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. 

Dominican University’s board of trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Glena G. Temple, Ph.D. as its 11th president. Temple, whose term will begin on August 2, is currently the president of Viterbo University, a Catholic Franciscan university in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Dr. Barrington Price, vice president of student success and engagement, discusses in an opinion piece in The Hechinger Report concerns about reports of an impending enrollment crisis in higher education and what colleges and universities should be doing to combat it. He writes that there is no shortage of potential new students if colleges widen their recruitment efforts to focus on traditionally overlooked students, including those who might dismiss the possibility of college due to financial constraints or academic performance. 

Based on their partnerships with national and international companies, Brooke Reavey, assistant professor of marketing, and Jamie Shaw, executive director of career programs and employer relations, offer tips for attracting university students of color for the market research field. Suggestions include recruiting from regional schools before doing a national search, looking for applicants from AACSB-accredited business schools, and asking candidates to share market research experience in the classroom or in jobs early in the recruiting process.

Dominican University students held a vigil and march to commemorate the lives of Black and Brown victims of police violence. The event was held a week after a jury found former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all three charges of second degree unintentional murder, third degree murder and second degree manslaughter in the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. 

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University Business discusses Dominican's mission to serve students in the Chicago area, particularly those from the Latinx community and first generation students.