Arts and Sciences in the News
All Departments
Spotlight
The College Announces Class of 2020 Valedictorian: Nikta Shahbaz
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
The College of Arts and Sciences is proud to announce Nikta Shahbaz as the valedictorian for the 2019-2020 academic year. Shahbaz earned a 4.0 GPA and a Bachelor of Arts in interdisciplinary humanities. She was founder and president of the Law,…
USD Faculty Race to Deliver Medical Equipment to Communities
Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Though there may be no professional sports to root for at the moment, an incredible group of USD faculty is giving us more than enough reason to cheer. Professor Diane Hoffoss from the Department of Mathematics and Professor Farrah Karapetian from t…
JET Fellow Aims to Create Cultural Understanding
Monday, May 18, 2020
USD history major Bethany Harris '20 is hoping that COVID-19 won’t impact her plans to teach in Japan this fall. Harris is the recipient of the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program fellowship and will begin working as an assistant language…
Department of Theatre's Scott Ripley Discovers a "Silver Lining" in Virtual Rehearsal
Thursday, May 14, 2020
Scott Ripley, chair and associate professor in the Department of Theatre, approached his first remote session with understandable reservations about how a virtual theatre rehearsal would work. How do you move from the multi-dimensional realm of body …
USD Alumna Looks Ahead to Medical School
Monday, May 11, 2020
"Oh the places you will go!" While Dr. Seuss may have imagined a whole book of fantastical imaginary places, one recent USD alumna of the College of Arts and Sciences knows exactly where she will be next fall. After applying to a whopping 30-pl…
Dennis Clausen Novels Published as Audiobooks
Friday, September 11, 2020
Dennis M. Clausen, PhD, professor in the Department of English, has been selected by his publisher, Sunbury Press—Brown Posey Imprint, for an on…
Christopher Adler Stays Connected with Online Performances, Album Release
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
During the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, Professor Christopher Adler has stayed connected with audiences through a series of online performances. …
Inaugural "Seed and Nourish: Digital Humanities at USD" Awarded to Dr. Emilie Amrein, Associate Professor of Music
Friday, September 4, 2020
Congratulations to Dr. Emilie Amrein, recipient of the inaugural "Seed and Nourish: Digital Humanities at USD" award for her project "The Choral Commo…
Jericho Brown's Got A Lot to Say: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet Kicks Off Cropper Series
Thursday, September 3, 2020
When Jericho Brown — winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry for his most recent book, The Tradition — thinks something is funny, ever…
Torero Tidbits: ASG Senate Elections Sept. 4/5; Faculty Awards; Make-Up Class on Saturday, Sept. 12
Thursday, September 3, 2020
ASG Senators Election: Online Voting Sept. 4-5 It's time to rock your vote. The election has arrived. No, not the national election — but…
#TorerosTogether: Delivering a World-Class Education in Uncertain Times
Wednesday, September 2, 2020 post has video
Whether we are physically or virtually connected, there’s no denying the strength of the USD bond. These are unprecedented and unsettling times …
Joseph Babcock's New Book Project "Other Moons" Published
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Professor Joseph Babcock, lecturer (English), has a book project, Other Moons, published August 2020 with Columbia University Press. It's an anthology…
Humanities Center Launches Virtual Programming for Fall 2020
Friday, August 21, 2020 post has photos
The University of San Diego’s Humanities Center, a space "dedicated to exploration of the human condition and the limitless ways in which human …
New Student Convocation: Welcoming, Encouraging, Advising Incoming Toreros
Wednesday, August 19, 2020 post has video
A new year, a new level of education and a bevy of new experiences await the incoming first-year and new transfer students at the University of San Di…
USD’s Southeast San Diego Tutoring Program
Saturday, August 15, 2020
Students, earn units tutoring kids remotely! If you currently have less than 18 units in your schedule, you can earn more units by registering to tut…
Living History: Reflections from USD's First Black Woman Graduate
Friday, August 14, 2020
Living in Washington, D.C for more than 50 years, Ellissia (Darley) Price-Fagin ’66 (BA) has seen plenty of history up close. And as a student i…
Congratulations - Dr. Satyan Devadoss Book Release
Thursday, August 13, 2020
