Learning to Think

With a curriculum rooted in Western civilization’s greatest thinkers, students develop reading, writing and critical thinking skills to prepare them for any number of life paths.

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Uniquely UD Widely Respected

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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Education of the Soul

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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The Most Rev. Edward J. Burns, Chancellor of UD, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Dallas

“I congratulate incoming President Sanford and, as the chancellor of the university, I am confident that this presidential transition will set the University of Dallas on course for great things to come in the years ahead."

Revived Class Agent Program Builds Community

“I have always viewed fellow UD alumni as family and, like our own families, it’s important to stay connected,” said National Alumni Board Director Sara (Gentry) Werth, BA ’99.

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Business Major Inspires Dallas Youth Through Nonprofit

By Megan Wagner, MH ’16 University of Dallas junior Samiyah Davis started the nonprofit Confidence Rules out of personal experience, having walked with a dear friend through a difficult time...

University Hosts First-Ever JPII Conference

The University of Dallas is proud to host the first-ever JPII Conference organized by St. John Paull II Teaching Fellow Ryan T. Anderson, Ph.D., in collaboration with the American Public...

Sisters Serving UD: Sister Mary Edith Humphries: ‘Come and See’

This month’s segments of Sisters Serving UD will feature two Dominican alumnae who said “yes” to God’s call to religious life. Last month featured UD’s two current Nashville Dominican...

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Events

4.23.21 | Faculty Panel on Shakespeare

Join Alumni Relations for a virtual panel to celebrate William Shakespeare's birthday! Panelists include: Professor of English, Gerard Wegemer, Ph.D., Professor of English, Scott Crider, Ph.D. and Associate Professor of Drama, Stefan Novinski, MFA. LEARN MORE

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