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10.16.2025
Sports journalist Bomani Jones selected for 2025 Roger Brown Residency in Social Justice, Writing and
Sport
Sports journalist, writer and podcast host Bomani Jones will give a free public talk Wednesday, Oct. 22, as part of the Roger Brown Residency in Social Justice, Writing and Sport at the University of Dayton.
7.30.2025
University of Dayton adds seven trustees, welcomes new board
chair
The University of Dayton added seven highly accomplished members to its 2025-26 board of trustees, including significant contributors to its record-breaking "We Soar" campaign, senior business executives, a young legal standout and two Marianists with decades of service in the Society of Mary.
11.1.2024
UD in the News Oct. 26-Nov.
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Students were on The Briefing with Steve Scully on SiriusXM to discuss their class where they write campaign memos. Local media featured hands-on learning opportunities for students, a grant to help disabled children connect with religion, and more.
4.29.2024
UD in the News April
20-26
Regional and local media highlighted an agreement to reduce UD's carbon footprint by 71%, partnerships to create education and career opportunities for area students, and Flyer Pitch winners. The Conversation and ABC News featured faculty expertise.
6.13.2022
Of the community, for the community: UD Arena more than just a place for basketball during
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.
10.11.2019
University receives $6 million gift for Flyer Promise, experiential learning, faculty and staff entrepreneurship,
athletics
A University of Dayton alumni couple has donated $6 million to fund a portion of the University’s flagship Flyer Promise scholarship program, support experiential learning opportunities, establish programs to foster a culture of faculty and staff entrepreneurship, and support athletics priorities.
9.27.2019
University of Dayton establishes Roger Brown residency in social justice, writing, and sport; Selects Wil Haygood as inaugural
resident
The University of Dayton today announced celebrated author Wil Haygood has been named to a new writer's residency honoring stand-out professional basketball player and former UD student Roger Brown, which will explore the intersection of sports and social justice.