School of Education News

As a USF McCarthy fellow in Sacramento and Washington, D.C., Aaron Fontan ’23 said he’s seen “how the sausage is made” as policy is developed at state and national levels.

USF students tackled disease, mental health, and climate change, among other topics, at Creative Activity and Research Day this spring, the first time the event has been held on campus since the start of the pandemic.

Mikel Gregory ’22 gets emotional talking about being one of the first students in the Black Achievement Success and Engagement initiative at USF.

What are the habits shared by some of USF Law’s most distinguished and successful alumni? Associate Professor Katie Moran ‘16 and Adjunct Professor Jerome Hawkins ‘16 have identified seven.

USF will hold spring commencement ceremonies May 19–21 in St. Ignatius Church for 1,133 undergraduate students, 1,051 graduate students, and 191 doctoral students from the university’s five schools and colleges.

Angélica Nohemi Quiñónez MA ’10, MA ’14, the new director of University Ministry, wants USF students to know that no matter what they believe, they are welcome here.

One reader writes, “I’m tired of people from the University of South Florida calling themselves USF.” Sweta Thota, an associate professor who researches consumer irritation and brandjacking, talks about how and why the University of San Francisco is the real USF.

Alumnus and dear friend of USF, Gordon Getty ’56 carries his philanthropic legacy forward by supporting the University of San Francisco through another transformational gift, this time to advance the teaching and creation of art.

For first-generation college students, intimidation about a perceived lack of affordability can hamper access to higher education.