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8.17.2026
College appoints Elizabeth Groppe as University Professor of Faith and
Culture
The endowed chair examines the roles of faith in addressing major issues in contemporary culture, drawing on the resources of the Catholic intellectual tradition.
8.7.2026
UD Irish Dance Team Takes Nationals to Another
World
Irish dance brought Katie Belvel to UD. She’s since helped the team earn back-to-back honors at nationals.
8.1.2026
Humor Writer of the Month: Lisa
Borders
Novelist and humor writer Lisa Borders is our Humor Writer of the Month for September.
8.1.2026
Humor Writer of the Month: Lauretta
Hannon
Lauretta Hannon, a TEDx speaker, writing teacher and best-selling author, is our Humor Writer of the Month for August.
8.1.2026
Who's Publishing What: Hi, Honey! A Dementia
Diary
Jyl CJ Barlow’s memoir, Hi, Honey! A Dementia Diary, is a tender and bruisingly honest book about losing a mother twice: first slowly, through the fog and theft of dementia.
7.30.2026
Move Out Collection: Collaboration for the Common
Good
Students collecting items they accumulated during the school year diverts them from ending up in a landfill.
7.29.2026
In memoriam: Jane Zembaty, professor emerita of
philosophy
Jane Zembaty was the first woman faculty member in the UD Department of Philosophy and the first woman to chair the department.
7.28.2026
College appoints John McCombe as associate dean for curriculum and student
success
John McCombe’s commitment to student success stems from his own personal experience as a first-generation college student.
7.28.2026
Donna Martin, Please Tell Your Mother the
Truth
Like many of my fellow Gen Xers, I watched the original Beverly Hills 90210 religiously every Wednesday night on FOX. I cut my hair like Kelly Taylor, hung out with guys like Steve (minus the money) and even briefly dated someone who looked like Dylan.
7.23.2026
A Poet and His (Lasting)
Song
The University of Dayton community has lost one of our greatest treasures with the death of Herbert Woodward Martin, yet his voice will endure.