Blogs

As I walked for the first time through the vibrant, light-filled visual arts gallery in the newly opened Roger Glass Center for the Arts, I was struck by an abstract piece consisting of a geometric arrangement of beautiful blue wooden cubes mounted on one of the movable walls.

Library collections celebrate African Americans and the arts.

Despite graduating eight years ago, Nadaya Parks ’16 doesn’t consider her work with the University finished yet. In fact, her passion for and involvement with UD has only grown and deepened in the years since her graduation. 

Last week’s annual campus breakfast honoring the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. played like a symphony that builds to a powerful crescendo.

The night before Clarence Alan Jackson planned to attend the University of Dayton’s annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. prayer breakfast in 1989, he decided to review King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. One specific line caught his attention.

Last summer, three Academic City University College students in Ghana participated in a study-abroad experiential learning program through the School of Engineering.

Honor and celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.'s philosophy of nonviolent resistance.

In November 2023, we gathered for the 2023 Social Practice of Human Rights, co-convening with the International Conference on the Right to Development, focused on the theme – “Decolonization and Development for Africa and People of African Descent.” This SPHR23 blog series captures the discussions and shares the learning that occurred during the conference around the themes of (1) the right to development; (2) building social movements; (3) just energy transitions; and (4) identity and belonging — as applied to Africa and the people of African descent.  

"The study abroad program based in Santiago, Chile, stands as a life-changing experience for the both of us!"

"Our Heart. Our Home." These welcoming words greet me outside my office, and the sight always brightens my day.