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Q&A with Interim Dean Spencer
We took a few moments to get to know our new leader, Dr. Joi Spencer. You can also join Dr. Spencer for a live discussion at SOLES Commun…
Dr. Erika Cameron speaks with NBC 7 about USD Offering Affordable Tele-Mental Health Counseling
Erika Cameron, Associate Professor and Department Chair for Counseling and Marital & Family Therapy, spoke with NBC 7 San Diego on the importance …
Dean Joi Spencer on KUSI Discussing Racial Justice Panel
Dean Joi Spencer on KUSI News discussing a two-day panel for teachers and school administrators focused on racial justice in education on September 2n…
Scholarships Available to Actively Enrolled Students
The USD Alumni Association has several scholarships available to actively enrolled students with a 2.5 cumulative GPA. Apply before October 5, …
USD Food Pantry Open for the Fall Semester
USD Food Pantry and Torero Closet are up and running for the fall semester. These resources are located in room 116 of the Hahn University Center.&nbs…
alejandrx cervantes '18 (MA) Helps Form Solve for X Mutual Aid
Solve for X (SFX) Mutual Aid was founded in March 2020, in response to COVID-19, to directly center and provide resources for Queer and Trans Black, I…
Diana Pastora Carson '96 (BA), '00 (MEd) Leading ABILITY Magazine Summit
In collaboration with ABILITY Magazine, Diana Pastora Carson '96 (BA), 00 (MEd), Special Education, is leading an online summit to celebrate the …
SOLES Site License for NVivo
We are happy to announce SOLES has secured a site license for NVivo for all faculty and students. NVivo is a qualitative data analysis (QDA) computer…
Telemundo: SOLES Faculty Share Online Learning Advice for Parents with Students with Special Education Needs
Dr. Viviana Alexandrowicz, Associate Professor-Department of Learning and Teaching and Karla Sanchez, Adjunct Faculty and Phd. Student-Ed…
Dr. Joseph Lathan Shared Online Learning Expertise on ABC News 10
Dr. Joseph Lathan, Professor of Practice and Director of Online Programs for the Department of Learning and Teaching, spoke with ABC News10 reporter, …
Cristina Schaffer '19 (MA) Feeds San Diego With Her Front Porch Portraits
Cristina Schaffer '19, who received her Master's in Leadership Studies, has spent her time during the COVID-19 pandemic giving back to the San Diego c…
Dr. Reyes Quezada Interviewed on Telemundo
Dr. Reyes Quezada Professor and Chair of the Department of Learning and Teaching with other experts discuss ways parents can provide a successful acad…
Commentary: Ending Environmental Racism in San Diego Requires Facing Our History of Social Injustice
Zachary Green and Emily Young, both of whom work for the Nonprofit Institute at the University of San Diego, co-wrote a powerful Op-Ed that was publis…
Congratulations to Our Two Graduate Assistants/Fellows and Recent USD MA Graduates: Rachele and Taylor!
We recently sat down with Rachele Lopez and Taylor Funderburk, two of The Nonprofit Institute’s graduate assistants/fellows, who recently gradua…
Sinai Cota '16 (MA) Authors Pink Poems Tan Thoughts
Sinai Cota '16, graduate from the Higher Education Leadership Studies Master's program, has published her first book. Pink Poems Tan Thoughts is a col…
Torero Tidbits: Interim Deans Dalton, Spencer Start; CAS Conversation; Summer Research Colloquium
July signifies not only a new month on the calendar, but for two schools at the University of San Diego — the School of Law and the School of Le…
USD Counseling Program Awarded $3.2 Million Grant to Promote Diversity Through Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students
The Department of Counseling & Marital and Family Therapy (CMFT), within the School of Leadership and Education Sciences (SOLES) at the University…
Theresa Jones (MA, Nonprofit Leadership and Management Student) Named a 2020 Tillman Scholar
Congratulations to Master's in Nonprofit Leadership and Management student Theresa Jones for being name a 2020 Tillman Scholar! Theresa is one of 60 s…
Thank You Dean Ladany!
Everyone at the School of Leadership and Education Sciences would like to thank Dean Nick Ladany for all he has done at SOLES and USD. We wish him the…
A window into the hearts and minds of billionaire donors- Article By Dr. Hans
Leadership Studies Associate Professor Hans Peter Schmitz's article was recently featured in The Conversation Publication. Hans, P (2020). A window i…
SOLES Celebrates Class of 2020, Recognition for Students, Faculty
The School of Leadership and Education Sciences, which would have held its in-person commencement ceremony on May 17 for its class of 2020, recently p…
Research Week: A Virtual, Powerful Showcase for Students' Academic Success
The act of education-based research can’t be taken lightly. Research is about students gaining a new wrinkle of knowledge, answering one questio…
Learning and Teaching Professor Reyes Quezada Featured on NBC/7 Podcast
LISTEN: Parents Struggle to Make the Grade During COVID-19 In the latest podcast episode of NBC/7's INSIGHT, San Diego parents discuss what's worki…
Office Hours: Lea Hubbard, PhD, SOLES Professor and Chair of Dept. of Leadership Studies
An avid swimmer, Lea Hubbard, PhD, professor and chair of the School of Leadership and Education Sciences’ Department of Leadership Studies, sha…
Dr. Golubovic Awarded the 2020 Addictions/Offender Educator Excellence Award
Each year the International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors (IAAOC) acknowledges an individual who has demonstrated an outstanding c…
Dr. Kalyanpur Receives AERAs Carlos J. Vallejo Memorial Award for Lifetime Scholarship
Congratulations to Professor Maya Kalyanpur, PhD for being selected for The American Educational Research Association (AERA) Multicultural/Multie…
5 Things Every Nonprofit Board Should be Doing in Response to Recent Turmoil
Current and unprecedented events bring to mind the impact of the 2007 global recession on the nonprofit sector. At that time, research conducted…
USD’s Sigma Delta Awarded Chapter of the Year
USD’s Sigma Delta was recently awarded Chapter of the Year (large chapter) by Chi Sigma Iota (CSI). CSI is an international honors society for c…
E2E STEAM Incubator Projects Showcase Feb 27 at Kearny High School
We welcome all USD students, faculty and staff to join us in celebrating the conclusion of the E2E STEAM Incubator Micorgrant Project as part of the u…
Associate Dean Joi Spencer Recognized for STEM Efforts
Associate Dean and Professor Joi Spencer of the School of Leadership and Education Sciences was recognized on the International Day of Women and Girls…