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Living-Learning Communities
Discover your passion for exploring real social issues, connect with a community, and work together with friends on creating a better future. Living-learning communities provide undergraduate students an opportunity for deeper, more meaningful, and connected learning in a shared residential and academic environment. Students in these communities are enrolled in a common set of courses and live together in a designated residential setting.
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Marshall-Riley
First and second-year students residing in Toler Hall — explore the rich history and intellectual and political traditions of Black Americans, and engage with the local Bay Area Black community.
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Casa Madríz
Live with other first-year Latinx/é students in Gillson Residence Hall. Build a community rooted in support, connection, and cultura.
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St. Ignatius Institute
Students from all four years residing in Toler Hall — investigate the challenging realities of our world, share community, and explore spirituality in the Jesuit tradition.
When I stepped on campus it literally felt like a home away from home. I honestly love how small the community is at USF."
Kaitlyn Edejer ’26
Welcome to Your Community
Find your people in your residence hall. Find your fun in a club or in a club sport. Follow your passions with the help of mentors, professors, and peers who help you find, then reach, your goals. Start your next chapter on the Hilltop.