2024: The Year in Review
Here are 2024’s most read USF News stories, starting with the No. 1 article.
USF Shines in U.S. News Rankings. In the U.S. News & World Report 2025 rankings released Sept. 24, USF places No. 1 for diversity, in the top 3 percent for nursing, and in the top 25 percent overall.
Presentation Theater Gets a Makeover. The 430-seat venue in the School of Education building on Turk near Masonic has been renovated and is now open for business.
Eileen Chia-Ching Fung Named Provost of USF. Eileen Chia-Ching Fung was named the provost and vice president of academic affairs at the University of San Francisco on March 6, after holding the position of interim provost and vice president of academic affairs since June 2023.
New Princeton Review Rates USF as Nation’s Most Diverse University. USF is one of eight “standout schools” in the new Princeton Review college survey, recognized for having the nation’s most diverse student body and for being rated as a top university in the United States.
Olympic-Bound Dons. Three former members of the University of San Francisco cross country and track and field teams competed at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris.
Why She Stayed at USF. A transfer student finds her place and her USF community.
Looking for a job? Do What Maya Ayed Did. With a single post on LinkedIn, she landed a million impressions and a new job.
Meet Four New Graduates Who Have Jobs Lined Up. These May graduates of the Class of 2024 had jobs waiting for them. What will they be doing? How did they land those jobs?
USF Students Pitch Business Ideas to Top Executives. A team of graduate marketing students wrapped up their final project by sharing business recommendations with top managers, including the CEO, at Vagaro, a startup that provides business management services to small businesses.
New Dean Takes the Helm at Law School. 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 she was the first woman to serve as dean of University of Idaho College of Law.
