Retiring Dr. Donna M. Carroll Built Her Presidency on Welcoming Vulnerable Students to Dominican University

The successes of Carroll’s 27-year presidency of Dominican University, a private Catholic university located 10 miles west of Chicago, are easy to detail. Under her leadership, the university experienced sustained substantial growth — from 729 undergraduates to more than 2,000. The full-time faculty has doubled; new schools and programs have been established; the operating budget has increased; three new buildings have been built; and a second campus was purchased.