Articles by Thomas Gibbons

The Dominican Star’s Editor-in-Chief Thomas Gibbons will be speaking with political sciences students and professors in the coming weeks about the 2020 Presidential Election. In this episode, Thomas speaks with Max Ramos, a senior at […]

The Dominican Star’s Editor-in-Chief Thomas Gibbons will be speaking with political sciences students and professors in the coming weeks about the 2020 Presidential Election. In the second episode of the series, Thomas spoke with Erica […]

The Dominican Star’s Editor-in-Chief Thomas Gibbons will be speaking with political sciences students and professors in the coming weeks about the 2020 Presidential Election. First up, Thomas speak with Tony Sanifer, a political science major, […]

By Thomas Gibbons and Isabelle Schindler In 1994, Donna Carroll became the first lay person to be President of Dominican University. The Sinsinawa Sisters of Dominican, who founded the school in 1901, decided to go […]

(Photo via Chicago Tribune) By Thomas Gibbons Dominican University’s President Donna M. Carroll, who has been in that position since 1994, has announced she will retire at the end of the academic year.  In a […]

By Thomas Gibbons Dominican University has recently announced the creation of the Center for Cultural Liberation under the division of Student Success and Engagement. In collaboration with The Village and El Centro, CCL will honor […]

Dear Dominican University,  Welcome back to campus!  The Dominican Star will work tirelessly this semester to keep you up-to-date on all things Dominican. From COVID-19 news updates to campus events feature stories, dominicanstar.com is definitely a headspring of trustworthy information to open and bookmark on your […]

Dear Dominican University, First off, all of us at the Dominican Star want to congratulate the Class of 2020! Your last semester was not in ideal conditions nor were you able to walk the stage […]

By Thomas Gibbons UPDATE: As sent out via email by Barrington Price, Vice President of Student Success and Engagement, it outlines how students can apply for CARES Act funding Link to apply If you deem […]

By Thomas Gibbons There is still a lot of uncertainty in the United States in the fight against COVID-19. Illinois extended their shelter-in-place order through the end of May. It further delays the opening of […]

By Thomas Gibbons President Donald Trump will speak with the nation’s governors on Thursday about state’s plans to reopen their states. New guidelines for reopening the country are expected to be announced on Thursday according […]

By Thomas Gibbons NEW UPDATE: I reached out to President of Dominican University Donna Carroll about the money being received from the stimulus package: Dominican submitted its documentation and has been certified to receive stimulus […]

By Thomas Gibbons A week ago, a petition was posted by a Dominican University student Jacqueline Ramirez for an Option Pass/Fail Grading Policy. On Monday, DU announced that students will be given the opportunity to […]