Changemaker Hub: Professor Emily Reimer-Barry
Academic Excellence, videos - Fall 2017THE TRANSFORMATIVE POWER OF LEARNING ABOUT CHRISTIAN CHANGEMAKERS
To Boldly Go …
Academic Excellence, Alumni - Fall 2017A MOST EXCELLENT ADVENTURE AWAITS NASA ASTRONAUT CANDIDATES MATTHEW DOMINICK ’05 AND JONATHAN KIM ’12
What does it say about a relatively small liberal arts university that one sixth of NASA’s 2017 astronaut class — two out of just 12 candidates — are … Read More
Roam if You Want To
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Fall 2017TOREROS ARE ON THE MOVE ACROSS THE GLOBE
With stunning gardens, carefully maintained fountains and views of Mission Bay, the University of San Diego’s physical beauty makes it difficult to imagine that more idyllic vistas exist. But … Read More
Technically Advanced
Academic Excellence - Fall 2017DIGITAL HUMANITIES IS A GAME-CHANGER FOR SCHOLARS AND STUDENTS
New Torero alumna Emily Bezold has fond memories of her undergraduate student experience, but one decision she made early on at USD will forever be a personal “… Read More
Filling His Shoes
Academic Excellence - Summer 2017THE POWER OF COMMUNITY PROVES INSPIRATIONAL
“Good morning, Madame President,” my coach enthused, shaking me from my early morning daze. Then, after introducing Dr. Harris as the newest (temporary) addition to USD’s cross country and … Read More
Healing Process
Academic Excellence - Summer 2017USD STUDENTS ARE GETTING A CLOSE LOOK AT TRAUMA
Pagers beeping, moments of chaos and calm, staff assisting patients. This scene greets University of San Diego students in the Scripps Mercy Trauma Internship program. Originating through … Read More
Hot off the Press
Academic Excellence - Summer 2017NEW RELEASES FROM FACULTY AUTHORS
Ties That Bind
Slavery still exists, yet we know hardly anything about its perpetrators. What Slaveholders Think (Columbia University Press) fills this gap with unprecedented interviews with … Read More
A New Direction
Academic Excellence - Summer 2017VICE PRESIDENT AND PROVOST ANDREW ALLEN TO SHIFT GEARS
The accomplishments of Andrew Allen, PhD — who has been at USD for 33 years, the past four serving as vice president — cannot be overstated.
Truly a Work of Heart
Academic Excellence - Summer 2017AFTER 14 YEARS, SCHOOL OF NURSING DEAN SALLY HARDIN TO STEP DOWN
There is an irony to Sally Hardin stepping down after 14 eventful years as dean of the Hahn School of Nursing and Health Science. Before returning … Read More
We Are the Champions
Academic Excellence - Summer 2017STUDENT LAW TEAM WINS BIG
Only 12 teams get to compete at the national rounds of the Transactional LawMeet. In 2017, two of those teams were from USD’s School of Law. The program officially began in the 2015… Read More
Authors Anonymous
Academic Excellence, videos - Summer 2017FACULTY WRITING GROUP HAS A LITERARY LICENSE
It’s one of those gorgeous spring days out of SoCal Central Casting. Birds burst into song, the breeze comes tinged with lemon blossom and dogs forget how to … Read More
The Torero Promise
Academic Excellence, videos - Summer 2017The Torero Promise creates a direct pathway for students in San Diego’s diocesan high schools to attend the University of San Diego.
Boldly Going: Undergraduate Students Grow Through Research
Academic Excellence, videos - Spring 2017At USD, students don’t just watch from the sidelines of their respective fields; they become practitioners.
In recent years, undergraduate research opportunities have exploded across a variety of disciplines at USD. Now, students can work side by … Read More
Watch: When Engineering Meets Social Justice
Academic Excellence, videos - Spring 2017GLOBAL LEADER JOINS FORCES WITH USD
Professor Caroline Baillie, a global leader in engineering and social justice has joined the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering as a Professor of Praxis. Baillie is a Thomson Reuters highly cited author with … Read More
History with Class
Academic Excellence - Spring 2017LONGTIME USD PROFESSOR IRIS ENGSTRAND RETIRES
History professor Iris Engstrand is retiring at the end of the academic year, her 48th at Alcalá Park.
“I don’t think anyone takes a job … Read More
