Peterson, a former public defender who now works privately on death penalty appellate cases, officiated San Francisco Mayor ...

Maria Membrila, '23 of the University of San Francisco's Master of Arts in Urban and Public Affairs (UPA) program exemplifies how dedication, education, and mentorship can transform a career. With a ...

What drew you to USF? I’m actually from the Bay Area, Walnut Creek. My whole family is from San Francisco, so I’ve always been immersed in the culture of the city. All my cousins lived here growing up ...

Where are you from and what is your background? I have been in the Bay Area for 11 years, originally having moved here to attend Stanford after growing up in Maryland. At Stanford I studied musicology ...

Linda joined the Army Student Nurse program at the end of her sophomore year in the University of San Francisco BSN program. Linda joined the Army Student Nurse program at the end of her sophomore ...

This past summer, Professor Lindsay Harris joined the USF Law faculty, serving as director of the Frank C. Newman International Human Rights Clinic as well as academic director of international ...

On July 1, Johanna Kalb began her tenure as USF School of Law’s 20th dean and its second female dean since the school’s founding in 1912. She arrived in San Francisco with her family from Idaho, where ...

Monica Valencia JD ’17 credits “rebellious lawyering” for her successful representation of a young woman who fled gender-based violence in Guatemala with her two young children. Valencia challenges ...

STEM professors at USF are teaching in new ways — emphasizing collaboration between different classes, adding unexpected ...

Sanya Hill Maxion ’81, a third-generation graduate of USF, continues her family legacy by advocating for the success of Black students and alumni. Every Don holds preserving social justice within, and ...

Actress Viola Davis at the Silk Speaker Series. The 2024 edition of CelebrateUSF featured a crowd-drawing headliner for the weekend’s Silk Speaker Series event. EGOT winning actress Viola Davis ...

David Fradelizio's '26 journey from environmental engineer to aspiring public administrator exemplifies the transformative power of education in shaping careers and communities. With nearly a decade ...