Take a study break with snacks and crafts or find a comfy spot to study, we welcome all students to the Final Hail Mary study break hosted by the Humanities Center Student Board.
The Interdisciplinary Humanities Research Presentations will begin at 4 p.m. with our Interdisciplinary Humanities majors and continue at 5:30 p.m. with the Keck Undergraduate Humanities Research Fellows.
Join us in person or watch live - link in calendar posting.
@usdcas University of San Diego: College of Arts and Sciences @usdenglish@uUSD English Dept
Presented by the Judy Lewis Logue AlcalĆ” Chapter of Mortar Board and the Humanities Center
Entitled "Mathematics, Machines, and the Art of Being Human," Satyan devadoss, PhD, Fletcher Jones Professor of Applied Mathematics and chair of the Department of Mathematics, will speak as if he is giving his last lecture ever.
Over the past century, mathematics has become increasingly valued in our world. And with the rise of AI, math has led us to an alternate 2D digital-reality, effectively making us less human. By exploring Albrecht DĆ¼rer and Salvador Dali, Burning Man and Beowulf, we move away from old encounters of math āancient formulas, technical jargon, and painful memoriesā and offer a fresh perspective in redeeming our humanity.
@usdmath University of San Diego Mathematics Department @usdcas University of San Diego: College of Arts and Sciences @usdmortarboard@usd.mortarboard
Can you distill a year-long, independent research project into 2 minutes? Our Keck Undergraduate Humanities Research Fellows are giving it a try. They will present on Tuesday, April 28 at 1:15 p.m. š
Shoutout to Cherry, our film assistant, who is presenting her collaborative research as well! š
From the beauty and symmetry of zero to the symphony of sounds in our ocean, Drs. Hoffoss (Mathematics) and Boudrias (Environmental and Ocean Sciences) explored silence from their respective fields. Bravo to our faculty for such an inspiring dialogue on silence!
Visit the Humanities Center Student Board (HCSB) table outside Saints Tekakwitha and Serra Hall to find your next great read! Books will be wrapped, so you will choose a book blindly. Unwrap your next reading adventure! Books are available until supplies last. Last time we had dozens of books given away within fifteen minutes!
Humanities Center Student Board Presents
Blind Date with a Book - Spring Fling
Thursday, April 16 at 12:15 p.m.
Outside Saints Tekakwitha and Serra Hall
We were on the edge of our seats listening to Patrick Radden Keefe discuss his latest investigative work, "London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth." šµļøāāļøš
Huge thanks to David Washburn (Investigative Editor at KPBS) whose questions helped peel back the layers of Keefe's writing processāand for making sure we got a few laughs along the way!
Our last "What's Going On?!" discussion was engaging. Thank you to Drs. Statler and Dominguez for providing us an foundation on which to understand U.S. relations with Iran.
The Center for Digital Civil Society Panel, "Teaching with AI Assistants: Opportunities and Boundaries for Student and Faculty Support," will bring together faculty from across the university to reflect on the growing presence of AI assistants in higher education and the important questions that accompany their use in teaching and student support.
As generative AI tools become more integrated into academic life, the conversation around them is becoming more urgent and multifaceted. This panel is intended to create a space for thoughtful discussion about both the opportunities and the ethical tensions surrounding generative AI in educational settings. In particular, the panel will explore how AI assistants are influencing the way we teach, support students, and think about learning itself. It will also emphasize the importance of using AI as an augmentative tool rather than a substitute for human judgment, care, and connection. We hope this event will invite meaningful reflection amongst faculty across disciplines as we continue to navigate the evolving role of AI in higher education.
Date: April 30, 2026
Time: 12:30 PM ā 1:30 PM
Location: Ideation Space (1st Floor), Belanich Engineering Center
Lunch: Lunch will be provided
Keck Undergraduate Humanities Research Fellowship 2025-26
Deadline: Friday, April 24
Keck Undergraduate Humanities Research Fellows conduct original research, scholarly activities and/or creative work that advances the interdisciplinary humanities. Students interested in being Keck fellows should identify a faculty member and topic of interest and develop the project proposal in collaboration with the faculty mentor. Apply online by Friday, April 24
Attend our How I Became Interested in Humanities Research: A Keck Humanities Fellows Discussion Panel on Tuesday, April 21 at 1 p.m. which will be followed by a Q&A session and information about how to apply for the 2026-27 Keck Humanities Undergraduate Research Fellowship.
See bio for link!
https://www.sandiego.edu/cas/centers/humanities-center/collaborative-research/keck-fellows-program.php
