College of Arts and Sciences News

In the first commencement ceremony held on campus since 2019, 950 new alumni collected their diplomas in St. Ignatius Church. Here, eight of them thank their supporters, reflect on their time at USF, and say what’s next.

Get to know more about the students graduating in the winter 2021 commencement.

What can we do to end anti-Asian racism?

New provost talks about race, community, pets, and transformative education.

I lie in the shade, in my backyard in the Sierra foothills, eating lunch. In this heat, the bees nap. Even the hummingbirds rest in the shelter of an incense cedar.

Honoring our alumni who have passed

Julian Sorapuru, former editor of the San Francisco Foghorn, spent fall 2021 as a fellow in the USF in DC program, interning at Politico as a member of its policy reporting team.