SFF Announces Black Excellence Scholarship
San Francisco Foundation announces a new scholarship fund for Black Excellence at SF State.
University Donor Impact Report 2024
Read the moving stories of students whose lives have been altered forever through scholarships, grants that fund faculty research and new facilities, and the ways in which SF State's ethics of community care and equity are lived by alumni and friends who support our University and students.
8th in the Nation for Upward Mobility
U.S. News & World Report ranked San Francisco State University eighth in the nation for social mobility in its 2024 Best Colleges list—a testament to the fact that our students' SF State experience enables them to give back to their families, communities and more.
Scholarship Awardees Honored at 2024 Commencement
As part of a longstanding tradition, each of the University’s six academic colleges selected student representatives to wear their college’s academic hood during Commencement. Four of the hood recipients were scholarships awardees: Jazz Monique Hudson, Zen Lewis, Su Ilayada Ozcan, and Monique Scott.
Alumna Donates $100,000 to San Francisco State University’s HOPE Crisis Fund
Neda Nobari hopes that donating to the HOPE Crisis Fund will have a profound impact on students who have nowhere else to turn. “I'm really worried that financial pressures and stress will force some students to drop out, and I don’t want to see that happening,” says Neda.
Presidential Scholars Program Has New Faculty Advisor, Dr. Cristina Azocar
Cristina plans to widely promote the program to the Bay Area’s high school students. She will also continue to focus on the current scholars, ensuring they receive academic help, career guidance, and counseling so that they succeed in their studies and graduate.
San Francisco Chronicle Profiles SF State President Lynn Mahoney, Ph.D.
Lynn Mahoney is the former provost of Cal State Los Angeles and now San Francisco State’s 14th president. She is the University’s first permanent female president, replacing Leslie Wong, who retired after seven years.
