School of Nursing & Health Professions News

From military service to emergency management, Kevin Foiles’ journey highlights the power of strategic communication, as USF's MAPC program is shaping his career and leadership.

Children from Leonard R. Flynn Elementary School in the Mission took all the photos on display, the result of a collaboration between the students, Galería de la Raza, and Sergio De La Torre, an artist and University of San Francisco fine arts professor, who also enlisted his students to help with the effort. “We received about 250 photos from the kids,” said De La Torre. 

“We saw such a steep pandemic dip because people left The City, shifted to remote work, and had more flexible living arrangements,” Riggs said. “Now we’re seeing the reverse: more people returning, a tighter housing supply, and the tech sector stabilizing.”

“The computer is really good at identifying the patterns,” University of San Francisco economist Arman Khachiyan says. AI can spot an industrial building here, a park there, and then link those features to income or population changes without anyone having to label the structures by hand. 

Getting ready for a job interview can be stressful enough — but what if you don’t have anything to wear?

“The reward of helping someone through one of their worst moments, or simply assisting someone in creating their best moments, is what inspired me to pursue law school.”

Five USF Law alumnae are part of the deep bench that streaming entertainment juggernaut Netflix calls its “Dream Team.”

Paul Uong ’27 recounts his experience shadowing a certified registered flight nurse.

Kevin Costner shared impactful stories on the University of San Francisco’s Silk Speaker Series stage on October 18, as part of CelebrateUSF 2025. The USF community poured into the Sobrato Center to hear Costner talk about his life, upbringing, and artistic process.

The Hilltop came alive October 16-19 as over 2,700 current and former Dons, families, and friends gathered for CelebrateUSF — one of the University of San Francisco’s biggest and most anticipated traditions. This year’s iteration featured something entirely new, with the inauguration of USF’s 29th President, Salvador D. Aceves ’83, EdD ’95.