USD Humanities Center

From how she picks character names to her own personal meet cute (and first kiss) stories, Katherine Center shared details of her life and writing process. We went from awwww to haha to doing the wave. Thanks for another great night to all those who attended our Warwick's author series. ⛴❤📖🛟

Read the Encyclical Letter, MAGNIFICA HUMANITAS, of his holiness Pope Leo XIV on safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence at https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html.

University of San Diego: College of Arts and Sciences

Lisa See is coming to campus on June 30 to discuss "Daughters of the Sun and Moon." Grounded in real events, the story explores the bonds of female friendship and resilience amidst the violence and anti-Chinese sentiment of post-Civil War California, culminating around the tragic Chinese Massacre of 1871. 📖🙌

Link in bio. Free tickets for current USD students, staff and faculty with promo code. Message me for the code. Promo tickets do not include a copy of the book, which is for sale by Warwick's bookstore at the event.

Author and journalist, Matt Haig, graced our Shiley Theatre stage to discuss "The Midnight Train", a sequel to the beloved "The Midnight Library." He was in discussion with Jason Blitman (from "G**s Reading" podcast).

The Humanities Center enjoyed hosting this event alongside Warwick's bookstore and in conjunction with the College of Arts and Sciences. 🌙🚂 📖

The Great Reads series continues this summer. If you are on campus, join us on Tuesdays as we read "Sula" by Toni Morrison. Register to reserve your spot. The first 20 to register also get a free copy of the book. 💃📙🧐
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Join us for another Warwick's and College of Arts and Sciences author event! USD will be hosting Katherine Center with her latest heartfelt romance, "The Shippers". ❤

All current USD students, staff and faculty can get a comp ticket by signing up with your USD email and promo code. Message us for the code! Books will be for sale by Warwick's - or register and buy the book in advance. Link in bio.

Now you can download and read Pope Leo XIV's Magnifica Humanitas, the first encyclical of his pontificate. The document was released by the Holy See on May 25, 2026.
The encyclical develops the Churchʼs social teaching in light of artificial intelligence, situating new questions of human dignity, labor, and the common good within the tradition that runs from Rerum Novarum through Centesimus Annus and Laudato Si'.
Download and read the full encyclical as a PDF here: https://www.ewtnnews.com/vatican/full-text-of-magnifica-humanitas-read-pope-leo-xiv-s-first-encyclical

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Today, Pope Leo XIV released his highly anticipated first encyclical, "Magnifica Humanitas" (Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence). In an extraordinary Vatican launch alongside top theologians and tech pioneers, the Church has planted a firm flag on the digital frontier.

The core message is an urgent wake-up call: the challenge we face today is not technological, but deeply anthropological. In a world increasingly automated, Pope Leo XIV reminds us that "human beings can never be reduced to a statistic, a profile, or an algorithm." What is human is always a mystery and a divine call. The encyclical tackles the erosion of public truth, the exploitation of human relationships by artificial companions, the future of human labor, and the severe ethical risks of autonomous warfare.

Read the encyclical letter: https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/it/events/event.dir.html/content/vaticanevents/it/2026/5/25/enciclica-magnifica-humanitas.html