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Mission Matters

Information Overload
Information Overload

When is too much just too much and when does access to more make us better? It all depends on how we use the information—and time—we are given.

Bronco Grrrls
Bronco Grrrls

Sixty years have passed since the SCU president decided to admit women as students. They were not greeted with many open arms.

Sinatra Chair
Sinatra Chair

Santa Clara welcomes actor and activist BD Wong as the 2021-22 Frank Sinatra Chair in the Performing Arts.

Kick, Ball, Buzz
Kick, Ball, Buzz

Math major and tap dancer Alissa LaFerriere ’21 combined her two passions to help create a device that teaches wearers how to kick, ball, change through buzzes.

Reaching Out
Reaching Out

The Markkula Center for Applied Ethics gets out the word about vaccinating hard-to-reach communities.

Happy Medium
Happy Medium

How do you put on a musical during a pandemic? The cast and crew of SCU’s The Book of Holding On learned how to perform online last spring.

Getting Over It
Getting Over It

In a conversation on writing with joy, pop-culture writer R. Eric Thomas talks about getting over the idea that we’ll never make it—or that we’re frauds when we do.

Counseling Commerce
Counseling Commerce

The Biden Administration appointed SCU Law professor Colleen Chien as a senior counselor to the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Fuller Picture
Fuller Picture

Anjali Rangaswami ’21 noticed some gaps in research on sexual harassment in higher education. So she won a Fulbright to do it herself.