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Mission Matters

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.

Reaching Out
Reaching Out

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

Pushing Limits
Pushing Limits

Santa Clara’s LEAD Scholars Program launches first-generation college students on a path to individual success. “Without different perspectives, it limits what we can do,” says Xiomara Quinonez ’24.

An Open Gate
An Open Gate

The inaugural recipient of the Ohlone and Muwekma Ohlone Scholarship lays out plans to dig deeper into her cultural and ancestral history at SCU.

A Thriving Tomorrow
A Thriving Tomorrow

Meet some of our Valley’s biggest names who came together to lead Innovating with a Mission: The Campaign for Santa Clara University.

A Billion
A Billion

Over the past decade, Santa Clara University was working on its largest-ever fundraising campaign. We look at what $1 billion can do for scholarships, state-of-the-art facilities, expanded research opportunities and more.

Together
Together

Santa Clara’s five-year partnership with the Posse Foundation will recruit 50 scholars and provide training, financial support, and help finding internships.

Building Community
Building Community

From the Marines to community building, Sgt. Keanu Spindola ’24 brings discipline and dedication to his campus leadership roles.

Spin Masters
Spin Masters

In searching for patterns that would differentiate one species of webspinners from the next, Professor Janice Edgerly-Rooks wondered: What if you put their steps to music? Would you be able to hear the differences?

A Strong Red
A Strong Red

Santa Clara’s signature red has been around since the late 1800s. Before it was made official, though, we were almost the blue Broncos.

Mission-Driven
Mission-Driven

A message from Santa Clara President Julie Sullivan on the U.S. Supreme Court decision on affirmative action.