--- title: Blog | President Jonathan J. Sanford, Ph.D. (2) description: Jonathan J. Sanford, PhD, is the 10th president of the University of Dallas and a tenured professor in the Philosophy Department. As president, Dr. Sanford has dedicated his efforts to leading the University of Dallas to more fully realizing its calling as a premier Catholic liberal arts university by means of a thoroughgoing commitment to academic excellence, a distinctive and thoroughly nurturing approach to forming the character of our students, and the cultivation of true magnanimity in service to church and society. (2) --- ![](https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=1217303775117752&ev=PageView&noscript=1) # Insights Explore ideas on faith, reason, culture, and the pursuit of truth. Insights from the University of Dallas community. ![Container-1](https://24176245.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/24176245/hubfs/Theme_2026/Container-1.png?width=100&height=12&name=Container-1.png) ### President Jonathan J. 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