U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois visited Dominican University on Monday to discuss the $2.5 million in federal funding the university received through the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) Connecting Minority Communities Pilot Program that has helped enhance information technology capabilities and close the digital divide for students.

Dr. Tamara Bland, dean of Dominican University’s Borra College of Health Sciences, has been selected by the American Council on Education for its 2024-25 ACE Fellows Program.