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Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
4.2.2026
Courage, Confidence, Comedy,
Cancer
Rhonda Havig calls this essay her "love letter to the Erma Bombeck Writers' Workshop." When she read it at "Erma After Dark," an open mic night at the spring workshop, she received a spontaneous, long standing ovation.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
4.1.2026
Humor Writer of the Month: Keri
Janton
A longtime admirer of writers like Erma Bombeck, Nora Ephron and Rick Bragg, Keri Janton writes about everyday life with humor and heart. She's our Humor Writer of the Month for April.
Libraries
3.31.2026
April Cultural Heritage Month
Celebrations
Recommended reading about the common struggles, unique achievements, rich and varied cultural backgrounds and shared experiences of Arab American communities, as well as Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
3.31.2026
Erma and I Were
Photobombed!
Whoever photobombed Erma and me at the 2026 “Woodstock of Humor,” on the Dayton Riviera, doesn’t have a leg to stand on.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
3.31.2026
Message Received: The Erma
Story
As I left the Richmond airport, two weeks ago, my phone pinged announcing a voicemail that had been received while I was in the air.
Libraries
3.30.2026
Painting a
Legacy
Celebrate local women’s history with Dayton artist Martha K. Schauer ’41.
Faith/Mission
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.”
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
3.30.2026
Who's Publishing What: The Haunted
Outhouse
Storytelling has long been a staple of the outdoor literature, though in recent years these stories seem fewer and harder to find.
Sustainability
3.27.2026
Student Leadership Council Builds Campus Sustainability
Network
The council brings together sustainability-related campus groups to collaborate and coordinate efforts.
Law
3.27.2026
Call to
Duty
Learn how Joe Schaaf ’97 combined his Catholic ethics, legal education and naval service into a career instructing others on the laws surrounding war.