College of Arts and Sciences News

Google headquarters is just 40 miles from USF’s campus, and Cyrus Ahanin ’24 wasn’t going to pass up a chance to visit and learn about working there.

Aayushi Sett, MPH ‘26, shares how curiosity and perseverance brought her to USF.

Joe Soberon is a first-year student in the School of Law and a starting pitcher for the Division I Dons baseball team — at the same time.

Last August, when USF Law Professor Heidi Ho ‘97 received news of the devastating wildfires on Maui, she swung into action. A native of the island, Ho has led response efforts by co-founding Pro Bono Organization for Native Ohana (PONO) Legal, a non-profit providing legal support to residents impacted by the fires.

Eileen Chia-Ching Fung was named the provost and vice president of academic affairs at the University of San Francisco on March 6, after holding the position of interim provost and vice president of academic affairs since June 2023.

Silena Layne, a proud alumna of the class of 2003, currently serves as the co-director of direct service and community engagement at Faithful Fools, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making a difference in the San Francisco Tenderloin neighborhood community through arts, education, and advocacy.