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5.12.2026
IPI executive director, professor receives lifetime achievement
award
Sr. Angela Ann Zukowski is the first woman to receive the Salesian Guild of Cincinnati’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
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.”
3.10.2026
Walking the Ancient Path: Theology course prepares students for Camino de
Santiago
UD's annual Camino de Santiago program includes a spring course to prepare students for the physical and spiritual trek across Spain.
2.23.2026
Five students win McGrath Awards for research in Catholic Intellectual
Traditions
The McGrath Award recognizes students whose research in a Common Academic Program course demonstrates engagement with Catholic Intellectual Traditions.
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.
12.8.2025
Society of Biblical Literature honors UD religious studies
scholar
A UD religious studies scholar won an international award for a paper regarding gender and sexuality in the Bible.
10.27.2025
Welcome Home, Father
Jim
What kind of life is worth living? For more than eight decades, Father Jim Heft, S.M., has wrestled with that question, even as he’s lived what I and many others would portray as a life chock-full of meaning.
8.1.2025
In Memoriam: William Roberts, professor emeritus of
theology
Well known for his popular Christian marriage course, professor emeritus of theology William "Bill" Roberts taught at UD for 35 years.