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LGBTQ+
4.11.2025
Leadership in
Q*mmunity
What is one thing you cannot live without? Most people might immediately think of food, water or oxygen. But in my time as a Q*mmunity Leader, I can definitively say: community. Built into the name, yet it’s also the heartbeat of who we are.
Faculty and Staff
4.11.2025
Help! AI Ruined My
Class!
Many instructors report that students are cheating using AI. Likewise, many sources claim to have the solution, but do those solutions actually solve the problem and if they do, is the workload reasonable? In this post, we will address limitations with some of the popular "AI-fixers" and propose solutions that are realistic for the busy course instructor.
Law
4.10.2025
Dayton Law Rises To Top 3 Ohio Law School In U.S. News
Rankings
The School of Law’s U.S. News & World Report ranking is the highest in its history.
Career Development
4.10.2025
Finding Purpose and Possibility in the Nation’s Capital: Students Reflect on
Dayton2DC
On March 5, a group of passionate and driven University of Dayton Honors students traveled to Washington, D.C. for the annual Dayton2DC program—a unique opportunity that connects students with alumni, introduces them to career paths in the public and nonprofit sectors, and offers an immersive look at life in the nation’s capital.
Experiential Learning
4.9.2025
Powered in
Purpose
David Albrecht thought that as a future engineer his work would be technical and formulaic. Through his experiences at the University of Dayton, though, he discovered something more — the humanity of engineering in serving the common good.
Libraries
4.8.2025
A Librarian’s
Legacy
100 years after his birth, Marianist Brother William Fackovec’s work in the Marian Library lives on.
News
4.8.2025
UD teacher education earns an A+ in elementary math teacher
preparation
The teacher education program at the University of Dayton has received an A+ on the 2025 National Council on Teacher Quality ratings for elementary math instruction, one of just five programs in Ohio to do so.
President
4.6.2025
Humble Beginnings, Lasting
Impact
"At UD, the practice of law is not merely a profession — it is a calling," President Eric Spina told more than 200 people at the School of Law's 50th anniversary celebration. "(This is) a place where future lawyers are not only committed to professional excellence but also to making the world more just and equitable. This is the Marianist philosophy in action."
Continuing Education
4.5.2025
Tell Me a Story, Make Me
Care
Anne Lamott eavesdrops in grocery store lines. She scribbles notes. And she sits down at the same time every day to write as she wrestles and tames her inner critic. “Being a writer is a sacred calling like being called to the monkhood or to the convent,” she told nearly 300 writers at “The Virtual Erma: Stories of Our Lives."
President
4.4.2025
Coffee and
Charism
I often see UD's Catholic, Marianist spirit in the grand moments — such as when thousands gather at UD Arena for New Student Orientation Mass. This week, I experienced a smaller, quieter moment that showed the heart of our Marianist charism.