Mohammed Soriano-Bilal (he/him/his)

Assistant Dean, Retention and Persistence Programs
Academic Success Coach

 

Areas of Interest

  • Hip-Hop music and culture
  • Inclusive excellence
  • Intergroup Dialogue
  • Art and design 
  • Learning, coaching, and human development
  • Social psychology
  • Underrepresented, minoritized, and historically-marginalized students
  • Collaborative practices

Education

  • B.A., Humanities, New College of San Francisco

  • MBA, Design Strategy, California College of the Arts

  • Ed.D, Education, University of California, Berkeley (in progress)

Fun facts

Year Started at USF: 2025
Hometown: San Francisco

  • I starred in a reality TV show.
  • My band, Midnight Voices, was signed to Sony Music.
  • I have performed with Mos Def, Santana, and Michael Franti.
  • My son is a junior at the University of Southern California. My daughter is a frosh at Castilleja in Palo Alto, CA.
  • I attended Lick-Wilmerding High School.
  • I have run in two full marathons (Chicago and Dallas) and 3 half marathons (Indianapolis, Columbus, and San Francisco).
  • I love brewing Kombucha, writing poetry, making beats, and dancing.

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