Academics

Jolley Elementary awarded Bush Foundation grant

April 19th, 2017

53 The Vermillion Public School District is teaming up with USD to better focus on elementary students' strengths. In 2016, the district was awarded a Bush Foundation...

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Course evaluations moving online this spring

April 16th, 2017

29 Beginning this semester, course evaluations at USD will move from paper forms to a new online program called Campus Labs. Campus Labs allows evaluations to be done on...

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Family of USD alumnus gives millions to medical biology

April 11th, 2017

360 USD's medical biology program is about to be the beneficiary of a huge cash infusion, courtesy of the family of an alumnus. Keith Nolop, a former Volante editor,...

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Students present novel concepts at IdeaFest

April 7th, 2017

107 IdeaFest, an annual showcase of graduate and undergraduate student research, was held on Wednesday and Thursday for its 25th year at USD. Wednesday's events included...

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Sustainability to become its own department, consolidate with earth sciences

March 28th, 2017

346 A big change is coming to USD's sustainability program and earth sciences department. In the fall of 2018, faculty from the two disciplines will be united under one...

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USD replaces Starfish with Coyote Connections

February 14th, 2017

121 USD has launched a new academic warning system to replace Starfish, the previous system that allowed professors to raise concerns about students' academic well-being....

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Professors reflect on policies barring electronics in classrooms

February 14th, 2017

106 USD's media and journalism department has formed a new informal policy barring students from using laptops and other electronic devices in class. The policy is...

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I.D. Weeks to cut subscriptions to dozens of publications

February 14th, 2017

75 Because of skyrocketing subscription costs and budget constraints, I.D. Weeks library is in the process of cancelling its subscriptions to roughly 70 academic journals,...

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Theater department experiencing long-standing gender role disparities