Celebrating Growth and Optimism

The University of Dallas’ 10th president, Jonathan J. Sanford, Ph.D., will be inaugurated on Oct. 1, with an inaugural Mass, presidential address and campus celebration.

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Engaged Faculty. The Core. The Rome Experience. Capstone. Our Catholic Faith. Examine UD more closely and you’ll find answers to the question: Why UD?

Four colleges offer creative, rigorous undergraduate and graduate programs that shape thoughtful, skilled and virtuous leaders in life and work.

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When Rome Becomes Real

At UD, dreams of Rome become reality: classes held in the Colosseum and other ancient sites of legend and history; the Vatican a short bus ride away; a rural villa to call home; and your life forever transformed.

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Thomas Pecha, BS ’20

“I believe the well-rounded nature of the education I received at UD served me well in my medical school applications, personal statement and interviews.”

president jonathan j. sanford, ph.d.

“What we should be known for — and what our university has always emphasized — is our commitment to the virtues of liberal education, which enables us to flourish personally and professionally. Fundamentally, genuine education is a matter of building culture, and we are dedicated to reclaiming our culture for the good.”

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News

The Man Behind the Camera: Ron St. Angelo

Throughout his award-winning photography career spanning more than five decades, former Dallas Cowboys photographer Ron St. Angelo has felt God’s hand leading him photo by photo. St. Angelo has generously gifted his online collection to UD.

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Serra Clubs of Dallas, Fort Worth Host 32nd Annual Vocation Awareness Program at UD

Fifty discerners gathered together at the University of Dallas for the Vocation Awareness Program (VAP) hosted by DFW Serra Clubs June 11-13. These 29 men and 21 women...

UD Experience Helped Alumnus Attain High MCAT Scores, Now Guides Him Through Med School

Standing over an open cadaver in Gross Anatomy Lab has echoes of the grueling 7.5 hours one must spend hunched over the MCAT in order to get to that lab. For...

Q&A: Dr. Angela Knobel's New Book on Aquinas and the Moral Virtues

We sat down with Associate Professor of Philosophy Angela Knobel, Ph.D., to discuss her new book, Aquinas and the Infused Moral Virtues. What prompted your interest in Thomas...

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Events

8.10.21 | 100 DAYS OF DANTE AT 700

Join us for an EnCore Lecture with Associate Professor of Italian and Director of Italian Anthony Nussmeier, Ph.D. Together, we will preview the project "100 Days of Dante", a new multimedial initiative that aims to create the world's largest Dante reading group using video-lessons on all 100 cantos of The Divine Comedy.

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