Rebound
Elizabeth Bruno ’82, M.A. ’86 on hard work and hanging tough.
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REALITY CHECKUsing VR to battle workplace adversity
When John Vranizan ’58 was at Santa Clara University, he would drive to San Rafael on weekends to see girlfriend Carole Zenner, who was attending Dominican College. When Carole transferred to Lewis and Clark College in their hometown of Portland, Ore., John announced that he couldn’t wait until graduation to propose. She said yes, and […]
Sienna Rincon MBA ’22 died on July 7, 2025, following a two-year battle with leukemia. Sienna was always positive through two bone marrow transplants and many stays at both Kaiser and Stanford medical centers. Sienna loved family, friends, food, music, dancing, and her pets. She received her bachelor’s degree in business from San Jose State […]
On July 11, 2024, Adriana Rincon M.A. ’17 and Julio Hernandez eloped at San Francisco City hall. A year later, they celebrated with friends and family on their first wedding anniversary, and recommitted to navigating life as husband and wife.
Johnson Riggs ’08 released his debut novel, Pandemonia: A Novel Plague Plague Novel. The book—a fantasy satire of COVID, conflating modern day conspiracy theories with mythic quests—took the No. 1 spot in the new political humor category on Amazon. Fans of Bored of the Rings, The Adventure Zone, The Divine Comedy, Gilgamesh, and the Naked […]
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By Steven Boyd Saum, 16 Dec 2014
12 min read
Deep delight
With her latest and stunning book of photographs, Susan Middleton ’70 portrays tiny ocean creatures in a way that opens up the whole blessed world anew.
Jim Cottrill, 13 Dec 2014
5 min read
Welcome to Citizenville
The author of the one book Newt Gingrich says all conservatives should read: Gavin Newsom ’89
SCM , 13 Dec 2014
4 min read
IN MEMORIAM Obituaries
So Long, Bill Adams ’37 and Professor Emeritus of Law Howard Anawalt. Plus tributes to other faculty, staff, and students we’ve lost in recent months.
By Alden Mudge, 13 Dec 2014
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New Books by Alumni
With The Circus that Ran Away with a Jesuit Priest, Nick Weber pens a meditative and humorous memoir about the two callings he heard: the Jesuit order and the circus.
Kathryn Kale ’86 , 13 Dec 2014
2 min read
Then and Now
Study abroad turns 50. Happy birthday! Come celebrate with us on a trip to England in summer 2014.
Leah Gonzalez ’14, 13 Dec 2014
2 min read
The Materializer
At age 18, Brienne Ghafourifar ’12 raised a million bucks for her startup. Prepare to Entefy.
SCM , 15 Oct 2014
5 min read
In Memoriam
Kathryn Kale ’86, 15 Oct 2014
2 min read
Surprise. Delight. Educate
Danae Stahlnecker ’15, 15 Oct 2014
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Happily ever after the fact
Kristen Intlekofer, 15 Oct 2014
2 min read
California twang
Jeff Gire, 15 Oct 2014
2 min read