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2.17.2026
‘Focus’ on
eCommons
A campus newspaper published for faculty and staff from 1967 to 1982 is now available digitally worldwide.
2.12.2026
AI in the Business
Classroom
Business faculty provide students with meaningful opportunities to engage with AI in responsible, career-relevant ways.
Faculty and Staff
2.11.2026
In Memoriam: Michael Barnes, professor emeritus of religious
studies
Michael “Mike” Barnes joined the UD faculty in 1968 and taught for 50 years as a professor in the Department of Religious Studies and Honors program.
2.9.2026
Books Celebrate International
Education
For International Education Week 2026, members of the campus community share their recommendations for books that celebrate cultures, traditions, stories, art and wisdom from around the world.
Faculty and Staff
2.6.2026
Accessibility Tip #6: The Essentials of Document
Accessibility
PDFs and PowerPoints have accessibility guidelines, too? Yes, yes they do. This post provides a set of simple guidelines to ensure that all students can access your course documents.
2.6.2026
The Hardest Thing I've Ever
Done
Serving as president of the University of Dayton over the past decade has been one of the greatest gifts of my life. That’s why these words are so difficult to write.
Faculty and Staff
2.5.2026
Accessibility Tip #5: The Case for
Captions
Captioning video and audio learning materials is a key element of making your web content accessible. Doing so is simple with UD's video hosting platform, Kaltura. Review the basics of captioning and how to ensure your learning materials are accessible to all students.
Faculty and Staff
2.4.2026
Accessibility Tip #4: Conscientious
Colors
Why do conscientious colors matter for accessibility? 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women live with some form of color vision deficiency (CVD). In fact, you might be teaching multiple students this very semester with CVD. Learn how to ensure that your learning materials are color-accessible.
Faculty and Staff
2.3.2026
Accessibility Tip #3: Structuring Content with
Headers
Why make a header on a document different from some larger, bolder text, and why should we ensure that our documents are structured with headers? Our third accessibility tip will show the basics of creating accessible headers on all kinds of learning materials.
2.2.2026
National Endowment for the Humanities awards $38K for ‘Educating the Whole
Scientist’
The project's goal is to help science majors become better, well-rounded scientists through integrated science and humanities courses.