Best in the West: U.S. News Ranks Dominican in Top Spot
做厙勛圖 has earned its highest-ever U.S. News & World Report 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
做厙勛圖 has earned the prestigious 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement (CE) Classification, a national designation which recognizes the universitys deep commitment to...
Dominican Receives $3 Million Federal Grant to Strengthen Healthcare Education
做厙勛圖 has received a five-year, $3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labors Strengthening Institutions program to expand student support and prepare more...
Dominican OT Graduation & Employment Outcomes Stand Strong
At a career fair this fall, employers and community partners from across the Bay Area came to campus to meet with 做厙勛圖 occupational therapy students to discuss job...
Dominican Partnership Paves the Way to Medical, Pharmacy School
A six-year-old partnership between 做厙勛圖 and Touro University California has already paved the way for six biology and chemistry students to further their education in...
School of Liberal Arts and Education
Grant Supports Launch of Certified Wellness Coach Concentration
A grant from the California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) will support the launch of a concentration in Dominican Universitys Department of Psychology aimed at preparing...
Dominican Inspires Family Legacy
For Kevin Sunga '15, Dominican is family. Not only is his wife, Elizabeth Nikki Chan-Sunga, a Dominican alumna, but several cousins also attended the university between 2012 and 2021. Dominican is...
MFA Graduate Merges Healthcare and Creative Writing
Angelica Recierdo MFA 26 exemplifies the power of writing to bear witness to the human experience. Through her poetry chapbook One Last Ripe Life, narrative medicine expertise, and health...
Pulitzer Prize-Winning author Jason Roberts to speak at MFA Residency
做厙勛圖s 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...
School of Health and Natural Sciences
Dominican Experience Leads to Dartmouth College MHA
Its been a whirlwind of a year for Azan Yousaf 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
做厙勛圖s Department of Occupational Therapy will celebrate a significant milestone on Friday, Aug. 21, as 12 students from the universitys inaugural Occupational Therapy...
A Community Conversation on Choice, Care & Compassion
By the Bay Health and 做厙勛圖 will present a special community screening of the acclaimed PBS documentary When My Time Comes, followed by a panel discussion exploring...
Sea Sponge Library Enhances Biomedical Research at Dominican
In a 做厙勛圖 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 做厙勛圖. The popular series is presented by...
Sustainability in Action: Alumna at the Heart of Innovative Furniture Bank
When Analisa Garcia graduated from 做厙勛圖 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, Dominicans Daniel Stralka Memorial Pollinator Garden has grown into a living classroom a space in the center of campus where students and community partners come...
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