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DECEMBER 2025

Features

Meet USF's New President

Salvador D. Aceves ’83, EdD ’95, USF’s new president and first lay president, was born in San Francisco, educated at USF, and has served as a professor and an administrator at USF. Now he’s back — and looking forward.

Salvador D. Aceves

Dons Die-Hards

You don't have to be crazy to be a fan, but it helps.

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My Cousin*, The Pope

When I saw my last name on the gravestone of Pope Leo XIV’s grandparents, I did some digging.

collage of Pope Leo XIV with the words New Pope Has Creole Roots in New Orleans

Features From Past Issues

Equipped to Lead and Succeed

Had a bad day? Need some cheering up? Ask Araceli Leon to tell you a story.

May 19, 2021

India Buckley is proud that her outgoing personality makes her an anomaly as a software engineer.

May 19, 2021

Oprah owns one of her paintings. So does Tarell McCraney, who wrote the screenplay for Moonlight. Isaiah Johnson, an actor who portrayed George Washington in Hamilton, has one, too.

May 19, 2021

For many of us, the COVID-19 pandemic opened our eyes to the plight of essential workers in this country. Miriam Uribe hopes we never close our eyes to them again.

May 19, 2021

How the pandemic will continue to change your life.

December 9, 2020

A rabbi, a priest, and a scientist discuss.

December 9, 2020

Najashi Belcher ’24 on what his life will look like in a decade.

December 9, 2020

Some thoughts from our community.

December 9, 2020

We can make transportation more affordable and reduce carbon emissions.

December 9, 2020

Mayor London Breed MPA '13 and local leaders speculate on San Francisco in 2030.

December 9, 2020