Shaping Our Future

Thanks to you, our students are gaining the knowledge, skills, and values to create a more humane, just, and sustainable world.

Leadership is about how you can serve your organization in creating positive social changes that inspire and motivate others.

Marilys delong Taylor, Alumni

Joan and Bob McGrath, walking with their arms around each other

McGrath Donation Supports Scholarships and Catholic School Educators at USF

Joan and Bob McGrath have donated $10 million to expand scholarships for USF’s Catholic school teaching programs, create a new multidisciplinary student leadership institute, and expand international student immersion opportunities.

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Expanding the Field of School-Based Family Counseling

After 25 years of service to the University of San Francisco, Dr. Brian Gerrard, Associate Professor of Education in the Counseling Psychology Department, retired in spring 2015. Yet in the past year, his contributions to USF and his commitment to provide counseling resources for the global community, have continued to grow.

With His Support, USF is Battling the Special Education Teacher Shortage

Greg Marvel ’92, MS ’96 has spent his career pushing for excellence in public education. Now, he’s partnering with USF to provide more highly trained teachers for children with special needs.

Peter Baird, Nancy Jean Smith, and Alma Flor Ada

Alumni Come Together to Support Today's Students

An educational legacy that began decades ago and had a profound effect on a group of USF doctoral students still supports today’s students, thanks to a group of alumni who established a scholarship fund to honor the social justice teachings they learned at the University of San Francisco.

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School of Education students identify as first-generation college students