IRVING, Texas (May 12, 2025) — Thanks to a new agreement, employees of CHRISTUS Health are eligible for a tuition scholarship to attend graduate programs at the University of Dallas.
The Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business and the Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts are both part of the agreement. Any Associate of CHRISTUS Health, a Catholic health system based in Irving, can receive the scholarship upon admission to either school. The scholarship amounts to a fifth of tuition.
“The Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business is committed to the highest levels of excellence, and we are proud to join CHRISTUS Health to focus on cultivating leaders who make a deep, positive and lasting impact on people by creating organizations where people can flourish and thrive,” said College of Business Dean J. Lee Whittington, PhD. “We are excited to build on our relationship with CHRISTUS Health as they invest in their people and seek to develop the next generation of servant leaders.”
“This partnership reflects our commitment to developing leaders within CHRISTUS Health,” said Beth Wood, program manager of educational partnerships, talent development and culture at CHRISTUS. “We’re proud to expand access to values-driven graduate education and support our Associates as they grow and lead in service to our communities.”
About the Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts
The Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts is committed to the renewal of the Western heritage of liberal arts and the Christian intellectual tradition. Through master’s programs in American studies, art, classics, education, English, humanities, leadership, philosophy, politics, psychology and theology, students receive an academically rigorous education for virtuous leadership. At the doctoral level, the Institute of Philosophic Studies offers degrees in literature, philosophy and politics rooted in a Great Books core curriculum. For more information, visit udallas.edu/braniff.
About the Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business
The Satish & Yasmin Gupta College of Business at the University of Dallas has been a pioneer of graduate business education for more than 50 years. Located in Irving, Texas, the college was the first in Texas to offer an AACSB-accredited Doctor of Business Administration. Today, the college offers flexible Master of Business Administration, Master of Science, and professional education programs ideal for early to mid-career professionals seeking to advance their careers under the guidance of faculty who are both scholars and accomplished business leaders. SB Hall, which opened in January 2016, houses the college, providing students with state-of-the-art technology and practical tools to prepare them for their future career. For more information, visit udallas.edu/cob.
About the University of Dallas
The University of Dallas, known for its rigorous undergraduate Core Curriculum and robust graduate and professional programs in business, ministry, education and the humanities, strives to be the premier Catholic liberal arts university in the country. According to national rankings, the University of Dallas has one of America’s most challenging, comprehensive undergraduate interdisciplinary programs, offered at an excellent value to some of the happiest students in the country. With campuses in Texas and Italy, UDallas stands apart as a thriving community of learners committed to an education that forms students intellectually, socially and spiritually for a life well-lived. For more information, visit udallas.edu.
