Not Immigrant but Refugee
The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen is a war novel, a spy novel—but don’t call it an immigrant novel.
Matt Morgan, 15 Jun 2017
2 min read
Nuns and Nones
A conversation about Elizabeth Drescher book’s Choosing Our Religion.
Steven Boyd Saum, 15 Jun 2017
11 min read
The Good, the Bad, and the Kid
In which we talk with Ron Hansen M.A. ’95 about truth and fiction and Billy the Kid—and when you can’t tell the good guys from the bad guys.
Steven Boyd Saum, 27 Mar 2018
2 min read
Our Place in the World
The author of The Kite Runner talks writing, refugees, and his hopes and fears for Afghanistan. An interview with writer Khaled Hosseini ’88.
Monique Beeler, 27 Mar 2018
< 1 min read
Byzantine Digital Deluxe
Kathleen Maxwell uncovers the secrets tying together illuminated manuscripts.
Diane Dreher, 28 Sep 2017
2 min read
A Renaissance Man
Steven Boyd Saum, 28 Sep 2017
2 min read
Be Tender and Laugh
Farewell to Brian Doyle: a lover of life, catcher of stories, and dear friend to this magazine.
Ciaran Freeman ’18, 28 Sep 2017
2 min read
Home & Away
Journeys along the Mexican border with artist Richard Misrach and composer Guillermo Galindo. And one student’s exploration of the personal connection with that place.
Juan Felipe Herrera, 28 Sep 2017
4 min read
Today Is A New Day
A poem, an invitation, and a call—from the U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera to the Santa Clara Class of 2017.
Jesse Hamlin, 15 Jun 2017
3 min read
Listening Is Her Superpower
Anna Deavere Smith work for the stage has been groundbreaking: focusing on moments of crisis and catching stories.
SCM Staff, 15 Jun 2017
2 min read
Cause and Effect
Anna Sampaio ’92 and E. Gary Spitko take on bias in immigration, policing, and the workplace.
Ron Hansen M.A. ’95, 15 Jun 2017
3 min read
The Habit of Larceny
An excerpt from The Kid, the story of Billy the Kid like it’s never been told
John Deever, 15 Jun 2017
13 min read
Muzhik of La Mancha
Mikhail Bulgakov wrote The Master and Margarita and then took on Don Quixote for the stage. Scholar Scott Pollard ’81 explores why.
SCM Staff, 15 Jun 2017
3 min read
Bronco Books Football, Social Ministry, and History for Young Adults
Rule makers and breakers: from the NFL to the streets to the American Revolution.
Jesse Hamlin, 15 Jun 2017
3 min read
Wrangler and the Jazzman
A dog with millions of fans. And Bill Stevens, a blind pianist, teaching students more than they imagined.