Sponsored by the Dominican Sisters of Sinsinawa, Dominican University has been federally designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution since 2011. At the undergraduate level, students of Hispanic descent make up 65.9% of the overall population. This student demographic is in stark contrast to the profile of River Forest, the affluent village in which the University is
When I was debating between attending seminary or not, my sister said, “The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions,” a quote often attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson. She meant that no matter my experience, or why I was being “called” even if it didn’t make sense, I would
Tarah Valin was a student in Dr. Cláudio Carvalhaes’ 2023 Summer Session class titled Humor, Laughter, Foolishness: Performing Love, Resilience and Resistance. This poem emerged out of a chapel on belonging. Scroll to the bottom of the page for a video of Tarah reciting her poem. My Lang Pesada in my lengua materna when a
