A new award for excellence in writing at the University of Dayton was created by a former student to honor a beloved English professor who taught him the value of literature and the humanities.

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 ...

"Dear Pope Francis.…” Thus began many of the letters that were carefully placed in a blue binder in preparation for transcontinental travel to Rome. Others opened with the salutation: “Your Holiness,” ...

Wayne Albert Groppe, age 92, passed away early December 8, 2023, in his home from complications of heart failure and multiple strokes. His daughter, Jeanne Groppe Chamberlin, was at his side. Mr.

She and Dr. Groppe lived in Wheeling, WV for 54 years before moving to Salem, OH in 1983. More recently Mary Alice was on the Columbiana County Central Committee. She worked at the polls faithfully ...

On his 2026 album release, Thousand Shades of a Clown (Challenges Record, 2026), Brussels-based trumpeter and composer Pierre-Antoine Savoyat places the emphasis on proportion, timbre, and space, ...

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