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Author Alan Ziajka

Alan Ziajka is the Historian Emeritus of the University of San Francisco, where he held several administrative positions during a 36-year career. Ziajka is the author of five books and numerous articles on history, education, and human development. His most recent books are Legacy and Promise—150 Years of Jesuit Education at the University of San Francisco; The University of San Francisco School of Law Century—100 Years of Educating for Justice; Lighting the City, Changing the World—A History of the Sciences at the University of San Francisco; and University of San Francisco, co-authored with USF professor Robert Elias.

The Jesuits and Native Communities

The Jesuits share a long and complicated history with the Native Communities of North and South America. In 1568, the first Jesuits came with Spanish soldiers to Florida in an ill-fated attempt to convert the Calusa people to Catholicism. By… Continue Reading →

Historical Threads in the Mission Statements of the University of San Francisco

The mission statements of the University of San Francisco form a tapestry, whose threads stretch back to the sixteenth century when Ignatius of Loyola sent his followers throughout the world to establish educational institutions and to promote Jesuit ideals.

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