Please Don’t Pet the Lemurs
Academic Excellence - Fall 2019PLEASE DON’T PET THE LEMURS
Who among us hasn’t whiled away a few moments on social media to watch online videos of adorable animals, and perhaps think, “I want one of those!”
That’s … Read More
A Classical Approach
Academic Excellence - Fall 2019HUMANITIES CENTER GIFT FUNDS ENDOWED DIRECTORSHIP
For the second time in only three short years, Carol Vassiliadis (pictured), who is parent to a USD alumna, has given the College of Arts and Sciences a generous contribution … Read More
Eminently Reasonable
Academic Excellence - Fall 2019POLITICAL SCIENCE PODCAST A BREATH OF FRESH AIR
Civil discourse in the current hyperpolarized political American landscape seems like a distant dream. But three USD political science professors are doing their part to make America informed … Read More
The Power of Stories
Academic Excellence - Fall 2019MOMO BERTRAND ’19 IS CHANGING THE NARRATIVE
Around the dinner table, my mom would tell me all these stories,” Momo Bertrand says, eyes twinkling at the childhood memory. “I know some of them were not true.”
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Lifelong Lessons
Academic Excellence, Alumni - Fall 2019LAW SCHOOL CLINIC SERVES UP VITAL EXPERIENCE
There are the lessons you learn in school and the lessons you learn in the real world. Kayla Watson ’19 (JD) was able to learn a real-world certainty before leaving … Read More
Impacting the World
Academic Excellence, Faith In Action - Summer 2019KROC SCHOOL ESTABLISHES NEW PEACEBUILDING INITIATIVE
Milt Lauenstein has long sought world peace. He’s done his part by launching and supporting peacebuilding endeavors, including the Purdue Peace Project, which has successfully supported locally led peacebuilding … Read More
Making a Difference
Academic Excellence - Summer 2019FOWLER GIFT WILL INSPIRE A GENERATION OF STUDENTS
Former USD Board of Trustees Chair Ron Fowler and his wife, Alexis, recently gave $2.6 million to USD to promote entrepreneurship endeavors through a new partnership between the University … Read More
An Extraordinary Exhibition
Academic Excellence, Faith In Action - Summer 2019USD’S HOEHN FAMILY GALLERIES TO PRESENT CHRIST: LIFE, DEATH AND RESURRECTION
The University of San Diego’s Hoehn Family Galleries will host Christ: Life, Death and Resurrection, an exhibition of original Italian Renaissance … Read More
Beyond the Wall: Overcoming Obstacles
Academic Excellence - Summer 2019TRANS-BORDER INSTITUTE DELVES INTO THE REGION’S COMPLEXITIES
Ev Meade looks at the U.S.-Mexico border as more opportunity than obstacle. His perspective and that of his students — through internships and courses featuring pioneering field … Read More
Beyond the Wall
Academic Excellence, Alumni, Faith In Action - Summer 2019DELVING DEEPER INTO THE SYMBIOSIS OF THE U.S./MEXICO BORDER
The ways that the country’s southern border can be viewed are as varied as sunlight refracting through the angles of a prism. But one … Read More
Smart Stuff
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Spring 2019INTELLIGENT MATERIALS RESEARCH FUNDED
Imagine a bridge that could sense a crack forming and heal itself before disaster ensues. Envision a material that can move and respond to external cues to perform dangerous search and rescue … Read More
Time of Your Life
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Spring 2019DUAL DEGREE PROGRAM HAS A GLOBAL FLAIR
Hopes and dreams are kicked into high gear when a student heads off to college. They’re expecting to emerge with not only a diploma, but a vast trove of experiences … Read More
Different Perspectives
Academic Excellence, Student Success - Spring 2019INCREASED FACULTY DIVERSITY BENEFITS STUDENTS
When Noelle Norton became dean of the College of Arts and Sciences in 2013, one of her first priorities was increasing the diversity of the college’s faculty. At the hands of Professor Perla … Read More
Deepening Understanding
Academic Excellence, Alumni - Spring 2019DIVING INTO MARINE SCIENCE LEADS TO IMPRESSIVE DISCOVERY
When Morgan Martin ’14 (MS) arrived at USD to begin her graduate studies in marine science, she imagined herself in a SeaWorld-like setting, interacting with blubbery sea lions, San … Read More
A Brilliant Trio
Academic Excellence - Spring 2019THREE USD PROFESSORS STRUT THEIR AUTHORIAL STUFF
Stories bring humanity together. And in very different ways, three University of San Diego professors have added to the rich tapestry of the written word with the recent publication … Read More
