School of Nursing & Health Professions News

As labor and employment law Professor Maria Linda Ontiveros considers retirement in May, she points to her Mexican grandparents, Houston-born parents, and icons including farmworker advocates Dolores Huerta and Monica Ramirez as seminal influences leading her to hone in on immigrant workers' rights.

February 1 kickstarts Black History Month. However, for Tyree Robinson MA ’15, EdD ’18 who holds a doctorate in education, the acknowledgment of his culture and the celebration of Black trailblazers are a daily practice.

Here are 10 ways to celebrate Black History Month, from talks on campus to the annual Black Joy Parade.

When COVID-19 closed the Hilltop campus in spring 2020, Zac Clark ’23 moved out of Gillson Hall and into a studio apartment in the Tenderloin. While Clark could barely afford his apartment, he saw that many of his neighbors couldn’t afford any lodging at all. That got him thinking.

Students come to USF for a world-class Jesuit education, but many leave with more than a degree. Here are the stories of several alumni who found true love on the hilltop.

A half-century relationship with the Carl Gellert and Celia Berta Gellert Foundation has resulted in a generous $4.25 million gift to the University of San Francisco.