College of Arts and Sciences News

Sarah Hawkins Brass ’02 is on a crusade against child abuse as TikTok’s global head of child safety operations. An English major at USF, she went on to earn a law degree from UC Law San Francisco and worked in the legal field before joining TikTok.

USF's master in professional communication program advanced Bernadine Bernardino's career, opening doors she hadn’t previously imagined.

The 166th commencement ceremonies for the School of Management, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the School of Nursing and Health Professions will be held Dec. 13 in St. Ignatius Church on the USF campus, and 703 graduates will receive degrees.

When she graduates Dec. 13, Violet Biggs ’24 will know she took advantage of every opportunity that came her way at USF.

USF’s own Lateefah Simon MNA ’22 has been elected to California’s 12th Congressional District seat, succeeding Rep. Barbara Lee.

Meet 16 new faculty members who joined USF this fall.

Paul S. Flores, adjunct professor of performing arts and social justice, has won the 2024 American Book Award for his debut collection of poetry, We Still Be: Poems and Performances.

In the 2023-24 academic year, USF awarded $79.5 million in need-based scholarships and grants to undergraduate students.

For Atanas Patterson ’25, his favorite part of visiting Fastly, the cloud computing company in the SoMa district of San Francisco, was the one-on-one time he had with a tech industry professional.

In a cross-campus collaboration, the School of Nursing and Health Professions is hiring theater students to act as patients in the Advanced Physical Assessment and Health Promotion graduate course.