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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

For the first time, we learn the story of two former USF students who became coffee pioneers.

May 26, 2020

Meet eight alumni who prove it.

May 26, 2020

Education in the liberal arts inspires humans to be their best.

May 26, 2020

Engage your mind and your heart on the Hilltop.

May 26, 2020

Tim Durning laughs a little. "This is the first cover I've ever baked."

November 22, 2019

5 ways to make the most of your farmers market.

November 11, 2019

Dons tackle food insecurity around the world—and on campus.

November 11, 2019

Novella Carpenter, adjunct professor of urban agriculture and author of the bestselling Farm City, finds transformation in fermentation.

November 11, 2019

With the purchase of an organic farm, USF deepens its care for our common home.

November 11, 2019

Try these alumni-owned and operated places in the Bay Area and beyond. Cheers!

November 11, 2019