Blogs

This Black History Month, we celebrate the achievements of African American writers.

If you watched a Dayton Flyers Men’s Basketball game during the 2024–2025 season, you may have noticed C.J. Napier on the sidelines. What you may not have known is that while helping players reach new heights, Napier was earning his MBA.

UD students took center stage at Flyer Pitch, earning top awards, prize money and real-world credibility while showcasing the power of the School of Business Administration’s nationally ranked, hands-on entrepreneurship program.

Older, Wiser, Shorter: The Truth and Humor of Life After 65 is an intimate collection of 89 poems from Jane Seskin, a working psychotherapist and author.

Ekaterina Gay, a 2025 graduate of the University of Dayton School of Law, reached two major milestones last summer — earning her Juris Doctor and passing the bar exam on her first attempt.

UD senior and group fitness instructor Michalene McQuide recently showcased her public speaking skills and Flyer pride at the Ohio Recreational Sports Association State Workshop. She shared how UD Campus Recreation builds community, inspiring peers and recreation professionals from across Ohio to strengthen their own programs.

Join us in congratulating Leroy Burroughs, Director of the Upward Boundprogram at UD, on his election as the 50th President of the EducationalOpportunity Association (EOA)!

2025 was one heck of a year (and that’s the clean version). It was a year defined by devastating departures, including what was left of my youthful good looks.

Reflecting on her experience with the University of Dayton Summer Appalachia Program in Salyersville, Kentucky, intervention specialist major and UD senior Erin Cunnane sees children anywhere have the same needs — to feel safe, loved and cared for.

At its most basic, a collective is a group of individuals who work together toward a common goal. The term usuallyexplains a group that doesn’t have a strict hierarchy (more on that later), but that makes decisions, you guessed it,collectively. So, when the Brain Health Collective (BHC) gets together, that’s exactly what they do. They bring in experts (those with lived experience, professionals, families, and friends of individuals who have experienced brain injuries) who all bring their wisdom, experience, and networks to better serve our community.