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The New York Times, The Conversation, Bloomberg Law, Inside Higher Ed and WIRED are among the national news outlets recently highlighting UD faculty expertise. Faculty also gave several interviews to local media about recent legislation and U.S. Supreme Court decisions.

University of Dayton President Eric F. Spina announced today that Vice President of Advancement Jennifer Howe has accepted a position with Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia, effective July 31. Spina named Christopher Morrison, associate vice president and director of campaign operations, to succeed Howe as vice president.

The University of Dayton School of Law and Dayton law firms Thompson Hine and Taft have selected the first students for their Flyer Legal Pathways Program. The program is a new approach to improving diversity in the legal profession by recruiting future lawyers from underrepresented groups before they even enter law school. 

The University of Dayton has appointed Rick Omlor, retired president and CEO of YSI Inc., to a three-year term as chairperson of the board of trustees, and added three new trustees, effective July 1.

The Conversation, the USA TODAY Network and Spectrum News 1 Ohio are among the national and regional media highlighting UD faculty expertise and research. Melissa Oei wrote about her experiences as a student entrepreneur for Poets & Quants For Undergrads. Local media featured how UD Arena was more than just a basketball venue during the pandemic.

University of Dayton Arena was scheduled to be ready for March Madness on March 15, 2020. But COVID-19 changed that. By that evening, a flurry of text messages to UD Arena Executive Director Scott DeBolt set into motion a transformation of UD Arena unlike any in its history. By March 17, 2020, the day the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament should have tipped in Dayton, the arena became southwest Ohio's first mass public COVID-19 testing site.

Nine University of Dayton students and recent graduates won competitive national fellowships to pursue advanced degrees, study internationally or teach abroad during the 2022-23 academic year.

The University of Dayton has appointed Don Pair, a 30-year faculty member, as executive director of its Hanley Sustainability Institute. 

The Washington Post and NewsNation tapped UD faculty expertise. President Eric F. Spina was a guest of a Dayton Daily News podcast to discuss the pandemic and the future of Dayton.

Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague recognized the University of Dayton for tuition transparency as well as the affordability offered through the UD Sinclair Academy with his June Compass Award.