College of Arts and Sciences News

Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., the Jesuit-educated public health leader who played a prominent role during the COVID-19 pandemic, will be recognized by USF with an honorary degree and will give the commencement address to the humanities and sciences graduates at 9 a.m. May 16 in St. Ignatius Church.

It sounds like an idea for Pixar’s next animated film: Land-loving iguanas from North America float to Fiji on dislodged trees that formed rafts for the reptiles.

USF Energy Systems Management alum Valeria Bernal Malek shares how the program shaped her career — from San Francisco to leading national energy policy in Panama.

Amina Essid ’27 remembers feeling a little confused on the first day of Engineering Project & Design II class as she arrived at Privett Plaza for an outdoor improv session with her classmates, all wearing rainbow sweatbands. The experience, though, helped her become more comfortable thinking on her feet.

Elise Green ’26 and Mecedes Lindsay ’26 teamed up to win the championship in the Social Justice Debates tournament at Morehouse College in Atlanta.

Annie Hodge ’27, a critical diversity studies major with a minor in computer science, is a USF in DC student this semester and works as an intern in the office of Rep. David Kustoff, a Republican from west Tennessee.

USF computer science students are working on software and artificial intelligence projects with the guidance of professors, alumni, and friends from local tech companies.

For Benjamin Pigg, a graduate of the Master of Arts in Professional Communication (MAPC) program at the University of San Francisco (USF), the decision to pursue an advanced degree marked a pivotal turning point in his career.

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.