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Dominican University of California has again been named among the top regional universities in the west by U.S. News & World Report in its annual ranking of universities and colleges in the United...
A scholarship honoring the legacy of Maria Copa, the Coast Miwok elder born in the mid-1800s in Marin County, helped Pomo Native Christina Garcia ’24 move closer to her goal of elevating Indigenous...
Dalton Conden ’26 is poised to make a meaningful impact in Marin County’s schools when he enters the teaching profession. His commitment to fostering a caring and inclusive classroom reflects the...
Scholars from a worldwide network of institutions, including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dominican University of California, Harvard University, and the University of Cambridge, will...
Dominican University of California faculty researchers explored how people think about, discuss, and respond to big health events – from a global pandemic to a family refusing medical treatment for...
School of Liberal Arts and Education
Nichole Turnbloom MFA ’23 recently worked with Marin County youth poets to nurture poetry and raise awareness about the history of Marin City in support of “The Legacy of Marin City: A California...
As an undergraduate at Dominican University of California, Dr. Tia Furness ’20 enjoyed a holistic education that blended her studies in the sciences with her lifelong love of music. Doing so, she...
When searching for a college, Tyler Bernius ’27 was not exactly sure what he was looking for. He was keen to study in California, where he had spent the first three years of his life, and he wanted a...
Dominican University of California faculty have planned a series of events focused on the 2024 presidential election. The events, which will be held on Dominican’s campus in San Rafael, are open to...
School of Health and Natural Sciences
Sophomore Iman Yousaf’s love of science was nurtured in her high school’s STEM Biotech Academy, a project-based program that allows students to take the equivalent of eight years of STEM classes in...
Dominican University of California has been awarded a three-year, $600,000 federal grant to support research on the role of occupational therapy consultation to improve cultural arts access and...
Now in her first semester as a graduate student in Duke University’s Physician Assistant Program, Isabelle (Belle) Penn ’19 has some advice for students beginning their undergraduate journey at...
Growing up in San Francisco, Michelle Chang ’23 witnessed at an early age the challenges her immigrant family faced in accessing medical care for her grandmother with Alzheimer’s. The experience...
Barowsky School of Business
Angie Menjivar enrolled in Dominican’s Master of Business Analytics (MSBA) program to create new career opportunities. The program provided Angie with the skills, confidence, and professional...
Morgan Newkirk started playing lacrosse in the fourth grade. By the time she was a senior at El Cajon’s Granite Hills High School, Morgan was excelling as both a club and high school player, earning...
Growing up in Uzbekistan, Alisher Begmatov dreamed that one day he would live in California. Several years ago, Alisher’s dream became a reality when he enrolled as a student in Dominican’s AACSB...
Hands-on engagement with community partners – either through a service-learning placement or an internship – is a key feature of many students’ Dominican experience. Connecting classroom and community...
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