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Fulbright Scholarship takes USD College Alumna to Austria
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
"Climb every mountain, ford every stream, follow every rainbow until you find your dream." – The Sound of Music Samantha Deddeh '18 will return the land of The Sound of Music – Salzburg, Austria – where she lived briefly while she …
A USD College Love Story: Jennifer and Tim Lynch
Friday, February 14, 2020
It’s that time of year when love is in the air—Valentine’s Day! There are many Torero love stories that began right here on the USD campus. Our featured USD College couple for this holiday is Jennifer and Tim Lynch. Jennifer Lynch (…
Office Hours: Communication Studies Professor Jonathan Bowman, PhD
Tuesday, September 24, 2019 post has video
Jonathan Bowman, PhD, professor of communication studies, has a deep passion for education and an affectionate love for his dog, Nala the Noodle. In the classroom, Bowman teaches theories of communication that students can apply to their daily lives.…
Malachi Black Awarded National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
Monday, February 18, 2019
The National Endowment for the Arts recently announced that USD's Malachi Black, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of English, is one of 35 poets who will receive an FY 2019 Creative Writing Fellowship. Through its Creative Writing Fellowshi…
USD’s Music Department Receives the 2019 Community Leader Award from the National City Chamber of Commerce
Thursday, February 14, 2019
The University of San Diego was given the Community Leader Award for “Outstanding Support for the Arts and Musical Education” from the National City Chamber of Commerce (NCCC) at their 109th Annual Installation Dinner and A…
Humanities Center Message from the Director
Monday, March 30, 2020 post has video
Dr. Brian R. Clack, A. Vassiliadis Director of the Humanities Center, shares his thoughts about the importance of the humanities during this time. Wa…
Kristen McCabe Awarded University Professorship
Friday, March 27, 2020
Psychological Sciences Professor Kristen McCabe, PhD was among five USD faculty members awarded the coveted University Professorship for 2020-21. A Un…
The Humanities Center Recommendation List
Friday, March 27, 2020
As we are encouraged to stay away from public spaces and shelter at home, there are many wonderful resources to keep our minds engaged and spirits hig…
Alumni Spotlight: Maritza Rodriguez
Wednesday, March 25, 2020
Maritza Rodriguez '14 (BA in Italian studies and international business) visited us at the beginning of the Spring 2020 semester, a few weeks after we…
Office Hours: Lisa Nunn, PhD, Associate Professor of Sociology
Tuesday, March 24, 2020 post has video
Whether it's her experience playing softball in college, her time in the Peace Corps, or her research on campus, Lisa Nunn, PhD, an associate professo…
The USD Writing Center will remain open as an online service.
Monday, March 23, 2020
Dear USD Community, The USD Writing Center will go online to continue serving students starting March 25 at 9 a.m. The Writing Center will operate on…
STEM Fair at USD
Thursday, March 19, 2020
The STEM team at USD, spearheaded by Professors Perla Myers, Jennifer Prairie and Professor Laura Rivard organized a wonderful event for middle and hi…
C-SPAN Bus Visit Provides Political Process Education Experience
Wednesday, March 11, 2020 post has photos
The University of San Diego on Tuesday served as the latest stop on a cross-country tour for a bus operated by the public affairs television network C…
EOSC @ OCEAN SCIENCES
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
From February 16–21, at least 22 USD students and faculty from the Department of Environmental and Ocean Sciences presented their work at the la…
Six USD Thought Leaders Share Knowledge Their Way as Peace Innovators
Monday, March 9, 2020
Touching Mathematics In only eight minutes, Satyan Devadoss, the Fletcher Jones Chair and Professor of Applied Mathematics, was able to translate the…
Honors Program Enhances Students' Academic Curiosity
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Starting in 1979 within the College of Arts and Sciences, the Honors Program attracts top-rate students with team-taught courses, small class sizes, u…
Top University Faculty Awards for 2020-21 Announced
Wednesday, March 4, 2020
Nine faculty members at the University of San Diego have been named to receive top university awards for 2020-21, Vice President and Provost Gail F. B…
