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Encountering the City and the Self in Khary Lazarre-White’s Passage
In this post, assistant professor of English Samira Abdur-Rahman, moderator of the event, reflects on the themes of Passage by Khary Lazarre-White....
Return to Topaz
Ken Yoshioka reflects on a trip to Topaz, Utah in response to the Thacher Gallery exhibition Something from Nothing: Art and Handcrafted Objects from America’s Concentration Camps, August 21 – November 15,...
Is Development on San Francisco’s Treasure Island Viable?
Professor Tanu Sankalia discusses the history of Treasure Island and how earthquake risk, toxic contamination, and sea-level rise still imperil plans for large-scale, capital intensive, development on the island....
Activism through Art and Design
Inspired by other groups that encourage both dialogue and political action, we held a symposium discussion and workshop event on activism through art and design. This event took place...
Traveling Green
School of Management assistant professor Michelle Millar discusses sustainability in the hospitality industry and what it means to be a responsible traveler....
Announcing the Fall 2017 Interdisciplinary Action Group Grant Award Recipients
CRASE will fund three proposals for the Fall 2017 Interdisciplinary Action Groups: Preservation in the Midst of Change....
Faculty Spotlight: Mary Donnelly
School of Nursing and Health Professions Mary Donnelly lived all of the world before she started working at the University of San Francisco. During our conversation, we discussed how...
Faculty Spotlight: Ben Levy
Ben Levy’s research focuses on how people remember and why they forget. During our conversation, we talked about studying habits and his own experience learning basketball skills....