Braniff Graduate School of Liberal Arts at the University of Dallas

06/26/2026

A Summer of UD Wisdom continues — short reflections from University of Dallas professors to inspire deeper thinking throughout the summer.

Here, Matthew Walz, PhD, reflects on conscience, vocation and the moments in life when we ask what kind of person we are called to become.

05/28/2026

After 20 years of building the University of Dallas library collection, Debbie Hathaway is retiring and heading to Alaska.

As head of acquisitions and technical services, Debbie has spent two decades making sure every book, database and resource our students and faculty needed was right where they looked for it. She secured two major grants to build the Core Collection, served four terms on the University Council and got to know nearly every faculty member, student worker and book that passed through her doors.

“The University of Dallas is unique at its core. What other university can you walk down the Mall and hear students saying, 'Oh, did you read that paragraph in Plato's Republic? What did you think of that?' It is totally amazing," Hathaway said.

Her advice to students? "Never stop learning. There is always something that should spark in your mind. You should always have that curiosity and a sense of fun and imagination and love of learning."

Thank you, Debbie! The UDallas community is richer because of your two decades of service.

Read her full story: https://hubs.ly/Q04jdfCk0

The Core is an opportunity to inquire into the fundamental aspects of being and our relationship with God, nature and our fellow human beings.

05/28/2026

After 20 years of building the University of Dallas library collection, Debbie Hathaway is retiring and heading to Alaska.

As head of acquisitions and technical services, Debbie has spent two decades making sure every book, database and resource our students and faculty needed was right where they looked for it. She secured two major grants to build the Core Collection, served four terms on the University Council and got to know nearly every faculty member, student worker and book that passed through her doors.

“The University of Dallas is unique at its core. What other university can you walk down the Mall and hear students saying, 'Oh, did you read that paragraph in Plato's Republic? What did you think of that?' It is totally amazing," Hathaway said.

Her advice to students? "Never stop learning. There is always something that should spark in your mind. You should always have that curiosity and a sense of fun and imagination and love of learning."

Thank you, Debbie! The UDallas community is richer because of your two decades of service.

Read her full story: https://hubs.ly/Q04j68L90

The Core is an opportunity to inquire into the fundamental aspects of being and our relationship with God, nature and our fellow human beings.

05/27/2026

College Raptor annually picks a single Hidden Gem college from each state, and the University of Dallas is proud to have been selected once again as Texas’ most unassumingly excellent school.

See the full ranking: https://hubs.ly/Q04j3P-v0

05/26/2026

UDallas alumnus Dr. Matthew Mehan, BA ’00, MA ’10, PhD ’14, is featured in The American Mind for his latest work, The American Book of Fables, a richly imagined collection that brings together story, moral imagination and American history.

A proud graduate of both UD’s undergraduate program and the Institute of Philosophic Studies, Dr. Mehan has described the University of Dallas as “the finest continuation of the Catholic tradition of university education in the West.”

We are proud to see our alumni carrying forward the work of cultivating wisdom, imagination and love for the permanent things.

Read “Roots and Fables” in The American Mind.
https://hubs.ly/Q04hYTHw0

As The American Book of Fables shows, America has no lack of original stories. What she requires, and what Mehan offers, is cultivation.

05/26/2026

A recent AMAC Newsline article features the University of Dallas through a father’s heartfelt graduation message to his son, a UD graduate who completed majors in English literature and history, magna cm laude.

The piece offers a moving reflection on the enduring value of a UD education: a serious Core Curriculum, formation in the Catholic intellectual tradition, and the cultivation of courage, faith, reason and responsibility.

We are grateful to see the University of Dallas recognized as a place where students are challenged not merely to earn a credential, but to form their minds, strengthen their character and prepare for lives of purpose.

Read the full article: https://hubs.ly/Q04hSMlK0

A heartfelt letter to a graduating son about faith, courage, education, and embracing adulthood with confidence and purpose.

05/22/2026

We caught up with some of our Class of 2026 graduates right before they entered The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory to take their seats for commencement. We asked them how they were feeling and what they love most about the University of Dallas. Their answers say it all.

Enjoy the reel and congratulations, Class of 2026. We are so proud of you!

05/20/2026

In his book, Through the Eye of the Needle, Army veteran, financial adviser and University of Dallas alumnus 360 Integrated Financial Advisor: Dan Hamlet, MBA ’98, examines what the Bible has to say about stewarding the wealth God gives us. Check it out! https://hubs.ly/Q04hd8D50

05/18/2026

"We're going to stick to our Catholic roots. We're going to be a university where faith and reason work together. We're going to show the world that not only is a Catholic university possible, it's the best environment ever for rigorous learning, research and academic freedom. Thank you, University of Dallas."

Those were the words of His Eminence Timothy Cardinal Dolan Archbishop Emeritus of New York, yesterday, before delivering the commencement address to the University of Dallas Class of 2026 at the Toyota Music Factory.

Video via on Instagram.

05/14/2026

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University of Dallas alumnus Daniel Fitzpatrick, currently a student in UD’s Classical Education Graduate Program, recently published an essay in Crisis Magazine titled “Out, Out!—Violence, Obscenity, and the Recovery of Language.”

In the piece, Fitzpatrick reflects on the moral and cultural importance of language, arguing that the recovery of words is closely tied to the recovery of virtue, imagination and Christian culture. His essay also points to the enduring value of the Trivium grammar, logic and rhetoric at the heart of classical education.

We are proud to see UD alumni and students contributing thoughtfully to important conversations about language, formation and the renewal of culture.

Read the article here: https://hubs.ly/Q04gHTzk0

When we desensitize ourselves to bad language as a culture, we risk becoming a more violent culture.