Donor Impact

USD students met with donors for the annual Scholarship Appreciation Luncheon, where the focus was on giving that makes study abroad possible.

When Assistant Professor of Languages, Cultures and Literatures Karen López Alonzo, PhD, reflects on teaching, she thinks about salsa dancing. Not the choreography, but the feeling — moving with confidence, understanding the rhythm instinctively and expressing something deeply-rooted. It’s the same experience she hopes to create for heritage Spanish speakers in her classrooms at the University of San Diego.

The USD College of Arts and Sciences released its third annual Arts & Sciences magazine this fall. In the pages of this magazine, you will explore the impact of the liberal arts, discover current faculty research, and be inspired by student, faculty and alumni spotlights. Guiding a Generation of Quantum Thinkers: Maren Mossman Welcomes Curiosity and Community in her Classroom by Jade Terry Maren Mossman, PhD, is a Clare Boothe Luce assistant professor of physics and biophysics at the University of San Diego. When Mossman talks about quantum physics, she lights up, whether she’s describing atoms at absolute zero or remembering a student’s “aha” moment during office hours. Mossman brings the wonders of quantum science within reach for her students.