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The Rights Of Children And Families: Local Initiatives In The Miami Valley, Kelly S. Johnson, Raymond L. Fitz, Vanessa Ward, Jan Lepore-Jentleson

Biennial Conference: The Social Practice of Human Rights

Dayton’s Committee on the Place-Based Two-Generation Approach to Poverty completed a working paper titled “A Call for Community Long-Term Recovery Plan” in January of 2021, arguing for an approach to recovery that is strategic, efficient, equity-focused, and regional. Practitioners and theorists connected to this document will address challenges and opportunities for addressing the rights of children in this area, particularly addressing the ways a regional approach can help to dismantle the legacy of historical injustices as we try to build back better.

Ud In The News Nov. 19-Dec. 3, University Of Dayton

News Releases

In the past two weeks, 13 faculty and staff representing eight units either contributed pieces to, were interviewed for, or mentioned in stories by The Conversation, Times Higher Education, The Academic Minute, The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, The Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, The Telegraph in the United Kingdom, K-12 Dive and Optics.org. Several local and regional media also highlighted our announcement of UD's new arts center.

Review — Teresia Mbari Hinga, African, Christian, Feminist: The Enduring Search For What Matters, Simonmary A. Aihiokhai

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

No abstract provided.

Responding To The Call: A Conversation With Sr. Jamie Phelps, O.P., Ph.D., Kimberly Flint-Hamilton, Cecilia Moore, Steve Hamilton

Journal of the Black Catholic Theological Symposium

This interview is part of the Black Catholic Oral History Project.

Sr. Jamie Phelps, O.P., Ph. D., is one of the most significant shapers of and contributors to Black Catholic Theology. A charter member of two seminal organizations for the field, The Institute for Black Catholic Studies (IBCS) and the Black Catholic Theological Symposium (BCTS), her tenacity and passion helped pave the way for Black Catholic studies.

At the IBCS, she served as Director and as Katherine Drexel Professor of Systematic Theology for eight years. After the first two meetings of the BCTS in 1978 and 1980, the organization became …

Making History: Primary Sources And Black Catholic History Month, Henry Handley

Marian Library Blog Archive

Primary sources and other materials in the Marian Library and the U.S. Catholic Special Collection create opportunities for inclusive teaching and research during Black Catholic History Month and all year.

Academic Policies Committee Of The Academic Senate 2021-11-15, University Of Dayton. Academic Senate. Academic Policies Committee

All Committee Minutes

Approved minutes of a meeting of the Academic Policies Committee of the Academic Senate of the University of Dayton.

College Faculty In The News: Nov. 10, 2021, University Of Dayton

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

News agencies across the region, the nation and throughout the world often reach out to our faculty experts for their perspectives on today's issues. This media coverage highlights the service, research and scholarship taking place in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Introduction To Special Issue, Music In World Religions: A Response To Isabel Laack, Heather Maclachlan

Department of Music Faculty Publications

This article serves to introduce a special issue of Religions, titled Music in World Religions. A 2015 article by religion scholar Isabel Laack claimed that the study of music and religion has been neglected by Laack’s peers in the field of religions. Responding to Laack, I argue that scholars of music have been making important contributions to the study of music and religion and, indeed, have been addressing the twelve specific topics she highlights for decades. After summarizing academic works which respond to Laack’s twelve categories of inquiry, I introduce each of the articles in this special issue, showing that …

President's Commission On The Status Of Women: Fall 2021 Report, University Of Dayton

Women's Center Reports, Commentaries and Other Resources

Announced in fall 2019, the President’s Commission on the Status of Women was convened to illuminate and ultimately enhance the status of women at the University of Dayton by advising the president and other senior leaders on gender equity issues and specific concerns of women-identified faculty, staff, and students. The commission makes recommendations on issues that have particular relevance for women, including but not limited to equity, access, retention, promotion and advancement, and safety and security.

2021-10-25 Meeting Notes Of The Educational Leadership Council, University Of Dayton

Educational Leadership Council (ELC) Meeting Notes

Approved notes of a meeting of the Educational Leadership Council of the University of Dayton.

Program: Laced, University Of Dayton, Teejai Dorsey

Dance and Theater Programs

by Sam Mueller

The Kilroys List 2020, selected play

October 20-23, 2021

Fitz Hall’s Black Box Theatre & Live-Streamed

The night after a queer bar outside of Tampa, Florida is vandalized, three twenty-something bartenders gather to grieve, rage, and above all, piece together the events of the night before. Fiery and poetic, Laced ferociously celebrates the spaces in which we find our truest selves. In a time of renewed culture wars against queer youth, this play centers the voices of those intersectional identities we should be listening to now.

