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On October 10, the Barnett Chair Second Chance Summit brought together leaders and change-makers from across the criminal legal system to talk about resentencing, rehabilitation, and reentry.

In response to demand for training in artificial intelligence, USF is ramping up AI course offerings with the goal of employing computers in the service of humans and not the other way around.

Soon-to-be “Double Don” Kad Smith, BA ’13, JD ’25, traces his early passion for law, in part, back to watching a special on Johnny Cochran with his grandmother. Raised in Berkeley, Smith is now turning that childhood dream into reality as a dynamic student leader at USF Law.

On first examination, the cowboys and pioneers who established and personified the American West have nothing in common with the modern-day tech lawyers who populate today’s courtrooms. But delve a little deeper and the similarities start to appear, especially in the context of artificial intelligence and its rapid evolution in the American legal system.

One of the benefits of visiting Gensler’s headquarters was seeing the world’s largest architecture firm’s newly designed offices on Montgomery Street in downtown San Francisco, said architecture major Jonathan Speth ’26.

Sundiata Rashid joined University Ministry this semester as USF’s first Muslim chaplain.

Matt Nazario-Miller ’15 remembers stepping onto the Hilltop years ago. He was ecstatic about beginning a new chapter in his life.

In the U.S. News & World Report 2025 rankings released today, USF places No. 1 for diversity, in the top 3 percent for nursing, and in the top 25 percent overall.

Michael “Mikey” Brust ’25 chose to pursue a JD because he wanted to rectify injustice in the criminal legal system. This past July, his singular focus paid off when Brust’s grandfather, Patrick Dunn, was released from prison after 31 years, thanks to Brust’s advocacy, the work of USF’s Racial Justice Clinic (RJC), and Professor Gabby King.

Are you ready for the Nov. 5 general election? In the last presidential election in 2020, 75.1 percent of USF students voted.