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2021 News

AAC&U Announces 19 Institutions to Host New Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers
AAC&U, October 7, 2021

Holy Names University nursing staff, faculty, students featured on CBS news for community vaccination effort
KPIX CBS Channel 5, September 24, 2021

HNU pitcher Jack Delmore’s Make-A-Wish story featured on NBC’s “Bay Area Proud”
NBC Bay Area, September 24, 2021

Dr. Kimberly Mayfield Named VP for External Relations at Holy Names University
The Oakland Post, September 19, 2021

Holy Names University Launches Doctor of Nursing Practice
The East Bay Times, September 8, 2021

Holy Names University Launches Doctor of Nursing Practice
The Oakland Post, September 4, 2021

HNU Nurses partner with San Leandro on community vaccination effort
KTVU Fox 2 News, June 29, 2021

New athletic director at Oakland hills’ Holy Names University
The East Bay Times, June 23, 2021

AAC&U selects 78 colleges for institute on racial healing
University Business, May 19, 2021

2021 Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs
Diverse Issues in Higher Education, April 21, 2021

Undergrad With Mom and Dad?
Inside Higher Ed, January 25, 2021

2020 News

Holy Names University to ‘Promote the Vote’ this election
The East Bay Times, October 7, 2020

Distance Learning Is Not an Oxymoron
Psychology Today, August 19, 2020

Holy Names University Announces New Academic Strategic Plan
The Oakland Post, July 22, 2020

Holy Names University announces partnership with Life Chiropractic College West to provide an accelerated pathway to a Doctor of Chiropractic degree
Chiropractic Economics, February 14, 2020

2019 News

Holy Names partners with institute to train teachers
The East Bay Times, October 24, 2019

HNU’s Dean of the School of Education Kimberly Mayfield on the OUSD teachers strike
KPFA’s UpFront, February 21, 2019

2018 News

Google Brings Computing Courses to 10 Colleges
Inside Higher Ed, October 18, 2018

The Applied Computing Series gets college students into computer science
Google’s The Keyword, October 17, 2018

Holy Names Sisters, archdiocesan pioneers, mark 150th year
Catholic San Francisco, September 27 2018

HNU meets needs of the times while maintaining core values
Catholic Voice, September 3, 2018

Hands-on social justice project shares sisters’ knowledge with high school girls
Global Sisters Report (National Catholic Reporter), July 25, 2018

Two universities work toward a pact
Catholic Voice, July 9, 2018

A’s draft Austin Piscotty, Stephen’s brother, and Pleasant Hill’s Joe DeMers
San Francisco Chronicle, June 7, 2018

Holy Names Sisters celebrate 150 years in California
Catholic Voice, April 23, 2018

Basketball trainer Turner making name for himself
SF Gate, April 06, 2018

Private university cuts tuition for public school teachers
East Bay Times, April 10, 2018

2017 News

Two Oakland universities announce intention to share single campus
East Bay Times, November 20, 2017

OUSD Teacher of Year Uses Power of Communication to Reach Children with Disabilities
East Bay Times, November 6, 2017

Colleges Ranked by Prospective Students’ Top Priorities
Consumer Affairs, October 23, 2017

HNU Students Experience Signature ‘Radical Hospitality’
Catholic Voice, September 4, 2017

Warriors news: Draymond Green works with young prospects for Grind Week
ClutchPoints, August 16, 2017

Forced Out: When Leaving the Country Means Leaving Your Kids
KQED News, August 17, 2017

2016 News

UC Berkeley overcrowding: Students studying in San Francisco, living at Mills College
East Bay Times, December 12, 2016

Holy Names offers ‘intense help’ to high schoolers
National Catholic Reporter, November 10, 2016

Holy Names, Concordia Advance in NCAA Process
PacWest Conference site, July 20, 2016

Annual Oakland fest celebrates international filmmakers
Contra Costa Times, March 30, 2016

ABC7 Star: Man Gives Voice to People with Disabilities (profile of HNU Writer-In-Residence Belo Cipriani)
ABC 7 News, January 18, 2016

2015 News

Helen Wong Lum (’53), S.F. Native Tennis Star, Dies at 84
SF Gate, December 29, 2015

The Short Walk Home (by Blaze Farrar MA ’13)
KQED’s Perspectives, November 12, 2015

