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Admission Events Explore the ways you can experience Dominican, on campus and virtually. Find an event
Dominican Magazine Dominican Magazine is the magazine of Dominican University. It is published semiannually and distributed to alumnae/i, faculty, staff and friends of the university. Read the latest issue