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Dominican Launches "Year Of Democracy And Equity", Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

Press Releases

Students are spending this academic year immersed in a thought-provoking and collaborative lineup of courses and activities focused on a central theme of “Democracy and Equity.” Programming both in and out of the classroom is engaging students in some of the most critical issues facing the U.S.

Dominican Honors Melba Beals, Celebrates Diversity, Sarah Gardner, Dave Albee

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Dominican's Office of Diversity and Equity and its advisory board, the Diversity Action Group, created the awards to recognize significant contributions to diversity work by individuals, groups (including student organizations and honor societies), and programs from the Dominican community.

The Emergence Of A Dual-System Of Primary Schooling In Ethiopia And Its Impact, Asayehgn Desta

Collected Faculty and Staff Scholarship

Over the last twenty years, in quantitative terms, Ethiopia has expanded and universalized the enrolment of school aged children in primary schools in line the International Covenant of Economic, Social, and Cultural rights in order to minimize the irregularities that have existed over the years. However, when the existing primary schooling is visualized in terms of quality and equity, it is sad to observe that privately run-ultra-modern primary schools seem to be mushrooming in Ethiopia in order to serve the sons and daughters of a newly emerging privileged class. On the other hand, the sons and daughters of the poor …

Marin County Youth Focus Group Project: Youth Perception Regarding Access And Barriers To Equitable Education And Careers, Julia Van Der Ryn, Jenny Bray, Mea Chavez, Beverly Kit, Tamara Nance

Collected Faculty and Staff Scholarship

This collaborative project between the Workforce Investment Board of Marin and Dominican University of California emerged through the DUC Service-Learning Director’s involvement in a subcommittee of the Workforce Investment Board of Marin. The subcommittee’s mission is to identify needs of jobseekers, employers, and the future workforce. Youth voice and perception are vital to understanding how to create, maintain, and evolve towards greater sustainability and a thriving workforce with equitable opportunities for everyone. We purposely targeted youth of diverse ethnicities who participate in county and non-profit programs aimed, in a variety of ways, at their empowerment.

The purpose of the youth …