National Catholic Reporter published a preview of Dominican University's upcoming "El Futuro is Here!" conference, August 3 - 5. The conference is being held to explore ways of understanding and appreciating the cultures of Latinx students and to encourage Catholic campus ministries to change their practices to better serve these students' unique needs. 

River Forest, IL - Dominican University has been recognized as a recipient of the Daily Herald Business Ledger’s inaugural Diversity in Business Awards. The university is the only educational institution to be included among 18 Chicago and suburban award recipients, including Bank of America, Comcast, and Zurich NA.

Donna Carroll discussed her remarkable 27-year tenure at Dominican University for a special issue of Diversity Issues in Higher Education honoring retiring college presidents. She discussed the university's commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion as well as her personal advocacy on behalf of undocumented students. She also shared information on Dominican's leadership with its own community on anti-racism efforts.

Dominican University is working with Proviso Township Math and Science Academy to offer a dual credit course on "Africa and African American Thought" as part of the high school's expanded and enhanced Black History program. The course, which will be taught by Nkuzi Nnam, director of Dominican's Black World Studies program, will be open to junior and senior students. The program was spurred by Proviso students, including Ivoryana Neal and Danaria Keys (pictured), who wanted a more robust treatment of Black History than what they had been receiving.

Undergraduate students in Joseph Sagerer's physics class will be exploring, from the comfort of campus, the hidden interior of El Castillo, the largest pyramid in Chichen Itza, an ancient city built by the Mayans and now a revered archeological site in Yucatan, Mexico.

Sr. Quincy Howard, a Dominican University alumna and Sinsinawa Dominican Sister, is an active member of the Network Lobby for Catholic Social Justice, a Washington, D.C. based organization that works on issues including food insecurity, healthcare, immigration and democracy.

Berto Aguayo '16, co-founder and director of Increase the Peace, joined other community activists for a WTTW panel discussion marking the one-year anniversary of George Floyd's murder. "Voices: A Community Conversation" asked panelists for their thoughts on where the racial justice movement stands today.

Stephanie Kitchen, MLIS '04 has purchased the recently shuttered City Lit Books, provoking a sigh of relief from lovers of independent bookstores throughout Chicago. A Chicago Public Library system librarian for the past 13 years, Kitchen reopened the beloved Logan Square institution at the end of June. 

Leticia Villarreal Sosa, professor, School of Social Work, co-authored a policy brief for Harvard University's Immigration Initiative on the barriers to equity faced by immigrant students in public K-12 schools, particularly during the current xenophobic climate, and how educators and administrators can address them. The brief summarizes findings from a study of school social workers to explain their role and contributions in the collective effort to advance equity for all.