbright recipient. He began his one-year English Teaching Assistantship in Germany this fall. Just before Christmas, a local Dresden,...
Does standing alone in front of 500 teens sound daunting? Grappling with such an audience as well as with “mind-blowing theological concepts,” as University of Dallas senior Matt Zelinsky...