Thursday, Jan 29
The Gleeson Café opens Monday, Feb. 1 in the Gleeson Library atrium. Stop by starting at 8 a.m. for a full espresso bar, breakfast, and lunch.
Monday, Jan 26
We are saddened to share the passing of Lottie Matula (nee’ Maniszko), age 98 on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at her home in Chicago.
Friday, Jan 16
As we begin 2026 and a new semester, allow me the opportunity to express my deep gratitude for the extraordinary efforts you make for and alongside one another every day in the shared hope of leaving this world better than we found it.
Tuesday, Jan 06
Our former colleague and friend Professor Eduardo Mendieta passed away on December 17th after a long experience with cancer.
Thursday, Dec 11
I wish all of you a very merry Christmas, and I pray we find peace and hope in the messages of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and every tradition we embrace.
Wednesday, Nov 26
I hope you are able to celebrate Thanksgiving, whether it be with family or by coming together as part of a loving group or a lively Friendsgiving.
Wednesday, Nov 12
We are saddened to inform the community that Fr. Joseph T. Angilella, SJ, former academic vice president and professor of sociology at the University of San Francisco (USF), died October 26, 2025, at Sacred Heart Jesuit Center in Los Gatos, California.
Monday, Oct 27
It is with deep appreciation and mixed emotions that I share that after nearly two terms of distinguished leadership, Dean Shabnam Koirala-Azad of the School of Education will step down on June 1, 2026, and return to her faculty role as professor
Thursday, Oct 16
I am saddened to inform you that USF Athletic Director Larry Williams passed away this morning while working out at War Memorial Gym at the Sobrato Center on campus. He was 62.
Tuesday, Sep 16
USF’s One Earth Initiative is seeking community members to help implement its multi-dimensional action plan, a plan designed to realize the interdisciplinary environmental and justice goals of Pope Francis’ encyclical on caring for our common home
Thursday, Aug 28
Manuel Santos Chuakay, Jr. passed peacefully on August 20, 2025 at the age of 89 years old
Wednesday, Aug 27
We join the Society of Jesus in mourning the passing of Fr. Albert (Al) Grosskopf, S.J. who peacefully passed away on August 25, 2025, at the Sacred Heart Jesuit Center in Los Gatos, at the age of 94.
Wednesday, Apr 09
In Loving Memory of Charles H. “Chuck” Smith, Vice Chair Emeritus, USF Board of Trustees
Wednesday, Mar 19
The newly formed Federal Updates Task Force is collaborating closely with USF leadership to monitor and respond to federal policy changes, agency directives, and executive orders.
Friday, Feb 21
Your academic and scholarly work and activities should continue uninterrupted as we monitor announcements, assess risk, and prepare for any policy changes that may survive legal challenges and eventually affect higher education institutions like ours.