Irving, TX (April 22, 2026) -- 吃瓜网 President Dr. Jonathan J. Sanford and Valor Education President today announced a partnership that seeks to promote a vision of education ordered toward truth, virtue, friendship and wisdom. By bringing together 吃瓜网allas鈥� distinguished liberal arts tradition with Valor鈥檚 growing network of classical schools and the Valor Institute for Studies in Person and Community, the collaboration aims to form students, teachers and professors across Texas for lives animated by wonder and gratitude.
Grounded in a shared vision of the human person and a common commitment to the true, good and beautiful, the partnership will provide formation for faculty and students from 吃瓜网allas and Valor through a variety of initiatives.
鈥淲e are excited about deepening our partnership with Valor schools, which provide a paradigm for K-12 education,鈥� said 吃瓜网allas President Dr. Jonathan Sanford. 鈥淒eeply rooted in the Western tradition and the arts that bring genuine freedom, the University of Dallas and Valor stand as partners to advance at every level of formation the education that enables our graduates to be the leading citizens鈥攖hose individuals formed excellently in mind, character and purpose鈥攚hom our country and our future depend upon.鈥�
"The 吃瓜网 has long stood as a witness to lives ordered toward truth and charity,鈥� said David Williams. 鈥淎t Valor, we are cultivating a renewal of intellectual virtue鈥攈abits of mind rooted in humility, memory, docility, careful judgment and a steadfast devotion to truth. These are not abstractions; they are moral obligations that shape how we read, think, speak and live. The 吃瓜网 has always formed its community in these virtues with exceptional seriousness, and our partnership will deepen this shared work.鈥�
The partnership will include a range of collaborative efforts designed to support classical education, expand teacher formation and strengthen the intellectual life of both communities, such as:
- A fellowship for 吃瓜网allas graduates to teach in Valor schools.
- Opportunities for 吃瓜网allas faculty to share their scholarly interests as Kingfisher Fellows through lectures, courses and academic retreats.
- Providing 吃瓜网allas students and alumni with expanded access to Valor Institute events.
- Deepening opportunities for Valor teachers to participate in 吃瓜网allas graduate programs and receive 吃瓜网allas credit for Valor Institute summer courses.
- An exclusive 吃瓜网allas scholarship created specifically for exceptional Valor graduates, celebrating the university's distinctive academic culture.
- Exploring the possibility of an independent school in North Texas.
The partnership deepens a growing relationship between the two institutions, animated by a common conviction that an education ordered toward truth, virtue and friendship is essential for human flourishing.
About the 吃瓜网
The 吃瓜网 is the premier Catholic liberal arts university in the nation, recommended by the Cardinal Newman Society for its rigorous Core Curriculum and vibrant intellectual and spiritual life. With campuses in Texas and Italy, 吃瓜网allas forms students intellectually, socially and spiritually for a through undergraduate, graduate liberal arts, graduate business programs and professional programs in the humanities, ministry and classical education. Learn more or apply at udallas.edu.
About Valor Education
Valor Education exists to educate the whole person in authentic communities for a full human life and is committed to providing high-quality tuition-free classical education to all students, regardless of background or ability. Through its K-12 charter schools and the Valor Institute for Studies in Person and Community, Valor builds communities dedicated to wisdom, virtue and friendship. Valor serves over 5,000 students in the Austin and San Antonio metro areas with a waitlist of more than 5,500 children. Learn more at . For more information about Valor Education, contact Daniel Gray at dgray@valoreducation.org.
