Blogs

Ava Merriman ’25 profiles pilot Susan Martin High ’42.

Ava Merriman ’25 traces the trajectory of women enrolled on campus and how the coeducational environment took shape.

An important part of social change is rest. Here are recommended reads for Pride Month.

Ava Merriman ’25 celebrates past students and their achievements.

Eid Mubarak to our UD family and friends! Eid al Adha, a celebration of obedience and submission to Allah (swt), always comes around when we’re most in need of its lessons. Through Prophet Ibrahim’s (AS) willingness to fully trust in Allah’s (swt) plan, we’re called to reflect on our own submission in faith. As young Muslim college students, it can be easy to get lost in the pressures of uncertainty and stresses of succeeding. On Eid al Adha we take a moment to reconsider and regain our balance in our spiritual paths.

Students lead the development of a one-of-a-kind collection of popular romance novels.

On April 15, 2025, the University of Dayton Human Rights Center, in collaboration with the University of The Bahamas and the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent, officially launched the report “Looking Back, Reaching Forward: Commemorating the International Decade for People of African Descent and the Human Rights of Women and Girls.”

What is one thing you cannot live without? Most people might immediately think of food, water or oxygen. But in my time as a Q*mmunity Leader, I can definitively say: community. Built into the name, yet it’s also the heartbeat of who we are.

The University Libraries will honor Olivia Dunning, Olajumoke Esther Agboola and Rebecca Sutton April 24 with the 2025 Library Awards.

Eid Mubarak to our beautiful UD family! Alhamdulilah for the blessings of the sacred month of Ramadan. This past month has been filled with spiritual growth and reflection for us all. During this time, we grew closer and stronger to one another for the sake of our faith and community. May Allah (swt) be pleased with what we’ve offered and accept our fasts. With the glow of the crescent, we await the joy of Eid. How merciful is Allah (swt), after our hearts have fasted, our souls may rejoice and enjoy His (swt) sweet bounty.  Eid al Fitr means the celebration of breaking the fast. This is one of the two yearly Eid celebrations and is known as the little Eid. The celebrations begin after the sighting of the new crescent moon, indicating the end of the month of Ramadan. We spend this day in celebration with one another, for our month long of worship and spiritual reset. In the morning, we head to our mosques and pray the Eid prayer in congregation. Through this prayer we express our gratitude and excitement for the endless blessings bestowed upon us by Allah (swt), standing shoulder to shoulder, as one united Ummah.