UD’s 10th President Jonathan J. Sanford, Ph.D.

“The Catholic intellectual tradition is living, and is a source of creativity, ingenuity, new discovery, continuity and rootedness.”

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Deep thoughts and talks are hallmarks of the Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts, where students and faculty consider timeless questions and contemporary issues in search of principled and transformative wisdom.

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Trustee Mary j. ritter, J.D., BA '85

“As our UD alumni community continues to grow, I love that my classmates have chosen to use their gifts in this way, to support students both financially and through mentoring.”

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associate dean of braniff and assistant professor of humanities matthew post, phd '15

“ ... the Western tradition offers an inexhaustible storehouse of wisdom in negotiating the important but difficult dilemmas that confront us as human beings. This tradition draws from Hebrew Scripture, the Greek and Roman authors, and the Jewish and Muslim thinkers who engaged with them, as well as from a profound desire to engage with other traditions wherever they may be found.”

Professor, Alumnus Provides Gift of a Lifetime

In his estate plan, Associate Professor of English Andrew Moran, BA ’91 PhD ’04, has generously provided for scholarships benefiting literature students in UD’s Institute of Philosophic Studies, the doctorate-granting division of the Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts. “The IPS is one of UD's great contributions to America and American education,” he said.

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Provost Jonathan J. Sanford to Assume Office as University of Dallas’ 10th President March 8

Irving, TX (March 5, 2021) — The Board of Trustees of the University of Dallas has announced that Provost Jonathan J. Sanford, Ph.D., will take office as the University of Dallas’ 10th president effective Monday, March 8.

In Memoriam: Svetozar 'Steve' Pejovich, Ph.D., Former UD Economics Chair and President, Internationally Acclaimed Scholar

The following remembrance was provided by Dr. Pejovich’s family. A memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, March 20, at 12:05 p.m. at the Church of the Incarnation on the University of Dallas campus and livestreamed.

Alumni Spotlight: A Personal Pledge to Pay it Forward

For Vince Pawlowski, BA ’85, the decision to generously support the new Class of 1985 Scholarship Fund with a $100,000 lead gift was born out of a simple desire to give back to the institution that had given him so much. I recently sat down with Pawlowski, a successful defense attorney who sold his practice in Florida and now manages real estate properties around the country, to talk about his ongoing philanthropy, most recent gift and his personal pledge to give back.

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3.17.21 | Encore Lecture: History, Tradition & Hope with Dr. Sanford

A study of history might teach us to see all things as failing, unless informed by faith and hope, which help us to achieve magnanimity (great-souled-ness) and humility. These virtues are not in tension with one another but in congruence with one another, and together help us move toward our final home in God. LEARN MORE

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