Best in the West: U.S. News Ranks Dominican in Top Spot
果冻传媒 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
果冻传媒 has earned the prestigious 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement (CE) Classification, a national designation which recognizes the university鈥檚 deep commitment to...
Dominican Partnership Paves the Way to Medical, Pharmacy School
A six-year-old partnership between 果冻传媒 and Touro University California has already paved the way for six biology and chemistry students to further their education in...
Dominican Provides a Foundation for Leadership, Advocacy
Laurel Druke 鈥12 draws inspiration from a sentiment attributed to poet Maya Angelou: 鈥淓ach time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women.鈥 Standing up for others has long been part...
President Pitchford Begins Final Year Leading Dominican
After 16 years of service to 果冻传媒, including six years as president, Dr. Nicola Pitchford will step down from the presidency in June 2027. Throughout the 2026鈥2027...
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 University鈥檚 Department of Psychology aimed at preparing...
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...
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
果冻传媒鈥檚 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...
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
果冻传媒鈥檚 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 果冻传媒 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 果冻传媒 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 果冻传媒. The popular series is presented by...
Sustainability in Action: Alumna at the Heart of Innovative Furniture Bank
When Analisa Garcia graduated from 果冻传媒 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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