Recent Posts
Engineering
6.12.2026
First Impressions, Lasting
Impact
In the School of Engineering, each prospective student and family is paired with a current engineering student ambassador and for many families, this personal tour is the deciding factor to become a Flyer.
Law
6.10.2026
Drafting the Fine
Print
See how Travis Butchello ’16 is using his J.D. to help his employer navigate a complex legal and regulatory environment.
Business
6.9.2026
Listeners say they hate AI music — until they press
play
Is AI music our new guilty pleasure? New research reveals a fascinating paradox: Love it in secret or ghost it in public.
Engineering
6.9.2026
Redefining the Traditional
Path
For many, the path to an engineering degree follows a predictable timeline. For Kain Greeno, that path was forged through a decade of service in the United States Navy. His experience at UD highlights the strength of the veteran community and the power of a non-traditional perspective in the School of Engineering.
President
6.3.2026
Higher Ed Should Answer the Pope's
Challenge
Every college president from public flagships to community colleges, private and public, should consider the challenges presented by Pope Leo XIV in his encyclical Magnifica Humanitas. It speaks to our shared stakes: whether our graduates can still think, judge and do work that machines cannot or should not.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
6.2.2026
Lament for Swimsuit Shoppers, with Apologies to Lewis
Carroll
Finding a new suit to replace my waaay-pre-pandemic model should not be as hard as swimming the English Channel, starting from Cape Cod. My takeaway: Swimsuits are not supposed to double as circus tents.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
6.2.2026
Our Un-Empty
Nest
When our youngest and quietest daughter recently graduated from high school and immediately requested that we host a bonfire fueled by her notebooks, folks began congratulating my wife and me on becoming "empty nesters."
Business
6.2.2026
From Classroom to Co-op: Building Career-Ready Skills at
Dayton
Early experience, real results—how UD business students turn opportunities into careers.
Libraries
6.1.2026
Queer Fiction Through the
Decades
Recommended reading and LGBTQIA+ literary history for Pride Month.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
6.1.2026
Humor Writer of the Month: Pamela
Chandler
Pamela Chandler, a Dayton-area writer, columnist, humorist and blogger, is our Humor Writer of the Month for June.