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Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
11.8.2025
Who's Publishing What: The End of My Life Is Killing
Me
In The End of My Life Is Killing Me: The Unexpected Joys of a Cancer Slacker, New York Times bestselling author Annabelle Gurwitch faces life’s biggest curveball only to find resilience in the most unlikely places.
International
11.7.2025
Honoring the Dayton Peace Accords 30th Anniversary
Ahead of the 30th Anniversary of the Dayton Peace Accords, UD hosts Bosnian students for day of learning about democracy and dialogue.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
11.7.2025
Racing the
Clock
“I hear that getting in is like getting tix to see Bruce Springsteen in Atlantic City. So, I've got 9 a.m. PST marked on my calendar. I have set alarms,” one writer confessed in the days leading up to the opening of registration for the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop. The workshop sold out in 33 hours.
International
11.7.2025
Space Technology Exchange Program
(STEP)
What does a top-secret Cold War site that was involved in the post-World War II space race have to do with a summertime backyard barbecue? Read more to find out!
Service
11.5.2025
UD psychology, criminal justice studies major named Newman Civic
Fellow
Nancy Garcia was named a 2025 Newman Civic Fellow for her exceptional commitment to civic engagement.
Sustainability
11.5.2025
Energy Bootcamp Lite: Making Energy Education
Accessible
HSI students condensed multi-day energy assessment training into a two-hour session called Energy Bootcamp Lite.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
11.4.2025
My Not So Secret,
Secret
I love having adult children. They’re like the grown-up versions of those little people who used to live in my house, but with jobs and their own mortgages.
Research
11.3.2025
Cybersecurity and student research: preventing AI deepfake attacks on UD
campus
A UD computer science major worked with a faculty mentor to create a deepfake detection tool.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
11.1.2025
Humor Writer of the Month: R.L.
Maizes
R.L. Maizes is the author of the newly published satirical novel, A Complete Fiction, a humorous story of two writers trying to navigate the minefields of modern publishing and social media. She's our Humor Writer of the Month for November.
Erma Bombeck Writer Workshop
10.31.2025
Matching Gifts, Changing
Lives
“You can write!” Those three simple words from a University of Dayton English professor changed Erma Bombeck ’49’s life. Now, an alumni couple in Columbus, Ohio, wants new generations of students to hear that same encouragement and find their own voices.