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Campus Message: Diversity Strengthens Our Community
Dear Dominican Community: In the last few months we have heard the term 'unprecedented' used repeatedly to describe our societal challenges. Yet today, as we witness yet another series of deadly and...
Secretary Arne Duncan Congratulates Class of 2020
Former Secretary of State for Education Arne Duncan joined Dominican University of California students, faculty, and staff in a virtual graduation celebration for the 523 undergraduate and graduate...
First-Gen Student Benefits From Close The Gap Scholarship
From May 11-16, Dominican is celebrating "Week of Caring." With the impact of COVID-19, we are prioritizing giving options and funds that directly support our students and emergency needs: Angel Fund...
School of Liberal Arts and Education
University of Chicago Next Stop for Outstanding Student
When English and History double major Monica Barry ’20 was selected to attend Oxford University in 2019 as a recipient of the Thomas and Joanne Peterson Endowed Scholarship for Dominican Scholars at...
Political Science Major Changes Internship Focus to Census 2020
Allison Kustic ’21 was only a few weeks into her new internship, working in the office of Marin County Supervisor Katie Rice, when California’s shelter-in-place order was issued. Now, instead of...
Education Dept. Partners With County In Developmental Series For K-12 Teachers
Dominican’s Department of Education has partnered with the Marin County Office of Education to launch a professional development series to support Marin’s K-12 teachers with distance learning. The...
Online Art Class Seeks Reflections to Cope With COVID
As a way to address stress and anxiety during the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis through art, Lynn Sondag, associate professor in the Department of Art, Design, and Visual Studies, has created an online...
School of Health and Natural Sciences
Fifth Grade Scholarship Sparks Dominican Dream
When Romisa Shakeriniasar moved to the United States from Iran in fifth grade, she worked so hard and was so determined to overcome language and cultural barriers that she received a Consistent...
Internships Connect Bio Science Major With Community
Biological Sciences major Salena Herrera '20 is connecting with the community through her work as an intern with Marin Community Clinics. Prior to the March shelter-in-place order, Salena was working...
Senior Nursing Students Completing Preceptorships
As nursing students completing their final semester preceptorships at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland, Jinny Tran ’20 and Emily Duncan ’20 are learning first-hand how vital their...
Chemistry Professor Part Of $10.8 Million NIH Grant
Randy Hall, Lillian L.Y. Wang Yin, Ph.D. Endowed Professor of Chemistry in the School of Health and Natural Sciences, is part of a $10.8 million award from the National Institutes of Health focused on...
Barowsky School of Business
Staying Close To Home Helps Student-Athlete's Business Career
Aidan Vermeulen ’20 discovered that you don’t have to go far from home to get way ahead in college. A graduate of Analy High School in Sonoma County, Aidan was recruited to Dominican to play NCAA...
BSB Associate Dean Receives Fulbright Award
Dr. Rajeev Sooreea, Associate Dean and Associate Professor of International Business in the Barowsky School of Business, has received a 2020-2021 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to the Republic...
Business Student's Marketing Internship Leads Into Zoom Age
The boom of Zoom Video Communications during COVID-19 has turned into an advantage for business major Amaya Viera ’22, who is working remotely as a marketing intern for a company whose military-grade...
Alumni Couple Combine Business, Philanthropy During COVID
The COVID-19 crisis may have temporarily closed their new clothing brand store in Tiburon, but it hasn’t stopped co-owners Yema Khalif Manyanki ’15 MBA ’16 and Hawi Awash ’17 from continuing to open...
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“It means that although we are a small community, we have within us the capacity to confront racism and build a stronger, more just, more equitable society,” Dominican Cabinet said in a message to University community about racism in America. #ThisIsDUC bit.ly/2ZZT6Sa https://t.co/fKQQAVoBAr
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