School of Law News

March 13, 2020, was supposed to be memorable for one reason: the birth of my son. Months earlier, when we scheduled the induction, my OBGYN teased me about intentionally having a baby on Friday the 13th. I laughed off her nod to the superstition. Four days after I delivered, the Bay Area shut down. Like everyone else, I watched the world change overnight.

Committed to Innovation as an Educator and Leader by Merideth Lewis, PhD, RN, PHN, CNOR

Jose Bonilla earned his master's in sport management from USF, putting him on track to join the Giants as an intern in 2011. Fifteen years later, he is driven by family and a belief that small things done well move big outcomes.

In a sense, USF Law’s new Arns & Brandi Trial Institute has been in the works for over 20 years. That’s around when its cofounders, Robert Arns ’75 and Thomas Brandi ’72, first took on adjunct co-teaching duties for the Trial Practice course at USF Law.

Each summer, a cohort of USF law students follows their passion for justice into public defenders' offices, legal aid organizations, and government agencies that cannot afford to bring on paid interns. That opportunity exists in part thanks to the generosity of Tom Hinkle BS '61 and his late wife, Genevieve.

The University of San Francisco (USF) is proud to announce that Sydney Menante ‘28 has been awarded the Obama-Chesky Voyager Scholarship for Public Service. Created by the Obamas and Brian Chesky, Co-Founder and CEO of Airbnb, the scholarship promotes ‘exposure to new places and experiences, generating understanding, empathy, and cooperation, which equips the next generation to create meaningful change’.

In the U.S. News & World Report 2027 undergraduate rankings, the University of San Francisco School of Management is ranked in the top 25 percent of business programs nationwide.
 

Dwayne Pittman III ’27, recipient of the 2026 Golden State Warriors Scholarship, interned with the Golden State Warriors this summer, representing both a homecoming and another step forward in his career.

In the U.S. News & World Report 2027 undergraduate rankings released today, the University of San Francisco places in the top 3 percent for nursing and in the top 30 percent overall.

When Mary Jane Theis '74 retired as Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court in January 2026, she closed out nearly 43 years on the bench. Her career began the same summer Illinois' judiciary was rocked by the Greylord bribery scandal, and ended with her having helped rebuild public trust in that same system.