College of Arts and Sciences News

On March 20, USF School of Law welcomed more than 200 attendees for the 2026 Barnett Chair Symposium, Inside Out: Transforming Lives Through Prison-Community Partnerships. The event brought together advocates, practitioners, and storytellers working at the forefront of criminal justice reform.

When the coronavirus and climate disaster struck, Laura Pauli ’90 found it within herself to go out and help others. She hasn’t looked back, taking the aid project that she started, Feed the World, to Ukraine. 

Paige Axness ’27 spent last semester drafting communications for the City of San Francisco’s Environment Department as a USF McCarthy fellow.

Dr. Eileen K. Fry-Bowers, Dean of School of Nursing and Health Professions, is Re-Elected to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing for a 2-year term and the California Association of Colleges of Nursing Boards of Directors for a 2-year term.

Driven by a passion for advocacy and communication, Anjili Maharaj chose USF's MAPC program to hone her skills. Her journey, from undergraduate studies to exploring mission-driven organizations, highlights a commitment to using communication for good, particularly in healthcare. Discover how MAPC is shaping her career aspirations.

Kimberly Perez worked as a legal assistant, where she witnessed attorneys help clients navigate complexity in their lives. This inspired her to pursue a JD.

A team of USF students began the spring semester with a huge win: Their app, Globana, was named one of 2025’s Most Disruptive Business School Startups by business school news outlet Poets & Quants.