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Healing Through Art
Their spacious San Diego home is an artist’s playground with sprawling compositions adorning the walls, a life-sized chess board in the front room and a vast painting studio in the garage housing stacks of mind-blowingly colorful canvases of famous faces.
Building Across Borders
Borders are often described as liminal spaces — a type of limbo that can be permanent or transitory depending on who you are. University of San …
The Athletics Edge: The Student-Athlete Experience
When Kimya Massey was a standout pitcher in college, things were different. This week, on “The Athletics Edge” USD’s athletic direct…
Torero Student-Athletes Record 95 Percent Graduation Success Rate
University of San Diego (USD) Athletics ranks among the nation's best with a 95 percent Graduation Success Rate, the NCAA announced in its annual GSR …
Athletics: USD Men's Soccer Advances to NCAA Tournament's Third Round
USD Men's Soccer completed an NCAA Tournament Second Round upset on Sunday afternoon, stunning No. 10 Duke with a thrilling 1-0 victory on the road in…
Watch: USD News Minute for November 25
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Athletics: Men's Soccer Defeats UC Davis in Opening Round of NCAA Tournament
A thrilling long shot goal from Cesar Bahena combined with yet another strong clean sheet from the San Diego back line led USD men's soccer (14-2-2, 7…
Trailblazing Entrepreneurs Unite
At the University of San Diego (USD) 75th Anniversary Founders Gala in November, alumni Michael Persall ’02 and Joe Kudla ’00 announced a …
Athletics: Men's Soccer Dominates WCC Awards
Following another triumphant regular season that ended with a third straight West Coast Conference Championship, the University of San Diego men's soc…
USD to Open Center to Support Success of Neurodivergent Students
The School of Leadership and Education Sciences at the University of San Diego (USD) is proud to announce the establishment of the Center for Embodied…
At the Edge of it All Podcast: The Evolution of Ethnic Studies with a Professor of Teaching
This week, “At the Edge of It All” was joined by James Fabionar, associate professor of teacher education, who discussed the nuances of et…
Introducing USD’s New Center for Food Systems Transformation
For Professor Aaron Gross, PhD, it’s more than just a passion project. It’s a testament to Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’ message u…
Athletics: Men's Soccer Win Third-Straight WCC Title
University of San Diego Men's Soccer (13-2-2, 7-1-0 WCC) finished off a dominating 2024 West Coast Conference campaign on Saturday evening with an aut…
At the Edge of it All Podcast: The Emotional Twists and Turns of a Cancer Diagnosis and Recovery
Krystn Shrieve thought something was off with her body, but couldn’t quite put her finger on it. After a while, when she didn’t feel any b…
Watch: USD News Minute for November 18
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USD Receives Record-Breaking Pledge During Founders Gala
The University of San Diego (USD) tonight received a record-breaking financial pledge totaling $75 million from Darlene Marcos Shiley, philanthropist …
The People Behind USD’s Most Beautiful Campus Ranking
From the tallest tree to the smallest flower, more than a dozen gardeners at the University of San Diego take care of 155 acres of the campus’s …
Professor Michael Morse: More Than Meets the Eye
“My first love is, and always has been, teaching. In 35-plus years, I have never had a day when I didn’t love standing in front of a class…
USD’s Tele-Mental Health Training Clinic Receives $2.5 Million Grant
The Tele-Mental Health Training Clinic housed within the University of San Diego’s School of Leadership and Education Sciences has received a $2…
Athletics: Cindy Fisher Picks Up 400th Career Victory
USD Women's Basketball Head Coach Cindy Fisher collected her 400th career victory Tuesday evening with the Toreros 66-63 road win over Weber State. Th…
The Athletics Edge - Athletic Director’s Behind-the-Scenes Look at College Sports
Sports shaped the person Kimya Massey is today. “At the Edge of It All” was joined by USD’s new Athletic Director to kickoff a speci…
Exploring the Causes of Coral Reef Decline in the Caribbean
University of San Diego (USD) Environmental and Ocean Sciences professors Sarah Gray and Eric Cathcart stood at the entry point of Lighthouse Cave in …
School of Law Alumna Shelley Berkley ‘76 (JD) Elected Mayor of Las Vegas
University of San Diego (USD) School of Law alumna Shelley Berkley '04 (JD) was recently elected the mayor of Las Vegas. …
Creating Opportunities and Camaraderie Among USD Veterans
In the Military and Veterans Center at the University of San Diego (USD), Jazmine Blanchard moves with purpose. The mechanical engineering student wea…
From Trigonometry to Triumph: A USD Veterans Journey of Growth
Hunter Thompson enlisted in the U.S. Navy the day after his high school graduation in 2016. At this point in his life, he had just failed trigonometry…
USD Veteran Alumna Returns to Guide Others Through Military-to-Academic Life
Nineteen-year-old Stephanny Vaca stood in her family's Grand Prairie, Texas living room, ready to go down a path no one in her family had before &ndas…
Watch: USD News Minute for November 11
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Empowering Changemakers Through Mentoring
The Center for Inclusion and Diversity (CID) at the University of San Diego (USD) hosted its annual Roy L. Brooks Distinguished Lecture Series Thursda…
Building on a Legacy of Generosity: Virginia Nelson ’79 and Mark Andrews
As the University of San Diego celebrates its diamond anniversary and the School of Law its 70th, Virginia "Ginny" Nelson '79 (JD) and her husband Mar…
At the Edge of it All Podcast: How to Build Bridges Following a Tense Election Cycle
Emotions are likely to be raw across the country this morning, following a months-long, polarizing march to Election Day. Now, how do we move forward …