Co-Teaching: Dr. Crider and Dr. Sanford

This spring semester, Dr. Jonathan Sanford, president of the university, and Dr. Scott Crider, professor of English,  have been co-teaching a class called Literature and Philosophy of Vice and Virtue. It is...

Aubrey Wieberg wins Truman Scholarship

Aubrey Wieberg, a junior politics major, has recently become the first student in the history of the University of Dallas to receive the prestigious Truman scholarship.  Wieberg said:  “...

Branding updates, new software for UD

The University of Dallas website has long been in need of redesign, and the administration and IT departments have taken the initiative to rework the system. Along with a complete overhaul of...

Co-Teaching: Dr. Soper and Dr. Churchill

Of the many ways to run a classroom with multiple professors, Dr. Deanna Soper, assistant professor of biology, and Dr. Scott Churchill, professor of psychology, have found a deeply intertwined collaboration to...

Texas in Italy, Italy in Texas: Irving’s Italian sister city

“... Ascanius then, / Now call’d Iulus, shall begin his reign. / He thirty rolling years the crown shall wear, / Then from Lavinium shall the seat transfer, / And, with hard...

UD reinstates mandatory testing

Starting in fall 2024, the University of Dallas will be officially switching back to mandatory SAT/ACT/CLT testing after almost three years of optional testing.  Dr. John Plotts, executive vice...

SG Gavel

As seen in last week’s email from Dr. Gregory Roper,  dean of students, Executive Council Elections are coming up! Seniors John Frank, Hannah Wilmes and Liliana Bitter are happy to have served,...

Co-Teaching: Dr. Lipinski and Dean Harold

This semester, the University of Dallas has brought on former congressman Dr. Daniel Lipinski as its Pope Leo XIII Fellow. Lipinski served as a U.S. representative in the 3rd congressional district of...

Venerating Mary in artwork

On March 25, the Feast of the Annunciation, Father Joseph Paul Albin, O.P., unveiled and blessed a new painting behind the baptismal font at the Church of the Incarnation. Commissioned specially for...

Dr. Soper and students take on opportunity to identify new species of sea-worm

Dr. Deanna Soper-Pinkelman, assistant professor of biology at the University of Dallas, has recently been tasked with assisting in taxonomically identifying a species of sea worm. The request comes from Dr. Karen...

Freshening up the UD gym

Anyone who has ventured into the University of Dallas Fitness Center recently would have immediately noticed several conspicuous changes to the space. The new coat of paint on the walls, rearranged equipment...

OptimalWork: Helping you regain your life and work

Dr. Kevin Majeres, class of ‘97 graduate of the University of Dallas, professor of cognitive behavioral therapy at Harvard Medical School and co-founder of OptimalWork, doesn’t believe that stress, burnout and procrastination...

What to know about the new Title IX Coordinator

As the University of Dallas strives to create an atmosphere of safety for its students, a new Title IX Coordinator has recently been hired. Dr. Inelda Acosta joins the university having an...

Pre-Health Society gives UD national recognition in the STEM fields

The Pre-Health Society at the University of Dallas was recently inducted into the Alpha Epsilon Delta National Health Preprofessional Honor Society. This process has been one long in the making and its...

Commencement approaches

The commencement speaker for this year’s graduating class of the University of Dallas will be Mr. Paul Clement. As a lawyer, Clement has argued over one hundred cases before the Supreme Court...