School of Nursing & Health Professions News

"The pope presents the good Samaritan as an image of the church responding to human suffering out of love and closeness. Perhaps the Synod on Synodality has indeed led us toward a deeper realization of Pope Francis’ dream of a church of closeness, preparing the church to defend human dignity in this moment." 

Sport Management Professor Michael Goldman spoke about how international politics are affecting the 2026 FIFA World Cup 2026.

When I began my Master of Public Health at the University of San Francisco in August 2019, I had no idea how profoundly it would change my life.

Juneteenth is the national celebration of the end of slavery in the United States. The federal holiday honors June 19, 1865, the date enslaved people in Texas learned they were free, more than two years after the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation. 

Magdalena Macias kept telling herself one thing while she was applying to medical schools: all it takes is one yes.

Students from the first cohort of the Horizon Collective wrapped up their inaugural year last month by presenting their final research projects.

The University of San Francisco (USF) has announced Brent Blaylock as its new Athletic Director. Blaylock most recently served as Executive Deputy Athletic Director and Chief Operating Officer at Oregon State University. Before Oregon State, Blaylock worked at the University of Arizona from 2017 to 2024, where he served in a variety of roles, including the Senior Associate Director of Athletics for Administration and Institutional Control. An experienced sports industry leader, Blaylock has spent more than 20 years with both professional and collegiate sport organizations. Brent Blaylock will begin his new role immediately.

Brent Blaylock will join the University of San Francisco as athletic director, effective June 9. USF has sought an athletic director since October, when Larry Williams, who held the position from 2022–25, passed away while working out on campus.

Sahar Naseri ’29 met with members of Congress in April, advocating for Afghan girls’ access to education. She was blocked from attending school in 2021, when the Taliban instituted an indefinite ban on girls’ secondary and higher education in Afghanistan.

Kevin F. Burke, S.J., will join the University of San Francisco as the university’s first vice president for mission and Ignatian imagination, effective Aug. 1.