Dominican College in Orangeburg, NY has changed its name to Dominican University of New York.
The institution was initially founded in 1952 by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt and offered a teacher preparation program for religious women. Lay students were admitted after 1957 and Dominican was coed after 1967.
Dominican currently enrolls 1,700 students.
Inside Higher Ed posted "The Prestige Name Game: New York State is allowing colleges in the state that meet certain criteria to formally call themselves universities. Several image-conscious institutions have done just that," on May 27, 2022 with reporting by David Steele.
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