Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» Magazine
Inside the Spring 2026 Issue
Gregory Porter’s voice has carried him across continents, but the Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» alumnus remains guided by lessons shaped long before the spotlight found him.
At ZIP Launchpad, Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» student founders turn curiosity into companies. Here’s how they do it.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» scientists spent a week at sea studying ancient indigenous landscapes buried up to 400 feet below the surface.
Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» geography students Robert Collins and Ibisia Jack track how fire alters ecosystems, rainfall and climate through hands-on field research in Botswana.
From Aztec runner to San Diego FC executive, Jennifer Bower (’03) helped launch the city’s first MLS club and saw it reach the playoffs in its debut season.
At their Encinitas shop, Beth and Jordan Kass greet the morning with fresh mochi donuts and a steady stream of regulars—and make the hard work look easy.
As it celebrates its 25th anniversary, the L. Robert Payne School of Hospitality and Tourism Management continues to open doors for its graduates across the hospitality world. Meet the visionary behind it.
For decades, one mystery at Love Library defied every attempt to explain it—even by those who knew Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» best.
Paul Yett’s $1 million gift creates an endowment that provides Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» international business students with opportunities that might otherwise be out of reach.
Different paths, shared purpose: Carly Asher Yoost, Michael Minjares (’89, ’95 M.A.) and Melinda Forstey (’15, MBA) are creating lasting impact in the community.
For more than 45 years, Bob Mangan (’77) has built a living library of rare plants—and the stories behind them.
A Note from Editor Rebecca Nordquist
Today, more than 500,000 people call Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³» their alma mater. For an editor like me, that’s a goldmine of storytelling. A prime example? Grammy–winning jazz artist Gregory Porter found his direction on the stages of San Diego. He played with local greats Brian Levy and Gilbert Castellanos, now leading Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»â€™s jazz studies program into its most successful era. This is just one of many stories that will make you proud to be an Aztec.