Rome Tour

Tower Magazine

Spring 2026

From Student to Statesman: How UDallas shaped U.S. Ambassador Brian Burch’s call to serve God and country

In 2025, Brian Burch, BA ’97, was nominated by President Donald Trump and confirmed by the United States Senate as U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See. A participant in the Rome program and founder of CatholicVote, Ambassador Burch took the time to answer several questions about his experience in this new role and the move back to Rome with his family.

 

Fall 2024

The Consecrated Learner:  Religious Orders at the University of Dallas

What we find at the University of Dallas is a wealth of distinct Catholic charisms, each different and just as authentic, united under the auspices of an intellectual vision that orchestrates our common effort toward growth in wisdom, truth and virtue.

Previous Issues

Spring 2023

On the Lost Art of Arguing Well

Summer 2022

Wonder Beyond Our World

Winter 2022

Educating a Pro-Life Generation

Summer 2021

A New Springtime

Winter 2021

The Future of Education

Summer 2020

50th Anniversary of the Rome Program

Summer 2019

Exploring the Heart of UD

Winter 2019

Bursting the Bubble

Summer 2018

Courageous Conversations

Winter 2018

Cultural Confluence

Summer 2017

An Unlikely Ally

Winter 2017

Tradition & Transformation

Summer 2016

Celebrating 50 Years

Summer 2015

The Face of UD

Winter 2015

Who Are We?

Winter 2014

The Smart List

Summer 2014

Entrepre-know-how

Summer 2013

30 Days

Winter 2013

Big Business

Summer 2012

The Art of Science in Liberal Arts

Winter 2012

Beyond Borders