USF Students Get Head Start on Careers With SOCOM, Defense Contractors
More than 850 internships have put students inside real-world defense and technology work.
USF Athletics Touts $96 Million Impact in First ROI Study
The department says every university dollar invested returned $2.52 during the 2025-26 year.
Shopping Center Near USF Increases Loan to $151 Million
The Fowler Avenue shopping center added $20 million to its financing and extended it through 2031.
USF to Break Ground on Nearly $500 Million Fletcher District
The 30-acre first phase will add housing, dining, a hotel and research space near USF’s stadium.
USF receives $1M gift to expand risk management, insurance program
he gift creates a new directorship and expands hands-on insurance education at USF.
USF-area student housing sells for $21M as enrollment grows
The 300-unit community sits minutes from USF along Bruce B. Downs Boulevard.
USF’s fundraising reaches $172 million, second-highest total ever
Record giving brought more than 70,000 donors and $172 million to USF.
Rob Higgins and the University That Shaped Him
July Cover Story Rob Higgins and the University That Shaped Him Rob Higgins overlooks practice inside USF’s indoor football facility. Photo courtesy of Evan Smith. At his father’s first oncology appointment, Rob Higgins found himself paying closer attention to his family history than he ever had before. The appointment followed a bladder cancer diagnosis that … Read more
USF elects former student body president as board chair
The University of South Florida Board of Trustees elected Mike Griffin as chairman Wednesday, placing the Tampa real-estate executive and longtime trustee in the board’s top leadership position. Griffin, vice chairman and co-head of the Florida region for Savills, will serve a two-year term. He had served as acting chair since April, when former Florida … Read more
Hotel near future USF stadium sells for $23.5M
The 106-room hotel sits near USF’s future stadium and sold for $23.5 million.