HNU Prep Youth Orchestra plays at A’s game
San Jose Mercury News, October 14, 2015

OUSD Teacher Named Alameda County Teacher of the Year
Oakland Unified School District, October 9, 2015

HNU welcomes students with Rite of Passage
The Catholic Voice, September 7, 2015

The Joys and Struggles of Public Teaching, Discussed at Post Salon
Oakland Post, August 27, 2015

Wealthy Oakland Businessman Turns Down Seat on Hospital Board of Directors, Opts for Much Different Type of Chair
KNTV NBC News, August 25, 2015

New director of Sophia Center delighted to continue its spiritual vision
National Catholic Reporter, August 18, 2015

Holy Names University gets greener by the year
San Jose Mercury News, July 15, 2015

Director of cosmological Sophia Center leaves behind ‘seed-bearers of a new planetary civilization’
National Catholic Reporter, July 14, 2015

Oakland university reduces yearly water use by seven million gallons
KRON-4, June 28, 2015

Holy hilarity–the International Humor Conference comes to Holy Names University in Oakland
San Jose Mercury News, June 25, 2015

Pope names new Archbishop for Santa Fe
Vatican Radio, April 27, 2015

Homecoming for Holy Names hurlers
West Hawaii Today, February 27, 2015

HNU, Skyline students collaborate on mural
The Catholic Voice, January 19, 2015

2014 News

Holy Names, Skyline working on mural
San Jose Mercury News – The Montclarion, December 17, 2014

A Love Affair with Words
Lamorinda Weekly, November 19, 2014

Holy Names University arts center going solar
San Jose Mercury News – The Montclarion, October 22, 2014

Violinist Tai Murray Shows Depth in Eclectic Recital
San Francisco Classical Voice, October 13, 2014

Faculty Tips for First-Gen Students
Inside Higher Ed, June 3, 2014

Holy Names University Saves Folk Songs for Future Generations
abc7news.com, May 30, 2014

HPA grads Micah Ashburn, Jayse Bannister help Holy Names sweep Vulcans
West Hawaii Today, March 26, 2014

Interdependence
The Bay Area Reporter, March 13, 2014

Oakland’s Holy Names Preserves America’s Folk Music, Digitally
KQED.com, January 21, 2014

Civil and human rights focus of Social Justice Forum
The Catholic Voice, January 20, 2014

HNU cuts nursing master’s program to two years for RNs
The Catholic Voice, January 20, 2014

Grant means growth for school’s treasure trove of folk music
The San Francisco Chronicle, January 5, 2014

2013 News

Patrick Named Sisters Of The Holy Names Visiting Scholar At Holy Names University
Carleton News, October 10, 2013

Degree completion, master’s programs vibrant part of HNU
The Catholic Voice, September 9, 2013

Early admission program enters third year at HNU
The Catholic Voice, September 9, 2013

Two ex-Bulldogs help Tri-County Gamblers win Joe DiMaggio World Series
The Reporter, July 31, 2013

Former CHS softball standout inks future
Calaveras Enterprise, July 12, 2013

Oakland: Crime expert urges alternatives to prison, jail
mercurynews.com, July 10, 2013

Richmond restaurant owner tells Oakland university grads the future is replete with opportunity
Contra Costa Times, May 18, 2013

Richmond restaurant owner who came to U.S. penniless is keynote speaker at Oakland university commencement
Contra Costa Times, May 16, 2013

Widespread gun ownership doesn’t lower crime rate, Stanford professor says
mercurynews.com, May 5, 2013

Immigration, human trafficking discussed at social justice forum
The Catholic Voice, February 18, 2013

Oakland police consultant addresses full house at Holy Names University
Silicon Valley Mercury News, February 14, 2013

2011 News

Two Cal State campuses among 30 awarded federal teaching grants
Los Angeles Times, September 22, 2011

Admission to Holy Names without the need of essay or SAT
Rebecca Fortelka, Examiner.com, July 21, 2011

Catholic university waives SAT test for urban students
Monica Clark, National Catholic Reporter, July 20, 2011

Holy Names offers admission without taking SAT
Nanette Asimov, San Francisco Chronicle, July 10, 2011

William Hynes inaugurated as new president of Holy Names
Bay Area News Group, March 19, 2011
Contra Costa Times, Oakland Tribune, The San Jose Mercury, The Piedmonter, The Montclarion, Whittier Daily News