Welcome to the College of Arts & Sciences

Welcome to the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Dayton. As the largest academic unit at UD, we offer more than 50 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. We also maintain an extensive continuing education unit that supports lifelong learning. While we are able to provide a wide range of programming in the arts, the humanities, the sciences and the social sciences, our educational philosophy continues to focus on personal attention and close faculty-student interaction.

News

Advancing Catholic Thought - June 18, 2009 - In articles in the National Catholic Reporter, two new University of Dayton professors say Catholic social teaching can offer a moral perspective on the current financial crisis. In a separate commentary, one encourages the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to build on hope not fear when engaging in public dialogue. More >>

Army Excellence - June 15, 2009 - A University of Dayton military science instructor who's now stationed in Iraq has been named the best enlisted ROTC instructor in the nation. More >>

Auto Historian on CNN International - June 3, 2009 - CNN International interviewed University of Dayton professor and auto historian John Heitmann in Berlin May 29 about the future of General Motors' European brand, European politics and labor issues. More >>

Publications

Scholarship

The University of Dayton's College of Arts and Sciences produces a broad range of academic research and scholarship. Our 2008 scholarship report demonstrates the wealth of accomplishments in our faculty.

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UD Story

John Heitmann

With a touch of wistfulness, John Heitmann chronicles Americans' love affair with the car and its impact on popular culture. This automobile historian knows his subject to a T. More >>