November 06, 2007
Turnabout: students grade UD
University of Dayton students rate the school higher than the national average in areas ranging from the strength of the community to educational and personal growth in the latest National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE).
November 6, 2007 in Education | Permalink
August 30, 2007
Report cards are out
In an op-ed piece, former Ohio Governor Bob Taft argues that it's time to design a less confusing system of accountability for school districts.
August 30, 2007 in Education | Permalink
May 31, 2007
A passion for education
Former Ohio Gov. Bob Taft will launch the Center for Educational Excellence at the University of Dayton to encourage students to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
May 31, 2007 in Education | Permalink
April 05, 2007
Taking stock of their winnings
Student-maanged portfolios from around the country take home winning titles in the University of Dayton's global student investment forum competition.
April 5, 2007 in Business, Education | Permalink
February 09, 2007
Prof. Ensalaco goes to Washington
A UD human rights expert will take part in a Congressional hearing and roundtable discussion at the Holocaust Memorial Museum.
February 9, 2007 in Education, Hot issues, International issues | Permalink
November 22, 2006
Facing the consequences of Facebook
Researchers at the University of Dayton surveyed college students throughout the region and 5,000 employers nationwide for their thoughts on and experiences with Facebook.com and found a surprising trend brought on by the electronic age.
November 22, 2006 in Education, Hot issues | Permalink
October 17, 2006
People of vision
The University of Dayton receives the 2006 People of Vision award for community leadership.
October 17, 2006 in Business, Catholic issues, Education | Permalink
September 15, 2006
Entrepreneurship program ranked #5 in nation
The University of Dayton’s undergraduate and graduate entrepreneurial programs rank fifth and 16th respectively out of all programs in the nation, according to Entrepreneur magazine.
September 15, 2006 in Business, Education | Permalink
September 08, 2006
Hot fields of bioscience and bioengineeering
The University of Dayton is moving forward on initiatives that will help position it as an international leader in the fields of bioengineering and bioscience with new curriculum, a new research center and a research alliance with a leading hospital.
September 8, 2006 in Education, Engineering, Research | Permalink
August 31, 2006
Addressing need for quality math and science teachers
The University of Dayton, Wright State University and the Montgomery County Educational Service Center (ESC) have formed a new consortium that will address the continuing need for more qualified science and mathematics teachers in the Dayton region.
August 31, 2006 in Education, Hot issues | Permalink
August 22, 2006
UD named one of the best colleges
The University of Dayton was named one of the best colleges in the country by the Princeton Review and, for the first time in years, didn't make any of The Review's party lists.
August 22, 2006 in Education | Permalink
August 09, 2006
'Undecided' becoming more popular major
University administrators say the number increases each year and it appears that way nationwide. UD hopes learning-living communities clear path for declaring a major.
August 9, 2006 in Education, Hot issues | Permalink
August 01, 2006
Teacher shortage
The University of Dayton and Wright State University have won a $500,000 Ohio Core teaching grant to prepare mid-career professionals to teach science and math in high schools in the Dayton region.
August 1, 2006 in Education | Permalink
June 27, 2006
Playful learning
UD experts develop approach to early childhood education that helps preschool teachers manage new state content standards.
June 27, 2006 in Education | Permalink
June 20, 2006
No summer vacation
Summer is not a time of rest for some Dayton Early College Academy students. One is going to Stanford; others are participating in a flight simulation in Houston.
June 20, 2006 in Education | Permalink
June 06, 2006
UD offers Internet-based TOEFL
University of Dayton Now Approved to Offer the Test of English as a Foreign Language, or TOEFL, via the Internet
June 6, 2006 in Education, Hot issues | Permalink
May 18, 2006
The final hurdle
The Ohio Board of Regents has approved a doctor of physical therapy degree program that will begin at the University of Dayton in August.
May 18, 2006 in Education | Permalink
May 11, 2006
UD staff offer advice in 'must-read' book
Two UD administrators responsible for welcoming students and parents offer advice in a new college guide called “a must-read” by CNN anchor Soledad O’Brien.
May 11, 2006 in Education, Hot issues | Permalink
May 10, 2006
Preparing teachers for urban classrooms
In some urban school districts around the country, the teacher dropout rate is higher than the student one. The University of Dayton's Urban Teacher Academy prepares teachers to teach — and stay — in inner-city schools.
May 10, 2006 in Education | Permalink
May 01, 2006
Bright job outlook for college grads
This is the best job market for college graduates since 2000.
May 1, 2006 in Business, Education, Hot issues | Permalink
February 24, 2006
No teacher left behind
The University of Dayton has been invited to join a major reform effort to improve the quality of teaching in the nation's classrooms.
February 24, 2006 in Education | Permalink
January 20, 2006
Addressing shortage of physical therapists
The University of Dayton's board of trustees has approved a doctor of physical therapy degree to help local hospitals address the critical shortage of physical therapists in the Dayton region.
January 20, 2006 in Education | Permalink
November 11, 2005
Justice dept. language toward SIU inflammatory
UD race law professor says 'anti-white' label on Southern Illinois University programs by U.S. Department of Justice hurts race relations.
November 11, 2005 in Education, Hot issues, Law | Permalink
September 28, 2005
Former U.S. secretary of education Rod Paige headlines civics education seminar
Oct. 10 event to feature national experts discussing ways to make American students more civic-minded.
September 28, 2005 in Education | Permalink
September 27, 2005
History crucial to education reform
In his recently published article, UD professor and education historian Thomas Hunt argues school reforms must be grounded in the past.
September 27, 2005 in Education | Permalink
September 22, 2005
Campus life unfiltered
University of Dayon student bloggers share their experiences of campus life through a new student admission blog that prospective students can access on the Web, display on other sites or tune in on iPods. Welcome to MyLife at UD.
September 22, 2005 in Education, Hot issues | Permalink
September 16, 2005
Assignment: Hurricane relief
A group of students from the Dayton Early College Academy (DECA) will travel to hurricane-ravaged Pascagoula, Miss., to help with clean-up efforts Oct. 5-9.
September 16, 2005 in Education, Hot issues | Permalink
September 14, 2005
UD parents coping through online program
The parents of 1,162 students — more than half of the first-year class — logged into UD’s “VOParents” more than 10,000 times to share their concerns and to answer each other’s questions. They still were posting messages as their children were moving into residence halls.
September 14, 2005 in Education | Permalink
September 07, 2005
Whites over-represented in law schools
UD race law professor Vernellia Randall found whites make up 68 percent of law school applications, but fill more than 80 percent of law school seats. Of the 177 historically white law schools, 158 seated a percentage of whites greater than the national application pool.