Live OLÉ! Compassionate Artist, Senior Julia González
Friday, February 28, 2020 post has video
For Julia González, a University of San Diego senior studying visual arts, art history, and women and gender studies, painting is a great act o…
Six USD Thought Leaders Share Knowledge Their Way as Peace Innovators
Friday, February 28, 2020 post has photos
Chell Roberts, PhD, is the dean of the University of San Diego’s Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering. Given his academic role, the last kind of …
Interdisciplinary Work in Uganda is Truly Collaborative
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 post has photos
Water is essential. Clean water is life-enhancing. And having a sustainable water system in place should be a way of life.…
History Professor Heightens Huntington's Disease Awareness Via Film Screening
Friday, February 21, 2020 post has photos
While there have been many important moments in Kenneth Serbin’s life, May 18, 2017 ranks right up there as a life-changer for the veteran histo…
Faculty Spotlight: Laura Getz
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Tell us a little about yourself. What is your discipline? What brought you to USD? My name is Laura Getz, and I am a new assistant professor in t…
Join the Humanities Center Student Board
Thursday, February 20, 2020
The Humanities Center Student Board (HCSB) was established with the purpose of enhancing student participation in the center across all disciplines. S…
Keck Undergraduate Humanities Research Fellows Program 2020-21
Thursday, February 20, 2020
The USD Humanities Center welcomes proposals for the Keck Undergraduate Humanities Research Fellows Program. Keck Humanities Fellows work under the cl…
Torero Tidbits: Cropper Series Event Tonight; Music Concerts, Guest Speaker; Black History Month Events
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Lindsey J. Cropper Memorial Writers Series Welcomes Alexander Chee to USD Tonight Nonfiction writer Alexander Chee, author of the novels, Edinburgh, …
Yale Professor Brings Unique Clowning Workshop to USD Theatre Students, Community
Tuesday, February 18, 2020 post has video
Unmasking an individual’s authentic self was the motivation behind the Clowning Workshop with Chris Bayes. Hosted by the University of San Diego…
Watch: USD Professors Reflect on Black History Month
Friday, February 14, 2020 post has video
Black History Month is a special time for recognizing the central role black people have played in US history. Across campus, events including lecture…
Congratulations Elizabeth Kresock!
Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Elizabeth Kresock, mathematics and computer science double major, has been selected as a finalist in the 2020 NCWIT (National Center for Women and Inf…
Theatre Faculty Member Lisa Berger Opens "Red Bike" play at Moxie Theatre
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Red Bike imagines when you were eleven years old and you had a bike, one that made you dream about a world bigger than the one in which you live. This…
Mulvaney Center's Maria Silva Receives Cone Award as Emerging Leader
Friday, January 31, 2020 post has video
Maria Silva ’12 (BA), director of community partnerships for USD’s Karen and Tom Mulvaney Center for Community, Awareness and Social Actio…
Renaissance Plan: Camino, Founders Halls Renovations Start June 1
Thursday, January 30, 2020 post has photos
Most of the University of San Diego campus community is familiar with the Renaissance Plan — a five-year plan to complete deferred maintenance w…
Earn Units Tutoring Kids: USD’s Southeast San Diego Tutoring Program
Thursday, January 23, 2020
If you currently have less than 18 units in your schedule, you can earn more units by registering to tutor local elementary and middle school kids in …
Professors Taught New Astronauts During Time at the University of San Diego (KUSI News)
Friday, January 10, 2020 post has video
Diane Hoffoss, professor of mathematics and Ernie Kim, professor of electrical engineering at the University of San Diego share memories and joy upon …
Watch: A Special Video Tour of the Christ Exhibition
Wednesday, January 1, 2020 post has video
All good things must come to an end. Michelangelo's rare drawing The Three Crosses and over 40 original works from Italian Renaissance artists have d…
Women in Higher Education Leadership Summit
Monday, December 16, 2019 post has video
We would like to invite you to join us at the Women in Higher Education Leadership Summit (WHELS). Designed to be both an experience of self-disco…