Hometown: Waco, TX
Alma Mater: University of Dallas 2016, Jagiellonian University 2019
Degree: B.A. Comparative Literature, M.A. TransAtlantic Studies
Why I love UD/Why I Recruit for UD: I think UD is unique because it really embodies the liberal arts and Catholic identity. They say UD is the “Catholic University for Independent Thinkers” and I really believe this to be true. I love UD because it is much more than just books and learning topics in your major. We learn how to think critically and form firm beliefs.
Favorite Spot on Campus: I like to sit in front of Braniff and face the tower. I feel like you can really see the campus from there.
Where Do You Hang Out in Dallas? There is always something to do in Dallas! My favorite place is Legacy West in Plano. There is a really cool Starbucks Reserve where they serve you in ceramic cups and this reminds me of the Starbucks’ in Europe.
Favorite Book: That is very difficult for me since I am a Comparative Literature major and they are constantly changing. My top three would have to be: The Cyberiad by Stanislaw Lem, Oryx and Crake by Margaret Attwood and the London Large crime series! (Which was actually written by my former Professor from the Jagiellonian)
Favorite Place to Eat in DFW: I really don’t eat out often but I love Public School brunches. There are a few in DFW.
Favorite UD Event: My favorite would have to be Charity Week. There is something fun happening every day of the week and it is for a good cause. Charity Week was always a good time during my undergraduate experience.
Favorite/Coolest Place I have Visited: My most favorite place is Krakow, Poland. It has been a city I have been enchanted with since my first visit at 3 years old. I lived there for two years while getting my masters. I love the Main Square and miss feeding the pigeons. I could go on and on about it!
Advice to Prospective Students: I think the most important thing I would say is take a tour and visit the campus. One thing I wish I had done was visit campus during the school year. That really gives you a better feel for what you would be experiencing. If possible, sit in on a class and talk to current students, it’s the best way to see how you fit in with a university.
The University of Dallas has announced a new director of civil rights, Luciana Milano. Milano, who has a Bachelor of Arts in government from Harvard College and a J.D. from Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law, began her new role on Oct. 12.
+ Read More“This is the first time we’ve had a scholarship in honor of a great Catholic intellectual — and now, within the last year, saint,” said President Thomas S. Hibbs, Ph.D., BA ’82 MA ’83, by way of introducing the St. John Henry Newman Scholarship in Philosophy recently endowed by alumnus Matthew Hejduk, MA '98 PhD '06, and his wife, Julia Hejduk, Ph.D. Julia was a colleague of Hibbs during his time at Baylor University, where she teaches in the Classics Department.
+ Read MoreMichelle Cortez-Gonzales, MFA ’20, was a Fort Worth ISD high school teacher with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from the University of Texas at Arlington when she decided to go back to school to get her master’s. At the recommendation of a friend, she visited UD, and knew immediately from the wooded area around the Art Village, the architecture of the buildings, and the faculty members she met that UD was the place for her.
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