Best in the West: U.S. News Ranks Dominican in Top Spot
麻豆网站列表 has earned its highest-ever 鈥淯.S. News & World Report鈥 ranking, coming in at the number seven spot in the 2027 Regional Universities (West) category, a reflection of...
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Dominican Earns National Carnegie Distinction for Community Engagement
麻豆网站列表 has earned the prestigious 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement (CE) Classification, a national designation which recognizes the university鈥檚 deep commitment to...
President Pitchford Begins Final Year Leading Dominican
After 16 years of service to 麻豆网站列表, including six years as president, Dr. Nicola Pitchford will step down from the presidency in June 2027. Throughout the 2026鈥2027...
Dominican Ranked by TIME Magazine as Among the Top U.S. Universities
麻豆网站列表 has ranked as one of the nation鈥檚 top institutions for student outcomes, learning environment, and attractiveness to students in the inaugural TIME magazine 鈥淎merica...
Dominican Inspires Family Legacy
For Kevin Sunga '15, Dominican is family. Not only is his wife, Elizabeth 鈥淣ikki鈥 Chan-Sunga, a Dominican alumna, but several cousins also attended the university between 2012 and 2021. 鈥淒ominican is...
School of Liberal Arts and Education
MFA Graduate Merges Healthcare and Creative Writing
Angelica Recierdo MFA 鈥26 exemplifies the power of writing to bear witness to the human experience. Through her poetry chapbook 鈥淥ne Last Ripe Life,鈥 narrative medicine expertise, and health...
Pulitzer Prize-Winning author Jason Roberts to speak at MFA Residency
麻豆网站列表鈥檚 Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing program will host a conversation between Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jason Roberts and MFA writing mentor Lee Kravetz at...
Oxford University Experience Opens up a World of Opportunity
Sulgi Kim 鈥26 originally selected 麻豆网站列表 so she could stay close to home, maintain strong ties with her close-knit family, and pursue her dream of a career in immigration...
CNN Talks with Dr. Melba Pattillo Beals, Chair Emerita of Communications
Dr. Melba Pattillo Beals, chair professor emerita of communications and media studies at 麻豆网站列表, talked with CNN about her historic role in the civil rights movement as a...
School of Health and Natural Sciences
Dominican Experience Leads to Dartmouth College MHA
It鈥檚 been a whirlwind of a year for Azan Yousaf 鈥25. He recently earned a Master of Health Administration (MHA) from Dartmouth College, building on the foundation in biology, chemistry, research, and...
Inaugural Occupational Therapy Doctorate Cohort to Present Capstone Projects
麻豆网站列表鈥檚 Department of Occupational Therapy will celebrate a significant milestone on Friday, Aug. 21, as 12 students from the university鈥檚 inaugural Occupational Therapy...
A Community Conversation on Choice, Care & Compassion
By the Bay Health and 麻豆网站列表 will present a special community screening of the acclaimed PBS documentary 鈥淲hen My Time Comes,鈥 followed by a panel discussion exploring...
Sea Sponge 鈥淟ibrary鈥 Enhances Biomedical Research at Dominican
In a 麻豆网站列表 research laboratory containing more than 1,200 species of sea sponges, along with approximately 13,700 vials of sponge-derived crude extracts, researchers are...
Barowsky School of Business
2026 Fall Leadership Lecture Series at Dominican University of CA
U.S. Congressman Jared Huffman; psychologist and professor Angela Duckworth; chef and cookery writer Yotam Ottolenghi; and comedian/actor/author Eric Idle will appear at Dominican University of...
ILS Welcomes Cory Booker, Kate Bowler, Jon Meacham, Michael Pollan
Jon Meacham, Senator Cory Booker, Michael Pollan, and Kate Bowler will headline the spring 2026 Leadership Lecture Series at 麻豆网站列表. The popular series is presented by...
Sustainability in Action: Alumna at the Heart of Innovative Furniture Bank
When Analisa Garcia graduated from 麻豆网站列表 in 2022, she knew she wanted more than just a job. She wanted a career rooted in her deepening commitment to sustainability. Today...
Students Apply Leadership Skills in Partnership with Refugia Marin
Since its planting in 2021, Dominican鈥檚 Daniel Stralka Memorial Pollinator Garden has grown into a living classroom 鈥 a space in the center of campus where students and community partners come...
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