College of Arts and Sciences News

Ria Laxa ‘21 remembers when she opened the email congratulating her on being accepted to the first-ever McGrath Scholars cohort. She thought it was a mistake. In fact, she emailed them back and asked: “Are you sure?”

The chair of the Justice for Animals Program writes on two recent lawsuits.

As a USF McCarthy fellow in Sacramento and Washington, D.C., Aaron Fontan ’23 said he’s seen “how the sausage is made” as policy is developed at state and national levels.

USF students tackled disease, mental health, and climate change, among other topics, at Creative Activity and Research Day this spring, the first time the event has been held on campus since the start of the pandemic.

Mikel Gregory ’22 gets emotional talking about being one of the first students in the Black Achievement Success and Engagement initiative at USF.

What are the habits shared by some of USF Law’s most distinguished and successful alumni? Associate Professor Katie Moran ‘16 and Adjunct Professor Jerome Hawkins ‘16 have identified seven.

USF will hold spring commencement ceremonies May 19–21 in St. Ignatius Church for 1,133 undergraduate students, 1,051 graduate students, and 191 doctoral students from the university’s five schools and colleges.