News

A pair of faculty shared their expertise nationwide via Catholic World Report, The Conversation and Marketplace. Spectrum News 1 Ohio featured UD's teacher education program. The Dayton Daily News highlighted a student as a "Community Gem."

University Libraries Dean Kathy Webb will retire at the end of December, concluding a distinguished 30-year career as an academic leader and faculty member at the University of Dayton.

Local media featured the new medical building on Brown Street, the Human Rights Center's Vietnam Legacies Project and a Marian Library exhibit. The Sarasota, Florida, paper wrote about a gift for "life-changing international experiences."

UD faculty and staff appeared in stories from the U.K. to New Zealand and, in the U.S., sea to shining sea. Locally, media highlighted activities at The Hub Powered by PNC Bank at the Dayton Arcade plus the generosity of donors to the University.

As part of the University of Dayton's recently launched "We Soar" comprehensive campaign to raise $400 million to support student access, learning and success, UD alumna Deborah Flanagan Tobias '73 and her husband, Randall, have committed $5 million to "offer life-changing international experiences and learning for future generations of UD students." 

The Dayton community celebrated internationally known artist, educator and community activist Willis "Bing" Davis' donation of his papers to the University of Dayton Libraries at a reception May 22 in Roesch Library.

Ukrainian artwork and cultural artifacts highlighting themes of freedom, war, resistance and religious devotion will be on display in two free, public Marian Library exhibits beginning May 1.

The Academic Minute, National Catholic Reporter, Newsweek, The Columbus Dispatch and Spectrum News 1 featured UD faculty expertise and student research. Local media highlighted a Marian Library exhibit, UD's CPR training kiosk and the Flyer Pep Band.

Four faculty wrote for The Conversation while national media tapped a pair of others to comment on Pope Benedict XVI's legacy. Stars and Stripes picked up a Dayton Daily News story highlighting UD's Air Force partnerships.

Political scientists offered insight into the 2022 elections. Sustainability expert Bob Brecha wrote about the U.N. climate summit for The Conversation. WDTN-TV featured the New Horizons music program, which helps adults discover passion for music.