Office of the President

James “Jim” T. Harris III, DEd is the University of San Diego’s fourth president. During his time as president, USD has been recognized as one of the top schools nationally for being a “best run college,” having the “best quality of life” by the Princeton Review and for promoting public service by Washington Monthly. Under Jim’s leadership, USD completed a series of essential campus infrastructural upgrades through an initiative known as the Renaissance Plan and launched the Horizon Project, a five-year initiative designed to move USD to the forefront on being more open, inclusive and welcoming. Jim is proud to be a first-generation college student and continues to teach as a professor of leadership at USD.