USF Among Top 20 in Diversity
The University of San Francisco placed within the country’s top 20 most ethnically diverse colleges and universities in two nationally recognized rankings published in August.
The country’s most influential list, published by U.S. News and World Report, ranks USF 16th in ethnic diversity, with Asian Americans as its largest ethnic minority. Hispanics are the university’s second largest minority population. The Princeton Review, an admissions test preparation company, ranked USF No. 15 on its list of the country’s most ethnically diverse colleges and universities. It also included USF on its 129 Best in the West list and San Francisco as No. 11 for best college town. USF was also ranked among the top 100 American universities producing minority graduates in advanced-degree programs according to the July 3 issue of the journal Black Issues in Higher Education.
Also in this year’s U.S. News’ rankings, USF placed among the country’s overall top 100-plus universities according to the magazine’s “America’s Best Colleges Guidebook.” USF also ranked No. 19 in percentage of international students and No. 33 in proportion of classes with 20 or fewer students. The university's high average freshman retention rate (83 percent) also contributed to its overall ranking.
Black Issues in Higher Education ranked USF No. 12 in universities educating the highest number of Asian-Americans in doctoral education programs and No. 19 in the number of Asian-Americans who receive law degrees.
The journal also ranked the university No. 29 in number of Hispanics receiving doctoral degrees, No. 42 in number of Asian-Americans receiving master’s degrees in education, No. 51 in number of Asian-Americans receiving master’s degrees in all disciplines, No. 76 in number of African-Americans receiving doctoral degrees in education, and No. 77 in number of Hispanics receiving master’s degrees in all disciplines.
USF’s Valéry Institute Helps Host International Poetry Festival
The University of San Francisco’s Valéry Institute for Poetry and Visual Arts, dedicated to the work of French poet Paul Valéry and contemporary art and literature, will help host the “Other Words” international poetry festival Sept. 25-28.
Major poets from around the world, including American devorah major, Irish-born poet James Liddy, and Russian poet Gennady Aygi will read at four city locations. The festival will open at USF’s Lone Mountain campus at 7:30 p.m. on Sept. 25. Ireland’s Sara Berkeley, Valérie Rouzeau of France, Patrizia Cavalli from Italy, and Germany’s Hans-Ulrich Treichel will read.
“Other Words” is San Francisco’s third international poetry festival. It was last held in 2001.
Four Business Students Score High on MBA Exam
The Certified Master’s in Business Administration Association, a regulatory agency that invited 300 students to take its new MBA certification test, announced four USF students passed its test, with one student, Holming Lee ’02, achieving the 14th highest score. The students’ scores put the USF Graduate School of Business among the top 21 MBA programs whose students took the test.
“It’s a good indicator our program covers the fundamentals but at the same time, as a Jesuit university, we’re interested in educating the whole person,” said Salvador Aceves, associate dean of the executive education program.
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