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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...