Minutes, October 2021, University Of Dayton. College Of Arts And Sciences

Documents of the College of Arts and Sciences Academic Affairs Committee

Minutes from College of Arts and Sciences Academic Affairs Committee

College Faculty In The News: Oct. 8, 2021, University Of Dayton

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

News agencies across the region, the nation and throughout the world often reach out to our faculty experts for their perspectives on today's issues. This media coverage highlights the service, research and scholarship taking place in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Sustainability Spotlight, University Of Dayton. Hanley Sustainability Institute

Hanley Sustainability Institute Newsletter

No abstract provided.

2021-09-27 Meeting Notes Of The Educational Leadership Council, University Of Dayton

Educational Leadership Council (ELC) Meeting Notes

Approved notes of a meeting of the Educational Leadership Council of the University of Dayton.

Hell Hath No Fury: New Book Examines Early Christian Ideas Of Afterlife, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Just 20 percent of people believe in hell. Still, early Christian ideas about the underworld — and who is punished there — echo in society today, religious studies scholar Meghan Henning writes in her new book, Hell Hath No Fury.

2021-09-24 Minutes Of The Academic Senate, University Of Dayton. Academic Senate

Academic Senate Minutes

Approved minutes of a meeting of the Academic Senate of the University of Dayton.

Not Of Voice Alone, But Heart, Eric F. Spina

President's Blog: From the Heart

Some of the University of Dayton’s wonderful undergraduate music ministers led Sunday's congregation through a full-throated version of Lord, Whose Love In Humble Service, their voices reverberating throughout the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception.

How Threats Of Hellfire Helped Keep 'Immodest' Women In Their Place — From The Ancient World To "My Unorthodox Life", Meghan Henning

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Ancient Christian and Jewish texts threatened women with hellfire if they stepped out of line – and those terrifying visions still resonate in U.S. society today. Meghan Henning, associate professor of religious studies, connects past with present.

College Faculty In The News: Sept. 10, 2021, University Of Dayton

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

News agencies across the region, the nation and throughout the world often reach out to our faculty experts for their perspectives on today's issues. This media coverage highlights the service, research and scholarship taking place in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Ud In The News Sept. 4-10, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Aviation historian Janet Bednarek gave interviews nationwide about air travel since 9/11, including The Wall Street Journal. Meghan Henning in religious studies shared her expertise with The Daily Beast and The Conversation. Dayton-area media featured the blessing for first responders, 9/11 commemoration, new partnership between UD and the Hall Hunger Initiative, and new bistro featuring food from local underrepresented, minority-owned and woman-owned vendors at The Hub Powered by PNC.

Ud In The News Aug. 20-27, University Of Dayton

News Releases

Local media featured the start of classes at The Hub Powered by PNC at the Dayton Arcade. Faculty wrote on Catholic issues in Catholic Philly and America.

College Faculty In The News: Aug. 16, 2021, University Of Dayton

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

News agencies across the region, the nation and throughout the world often reach out to our faculty experts for their perspectives on today's issues. This media coverage highlights the service, research and scholarship taking place in the College of Arts and Sciences. Find links to a number of recent stories below.

Remembered, Michelle Tedford

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Remembering the lives of University of Dayton faculty and staff.

The Final Word Is Love, Michelle Tedford

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Parting words from the editor of UD Magazine.

Read, University Of Dayton

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Alumni share fiction, poetry and more for us to read and enjoy in this feature story about creative Flyers.

“The Child Is Father Of The Man”, Thomas M. Columbus

Materials from the University of Dayton Magazine Website

Wordsworth said it. Director Jonathan Judge ’93 lives it.

College Faculty In The News: July 9, 2021, University Of Dayton

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

News agencies across the region, the nation and throughout the world often reach out to our faculty experts for their perspectives on today's issues. This media coverage highlights the service, research and scholarship taking place in the College of Arts and Sciences. Find links to a number of recent stories below.

Breaking Open The Sin Of Racism: A Companion Discussion Guide, University Of Dayton

Breaking Open the Sin of Racism

Breaking Open the Sin of Racism is an 8-part video series by scholars at the University of Dayton, a Catholic, Marianist university, and Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School in Dayton, Ohio. The video series and this discussion guide, which became available in July 2021, were prepared for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati for use by faith organizations.

College Faculty In The News: June 10, 2021, University Of Dayton

College of Arts and Sciences Newsroom

News agencies across the region, the nation and throughout the world often reach out to our faculty experts for their perspectives on today's issues. This media coverage highlights the service, research and scholarship taking place in the College of Arts and Sciences. Find links to a number of recent stories below.