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7.15.2026
Who's Publishing What: A Priest Walks into a Waffle
House
Lauretta Hannon's new book, A Priest Walks into a Waffle House: Stories from a Gritty, Grace-Filled Life, is a "cheeky spiritual memoir with an audacious message of hope."
7.1.2026
Humor Writer of the Month: Holly Rizzuto
Palker
Holly Rizzuto Palker, a longtime writer and journalist who founded the stand-up comedy troupe The Mom Coms, is our Humor Writer of the Month for July.
7.1.2026
Joe Belle Memorial Young Alumni Award: Dr. Christian Jensen
’17
Christian Jensen ’17 credits his time at UD for leading him back to the community that shaped him — and inspiring him to give back to it, one patient at a time.
7.1.2026
Special Achievement Award: Jan E. Stets
’80
What started as a sociology degree at UD has taken Jan E. Stets ’80 to the forefront of her field, earning her some of the highest honors in American sociology along the way.
7.1.2026
Distinguished Alumni Award: John D. Porcari
’81
From UD’s political science department to the White House briefing room, John Porcari ’81 has spent four decades moving people, goods and communities forward.
6.30.2026
Things South Korea Does
Better
Recently, my wife and I traveled to South Korea with my youngest and quietest daughter for her senior trip, a fictitious rite of passage high school graduates use as an excuse to take Instagram pics in exorbitantly expensive locations.
6.23.2026
Fast Women, Strong
Voices
Writers from the Erma community will be prominently featured in Fast Forbidden Women, an anthology of 75 flash nonfiction essays, which will be published by Woodhall Press in fall 2027.
6.22.2026
I Was the Victim of a Smart Phone
Zombie
There once was an um… “older woman” who fell victim to a “younger” mysterious phantom. I relate the story here as a warning and a lesson.
6.18.2026
UD undergrad's research finds city rooftop gardens double as ant
highways
Research by UD biologists shows green spaces on top of downtown buildings can be a wildlife habitat.
6.15.2026
The Long Senior
Goodbye
After several weeks of elaborate celebrations and ceremonies, my youngest and quietest daughter recently graduated from high school — but she didn’t graduate from using my credit card to purchase expensive specialty drinks like boba tea.