School of Education News

Commencement weekend begins May 21 with a Mass for graduates and families, and the celebration continues through May 23 as students in each of USF’s five schools graduate this spring.

Professor Gena Castro Rodriguez set off across California last fall with a mission: connect with survivors and victims of violent crimes to learn how the criminal justice system can better serve them and help them heal.

Zahra Vatankhan ’26 shares how inclusive learning, data-based instruction, and hands-on experience in the Special Education with Credential program shape her work with students with dyslexia.

Wendy McSpadden ’27 wants to advocate for every learner in her classroom.

Each year, the School of Education’s Center for Humanizing Education and Research awards Freedom Dreaming mini-grants of up to $5,000 to students working with neighbors in local communities. Here, three grant winners talk about their work. 

Students in the School of Education are changing how mental health is treated in San Francisco.

On an immersion in Puerto Rico, students from the School of Education learned community organizing straight from the source.

The Class of 2025 made a strong impression on these professors, who took a moment to recognize graduates for their work.

Salvador D. Aceves ’83, EdD ’95 has been selected as the first lay person and first Latino to be president of the University of San Francisco.

Ranesha Moreno graduates this month with an undergraduate degree, which she plans to use to help others. Here, she talks more about what motivates her.