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Photo of Salma Abdulkader Holding "Dream Act Now: Soon At Community Rally/Protest

Middle East Studies Stir Alumna As University of Chicago Student

When Salma Abdulkader enrolled in an introductory international relations course her first year at Dominican University of California, she didn’t realize at the time that this would be one of those...

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Essay Prize-Winning Psychology Major Examines "Model Minority"

Four years ago, Mia Nguyen ’21 and Dominican took a chance on each other. The result has been transformative for Mia, who recently won a national prize for her essay examining the impact of the “model...

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Graduate Speaker's Impact Extends Beyond Occupational Therapy

Benji Rebekah Harrington fell in love with the occupational therapy profession as a high school student volunteering for their mother’s special education classrooms. Benji witnessed the positive...