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7.23.2025
$1M+ grant supports Kessler Scholars program for first-generation college
students
The University of Dayton will receive $1.1 million from Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Judy and Fred Wilpon Family Foundation for the Kessler Scholars program for students in the UD Sinclair Academy who are the first in their families to pursue a four-year degree.
7.7.2025
UD in the News June 28-July
4
A front page Dayton Daily News story featured the University's 175th anniversary and its place as an anchor institution for the region. Two national publications highlighted programs in the School of Law.
6.27.2025
UD in the News June
21-27
In a Dayton Daily News Ideas and Voices piece, UD President Eric F. Spina writes how 'working side by side is how we build community.' Spectrum News 1 Ohio, The Christian Science Monitor and local media highlighted faculty expertise.
6.13.2025
Father Jim Fitz, S.M., to semi-retire; assist with transition of new VP for mission and
rector
The University of Dayton today announced a leadership transition for its vice president for mission and rector position, a role central to upholding the University’s Catholic, Marianist identity.
5.30.2025
UD in the News May
23-30
Education law expert Charles Russo wrote about a U.S. Supreme Court decision for The Conversation and Catholic World Report. Newsweek sought the expertise of Paul McManamon in UD's Lidar and Optical Communications Institute.
5.23.2025
UD in the News May
17-23
The Associated Press, for a story picked up nationwide, and many local and regional media talked to Human Rights Center Executive Director Natalie Hudson about the NATO assembly in Dayton. AP also quoted faculty in other stories distributed widely.
4.23.2025
Papal Experts in the News April
21–25
News outlets nationwide — including NBC, Fox News, NewsNation, Univision and The Wall Street Journal — frequently have sought University of Dayton faculty expertise on the legacy of Pope Francis and what's next for the Catholic Church.