Dominican University News

Dominican University's Brennan School of Business will present its annual Ethics and Leadership Lecture, featuring the Consul General of South Africa in Chicago, at 7 p.m. Nov.

David Plouffe, who wrote a book on the 2008 election, talks with students before his speech at Dominican University.

Former Vice President Al Gore spoke to an packed house about climate change in a lecture based on his recent book entitled "Our Choice, " at Angelico Hall at the Dominican University.

An environmental sustainability study and a local leadership program in partnership with Dominican University are among the projects receiving $128,000 in grants from the Oak Park/River Forest Community Foundation at its annual Grants Breakfast on Oct.

Lady Macbeth is often viewed as a one-dimensional greedy murderess. Director Krista Hansen plans to show her other sides in Dominican University's production of Shakespeare's "Macbeth," Nov.

Peale parlayed his combination of religion and pop psychology into weekly columns, the Guideposts publication, a television show and many more books.

Northern California is home to thousands from the Afghan diaspora, representing the fragmented generations who left their war-stricken homeland in the wake of the conflicts that began after 9-11. In 2004, San Francisco engineer Masood Sattari recognized the need for aid in Afghanistan, and, looking to raise public involvement in relief efforts by ...

Dean of University Libraries Connie Kearns McCarthy announced earlier this week that she will retire in June 2010.

San Rafael's Dominican University has received almost $1 million in federal funds to establish a research center targeting the pathogen responsible for sudden oak death.

Other Female Presidents Ohio State University: The first and only female president was Karen Holbrook, 2002-2007. Ohio Dominican University: The school has had 12 female presidents, nine of them when Ohio Dominican was St.

Dominican University's Albertus Magnus Society will present a lecture titled "Music-Thanatology: Blending Art and Science at the End of Life" by Margaret Pasquesi and Tony Pedersen at 7 p.m. Oct.

Trinity High School, at 7574 W. Division St., in River Forest, will be holding an open house for sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade girls and their families beginning with a school tour at noon Oct.

Lydia Hosek of Westchester, a graduate of Nazareth Academy in LaGrange Park, received the Presidential Scholarship from Dominican University in River Forest.

In a bold recession-bucking move, Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois, has launched the first PhD program in library and information science in its 108-year history.

The Presidential Scholarship is Dominican University's most prestigious scholarship.

After days of intense negotiations, Sun-Times Media Group has reached a tentative agreement on a concessions package with its unionized newsroom workers - a move that could help finalize a sale of the company in U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

Kristen , 25, works for the State Department. David , 29, works for the Department of Homeland Security.

Social networking Web sites are all the rage these days, exploding beyond the teen and 20-something crowd to include Baby Boomers.

When several roads diverged in the life of Angela Salinas, the St. Patrick-St. Vincent High School alumnus took the one never traveled by anyone in her family.

Caleb Zipperstein of Greenbrae was named to the dean's list for the spring term at Curry College.