Satyan Devadoss, PhD, recently wrote a general audience book, something that has been on his mind for eight years. The book title is Mage Merlin's Uns…
USD-Led STEAM Academy, Conference Builds Community Connection
Thursday, August 13, 2020
The annual summertime STEAM Youth Academy and one-day youth/community conference, both hosted by faculty and administrators from the University of San…
Summer Research Colloquium Maintains Quality Student Experience
Tuesday, August 11, 2020 post has photos
Life in Summer 2020 has mostly been a continuation the mid-March arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic. Zoom meetings from home, social distancing, hand wa…
Lisa Nunn, PhD, wins 2020 Scholarly Contribution to Teaching and Learning Award from the American Sociological Association
Monday, August 10, 2020
Combining student perspectives with the latest research on bridging the academic achievement gap, she shows how professors can make a difference by sp…
USD Writing Center is Available Online for Fall 2020 Semester
Monday, August 10, 2020
The USD Writing Center is opening on Wednesday, September 2. The USD Writing Center is a starting place for creative collaborations and helps…
USD Professor Uses Knitting to Show Students Hidden Mathematics
Friday, July 24, 2020
Imagine finding mathematics in your knitting. That is just the discovery student Jordan Matuszewski made in a pop-up class titled Mathematics and Knit…
Eric Pierson, PhD to Moderate Ebertfest Livestream Panel
Thursday, July 23, 2020
Ebertfest want you to watch our online streaming of "A Most Beautiful Thing" and to submit questions to filmmakers and Champaign-Urbana community memb…
Humanities Center Invites the Community to Learn During Pandemic Times
Tuesday, July 21, 2020 post has video
The Humanities Center invites the USD community to engage with Pandemic Times: Human Experiences and Responses, an interdisciplinary seminar cours…
Virtual Cropper Series Announced for 2020-2021
Thursday, July 16, 2020
The Lindsay J. Cropper Center for Creative Writing at the University of San Diego is pleased to announce its lineup of readers for the Cropper Memoria…
Rower Clare Adams is a 2020 NCAA Woman of the Year Award Nominee
Wednesday, July 15, 2020
University of San Diego student-athlete Clare Adams, a member of the women’s rowing team and a 2020 graduate, has been nominated for the 2020 NC…
USD Student's Class Project Evolves Into Online Charity Concert
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
What started off as USD student Jessica Nakamoto's class project in our "Career Designs in Music" course has evolved into an online music festival w…
Homecoming Hire: Sou Fang '15 Returns to Direct USD Upward Bound's Next Generation
Friday, July 10, 2020 post has photos
Upward Bound, one of three University of San Diego TRIO programs under the direction of the Institute of College Initiatives (ICI), is aptly named. It…
Career Development Center Helps Unpaid Interns Get Cash
Thursday, July 9, 2020 post has video
Laura Bolt’s plans for a summer abroad in Austria came to a screeching halt because of the coronavirus.…
Torero Tidbits: CAS Conversations; Engineering's Ignite Entrepreneur Series; STEAM Conference
Thursday, July 9, 2020
July's CAS Conversations: Movements in Black Lives, Define ‘Defunding the Police’ One way in which the University of San Diego’s Co…
Statement from USD Mathematics Department
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
The Department of Mathematics at the University of San Diego stands alongside the College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office at USD, the Mathema…
Popular Mathematics Lecture Series Presents Dr. Diane Hoffoss at Babu Banarasi Das University in India
Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Diane Hoffoss, PhD, has been invited to speak on an online lecture series showcasing the art, beauty, aesthetics and importance of applications of mat…
Emilie Amrein Helps Launch "The Choral Commons", Community Focused on Equity in Choral Practices
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
In June, Emilie Amrein (USD's Director of Choral Activities) helped to launch The Choral Commons, a community where choral music practitioners and org…
In-Person Summer Research Happening in USD's Shiley Center for Science and Technology
Wednesday, June 24, 2020 post has photos
Since she's been at the University of San Diego, Trina Nguyentu's summer hangout in San Diego has not been at the beach. Her time, instead, has been s…
English Department Virtual Commencement
Tuesday, June 23, 2020
On Sunday, May 24, 2020, the originally scheduled day for commencement, the English Department held its own virtual graduation celebration for our Eng…