Fight for It
The United States will go the way of history’s “failed empires,” warned former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta ’60, J.D. ’63.
Steven Boyd Saum, 20 Jun 2017
9 min read
General Advice
Major General Garrett S. Yee ’87 on cybersecurity, Silicon Valley vs. Washington, family history, and more.
Cheryl Dumesnil ’91, 15 Jun 2017
< 1 min read
It’s Not the Holy Spirit
A poem from Showtime at the Ministry of Lost Causes (University of Pittsburgh Press).
Matt Morgan, 16 Jun 2017
2 min read
A Leg Up
One school can’t change the world—or even transform a city. But Carolyn Becic ’87 is opening doors for young people.
Matt Morgan, 15 Jun 2017
2 min read
Rambis and Nash
Steve Nash ’96 and Kurt Rambis ’80 have a lot in common. Now they have one more thing: the SCU Hall of Fame.
Matt Morgan, 15 Jun 2017
< 1 min read
Planet Mercury
The singer of Queen was actually born Farrokh Pluto Bulsara and was native to Zanzibar. Think of him with African roots.
SCM Staff, 15 Jun 2017
< 1 min read
Road Music
Musical and metaphoric journeys with the Silk Road Ensemble: on campus for a residency in 2017.
Matt Morgan, 15 Jun 2017
< 1 min read
Training Ground
Insights from the Conscientious Leadership Speaker series: a former commander of the SEALs, former CEO of eBay, and others.
Matt Morgan, 15 Jun 2017
2 min read
Conscientious Capitalists
The bottom line may be straight—but not always simple.
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
Matt Morgan, 15 Jun 2017
2 min read
Nuns and Nones
A conversation about Elizabeth Drescher book’s Choosing Our Religion.
Jesse Hamlin, 15 Jun 2017
4 min read
Tsunami and Rebirth
Bosnian-born artist Amer Kobaslija looks at devastation and restoration through the act of painting.
Deborah Lohse, 15 Jun 2017
< 1 min read
Gitmo in Person
W. David Ball is an expert in criminal procedure and prison reform. Here’s what he has to say about Guantánamo.
Deepa Arora, 15 Jun 2017
< 1 min read
Dean of Cool
Alfonso Ortega is an expert in technologies for cooling electronics. And he takes the helm in August as the new dean of the School of Engineering.