01-23-2013
Founded on Sept. 18, 1912 in downtown San Francisco, on the corner of Market and Seventh streets, the school has grown from 39 students to more than 700 today. U.S. News and World Report ranks it 10th in the nation for ethnic diversity.
01-14-2013
Sometimes life throws you a curveball. Consider 21-year-old Kyle Zimmer, who dreamed of playing professional baseball ever since he was a little boy, but joined USF’s team as a barely noticed walk-on with no scholarship and little chance of playing. Coaches at the university spotted something special in Zimmer, however—a raw talent—and together they decided to take a chance. This is the unlikely story of how one player started on USF’s baseball team as an infielder and left as a star pitcher, chosen by the Kansas City Royals in the first round of the draft with a $3 million signing bonus and a genuine shot at the big leagues.
01-08-2013
The impulse to kick your leg when the doctor knocks your knee with a rubber mallet is involuntary; cheating on a chemistry exam is a choice… right?
12-21-2012
The University of San Francisco has new leaders overseeing fundraising, branch campuses, and two of the university's storied academic centers.
