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4.9.2026
History students access Air Force Museum Archives at Wright-Patt for the first
time
The visit was made possible by UD alumnus Samuel Lynch ’25, a museum curator.
4.9.2026
How to Slay as a
Humorist-in-Residence
It’s day 14, my last day in residency, and much like the weather here in Dayton, I’m facing the high/lows. It’s a lone high, getting back home to my family, imbalanced against a barrage of lows.
4.8.2026
Table of Plenty: Food Justice
Dialogue
Table of Plenty events are held monthly, each centered around a different social justice topic.
4.8.2026
My Magical
Robe
"I have been living on the fourth floor. I smile at the maids, ride the elevator, visit the gym, find different nooks in which to pull out my laptop and type my words. I walk along the river. I wrap myself tightly inside my magical robe," writes Debra Solomon Baker about her experience as a humorist-in-residence at the Marriott.
4.3.2026
The Sounds of
Silence
This past weekend, I attended the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop. I’ve been married for close to 30 years, and it’s been a minute since I stayed at a hotel all by myself for three whole nights.
4.2.2026
Courage, Confidence, Comedy,
Cancer
Rhonda Havig calls this essay her "love letter to the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop." When she read it at "Erma After Dark," an open mic night at the spring workshop, she received a spontaneous, long standing ovation.
4.1.2026
Humor Writer of the Month: Keri
Janton
A longtime admirer of writers like Erma Bombeck, Nora Ephron and Rick Bragg, Keri Janton writes about everyday life with humor and heart. She's our Humor Writer of the Month for April.
3.30.2026
Inspired to Explore Salvation History
UD senior Matthew Himes created the curriculum for a 16-week Bible study using scenes from “Mirror of Hope.”
3.27.2026
Student Leadership Council Builds Campus Sustainability
Network
The council brings together sustainability-related campus groups to collaborate and coordinate efforts.
3.25.2026
Reach Out clinical experiences enrich UD pre-health, physician assistant
students
UD students are part of an alliance of community partners, donors and volunteers who provide an important health care safety net.