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Body, Mind and Spirit
In a quiet moment before a men’s basketball game, University of San Diego Associate Vice President and Executive Director of Athletics Kimya Massey stands in the top corner of the Jenny Craig Pavilion, his keen anthropologist’s eye taking in every detail of the scene before him.
Growing a Legacy of STEM at USD
On her computer screen is a Post-it note with a simple phrase: “What would Donald do?” For Darlene Marcos Shiley, this daily reminder of h…
Confronting COVID
The vision statement for the University of San Diego is both ambitious and straightforward: Strengthened by the Catholic intellectual tradition, we co…
Shared Space
THIRTY-FOUR MINUTES. That’s all the time it takes to travel more than 9,000 miles when you’re flying in a space capsule specifically desi…
From Toreros to Trailblazers: USD Celebrates the Class of 2025
Commencement 2025 at the University of San Diego (USD) featured five distinct events across two weekends to celebrate more than 3,100 deserving gradua…
Wall Street Journal Ranks USD Board Chair Emeritus Donald Knauss Among Top Corporate Board Directors
In the Wall Street Journal’s May 2025 ranking of America’s top 250 corporate board directors, Donald Knauss, chair emeritus of USD’s…
Athletics: USD Baseball Dominates 2025 WCC End-Of-Year Awards
After engineering the most stunning midseason turnaround in program history and leading San Diego baseball to a second consecutive WCC Regular-Season …
Athletics: USD Baseball Wins 2025 WCC Regular-Season Championship
The Torero baseball team entered Friday with a magic number of one to clinch the West Coast Conference regular season title when they began their…
A Voice for Wellness
It’s a cool, breezy May morning along Tecolote Shores as walkers, joggers and bicyclists move along the Bayside Bikeway trail adjacent to Missio…
University of San Diego Magazine: Spring 2025 Issue Out Now
The Spring 2025 issue of University of San Diego Magazine is out now! Featured within the latest edition of the publication are impactful stories that…
USD Completes Successful Employee Giving Campaign
The University of San Diego (USD) recently completed another successful Students First! Employee Giving Campaign on May 2. The university's dedicated …
University of San Diego Celebrates Historic Election of American-Born Pope
The University of San Diego (USD) joins the global Catholic community in celebrating the historic election of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as Pope …
Honors Convocation Ceremony Celebrates Stellar Academic Achievements
Commencement season at the University of San Diego (USD) began with the Honors Convocation Ceremony in the Shiley Theatre on Tuesday, May 6.…
Torero Entrepreneurship Challenge: A Winner for Student Innovators
It’s one thing to have an invention — it’s another to know how to turn it into successful entrepreneurship. The Torero Entrepreneurs…
Faculty Spotlight: Q&A with Kobi Finestone, PhD
The USD College of Arts and Sciences (the college) hired 14 new faculty members in three distinctive themes – Borders and Social Justice, Techno…
Torero Racing Team Shines in Competition
University of San Diego's Torero Racing team returned to San Diego triumphantly, having placed sixth in the endurance event at the Society of Automoti…
Epstein Family Foundation Commits $10 Million to Support USD’s Military-Connected Students
The University of San Diego (USD) announced today that longtime supporters Dan and Phyllis Epstein, through the Epstein Family Foundation, have commit…
Three USD Students Earn Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
Three USD students, Katarina Matic, Dylan Gage, and Moriah McLellan, were awarded the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship that supports exceptiona…
Athletics: USD Men's Golf Earns 2025 NCAA Regional Bid
San Diego men's golf has received an at-large selection to the 2025 NCAA Tournament and is headed to the postseason for the fifth consecutive year, th…
Video: A New Era of Student Wellness Begins at USD
The University of San Diego celebrated the official opening of the Palomar Health Student Wellness Center with a ribbon-cutting and dedication ceremon…
USD Athletics Selects JMI Sports as Exclusive Multimedia Rights Partner
The University of San Diego (USD) and JMI Sports are proud to announce a new multimedia rights partnership, beginning immediately …
Athletics: Seventh-Ranked San Diego Beats No. 25 Pepperdine for WCC Tournament Title
No. 7 San Diego Men's Tennis hoisted it's eighth WCC Tournament Title in the last nine seasons, powering to a 4-2 win over No. 23 Pepperdine on Saturd…
Food, Family and Fun
On Saturday, April 26, the University of San Diego proudly joined the 40th Annual Linda Vista Multi-Cultural Fair & Parade, where the theme &ldquo…
USD Opens Highly-Anticipated Palomar Health Student Wellness Center
The University of San Diego officially opened the Palomar Health Student Wellness Center with a ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony on Tuesday, Apr…
Faculty Spotlight: Q&A with Matthew Vega, PhD
The USD College of Arts and Sciences (the college) hired 14 new faculty members in three distinctive themes – Borders and Social Justice, Techno…
The University of San Diego Mourns the Passing of Pope Francis
The University of San Diego (USD) mourns the loss of Pope Francis, who died at 7:35 a.m. on Easter Monday, according to The Vatican. …
Athletics: Record Win 22 Clinches Outright WCC Regular Season Title for No. 7 Men's Tennis, 4-2 at No. 28 Pepperdine
Seventh-ranked San Diego Men's Tennis locked up the outright WCC Regular Season Championship title with a 4-2 win on the road over their rivals, No. 2…
USD Athletics Debuts SanDiegoNIL.com to Support Student-Athlete NIL Growth
University of San Diego Athletics has officially launched SanDiegoNIL.com, a comprehensive digital hub dedicated to Name, Image, and Likeness (NI…
Undergraduate Research hosts annual Creative Collaborations
An array of undergraduates spanning programs and schools gathered on the steps of the Learning Commons Town Square on April 8 and 10. Their collective…
USD Hahn School of Nursing Ranked #1 in San Diego, Among Top Programs Nationwide
The University of San Diego’s Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science has been recognized among the nation’s best in the newly released …