University of Dayton College of Arts and Sciences

University of Dayton College of Arts and Sciences The College’s educational philosophy focuses on personal attention and close faculty-student interaction.

We provide broad, well-rounded studies in the arts, sciences, humanities and social sciences, emphasizing experiential learning and faculty-mentored research in a global, diverse and inclusive learning environment. The College of Arts and Sciences brings the strengths of the small liberal arts college into the context of a large comprehensive university, offering more than 50 undergraduate and gra

duate degree programs across the the arts, humanities, sciences and social sciences. It fosters an environment marked by connected learning and sends forth broadly educated students who are thoroughly prepared for their future endeavors. The College is organized into 18 departments and 10 interdisciplinary program areas. It also sponsors the Fitz Center for Leadership in Community, the Hanley Sustainability Institute, the Human Rights Center, the Institute for Pastoral Initiatives and the Center for Tissue Regeneration and Engineering at Dayton (TREND).

A University of Dayton student and two UD chemistry professors are working with the Air Force to study how fungi are eat...
08/28/2026

A University of Dayton student and two UD chemistry professors are working with the Air Force to study how fungi are eating through the polymer coatings in aircraft, paving the way for advancements in sustainable materials.

A UD chemistry team is working with the Air Force to analyze microbial degradation on aircraft, paving the way for advancements in sustainable materials.

University of Dayton Professor of Psychology Roger Reeb was honored with the Distinguished Career Award from the Interna...
08/27/2026

University of Dayton Professor of Psychology Roger Reeb was honored with the Distinguished Career Award from the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement, the field’s top international honor for a lifetime body of scholarship.

University of Dayton Professor of Psychology Roger Reeb was selected unanimously for the Distinguished Career Award from the International Association for Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement, the field’s top international honor for a lifetime body of scholarship. The award recogn...

Satang Nabaneh was appointed to a newly established University of Dayton professorship in justice and human rights that ...
08/25/2026

Satang Nabaneh was appointed to a newly established University of Dayton professorship in justice and human rights that focuses on improving processes to help societies heal and rebuild after violence and conflict.

Satang Nabaneh, an award-winning African legal scholar, elected African Union human rights expert and human rights practitioner, was appointed to a newly established professorship in justice and human rights at the University of Dayton. Nabaneh, who has appointments at the UD Human Rights Center and...

The new UD Department of Visual and Performing Arts takes advantage of the transformative opportunities presented by the...
08/24/2026

The new UD Department of Visual and Performing Arts takes advantage of the transformative opportunities presented by the Roger Glass Center for the Arts, the first building on campus dedicated to visual and performing arts.

For many years, the University of Dayton’s visual and performing arts departments came together for Celebration of the Arts, an annual showcase in which students shared their talents with the community at the Schuster Center in downtown Dayton. That event served as the model for the new UD Departm...

Elizabeth Groppe, a Roman Catholic theologian who uses the wisdom of the Christian tradition to address social and cultu...
08/17/2026

Elizabeth Groppe, a Roman Catholic theologian who uses the wisdom of the Christian tradition to address social and cultural concerns, was appointed University of Dayton’s sixth University Professor of Faith and Culture.

Elizabeth Groppe, a Roman Catholic theologian who uses the wisdom of the Christian tradition to address social and cultural concerns, was appointed the University of Dayton’s sixth University Professor of Faith and Culture. Housed in the College of Arts and Sciences, this endowed chair serves as a...

We are saddened by the loss of Jane Zembaty, a University of Dayton professor emerita and the first woman faculty member...
07/29/2026

We are saddened by the loss of Jane Zembaty, a University of Dayton professor emerita and the first woman faculty member in the UD Department of Philosophy.

Jane Zembaty, a University of Dayton professor emerita and the first woman faculty member in the UD Department of Philosophy, died July 18. She was 94. Colleagues remembered Zembaty as a “trailblazer” who followed a nontraditional path to academia. After graduating from high school in her native...

John McCombe, a University of Dayton English professor who has held academic leadership positions at UD for nearly two d...
07/28/2026

John McCombe, a University of Dayton English professor who has held academic leadership positions at UD for nearly two decades, was appointed College of Arts and Sciences associate dean for curriculum and student academic success.

John McCombe, a University of Dayton professor who has held academic leadership positions at UD for nearly two decades, was appointed College of Arts and Sciences associate dean for curriculum and student academic success. McCombe, professor of English, has served as Department of English chair sinc...

We are saddened by the passing of Herbert Woodward Martin, former University of Dayton poet-in-residence and one of the ...
07/23/2026

We are saddened by the passing of Herbert Woodward Martin, former University of Dayton poet-in-residence and one of the nation’s most prominent Paul Laurence Dunbar scholars, who leaves behind a 55-year legacy at UD.

Herbert Woodward Martin, professor emeritus in the UD Department of English, former poet-in-residence and one of the nation’s most prominent Paul Laurence Dunbar scholars, died July 20. He was 92. Martin leaves behind a 55-year legacy at UD, teaching generations of students in creative writing and...

University of Dayton artist-designer Suki Kwon received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to teach and research in...
05/26/2026

University of Dayton artist-designer Suki Kwon received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to teach and research in Bhutan for the 2026-27 academic year.

University of Dayton artist-designer and endowed chair Suki Kwon has conducted research in Tokyo, served as a visiting scholar in China, and in recent years, participated in an international artist residency in India and led community-based art projects in India and Nepal. Now, Kwon’s passion for ...

A University of Dayton biology major combined genetics research in the lab with training and competition through the UD ...
05/14/2026

A University of Dayton biology major combined genetics research in the lab with training and competition through the UD boxing club.

Ja’Brina Hargrave-Perkins, a senior biology major from Dayton, splits her time analyzing samples in the lab and the ring, combining undergraduate research with competition through the University of Dayton boxing club. In professor Mark Nielsen’s fruit fly lab, Hargrave-Perkins focuses on genetic...

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