New Books by Alumni By Alden Mudge, 13 Dec 2014 < 1 min read 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.
Then and Now 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.
The Materializer 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.
A Sight of Innocence Sam Scott ’96, 13 Dec 2014 4 min read A Sight of Innocence The Northern California Innocence Project—headquartered at SCU’s School of Law—frees the wrongfully convicted.
For Your Mental Improvement SCM Staff, 13 Dec 2014 4 min read For Your Mental Improvement The first literary mag in the West marks a major milestone. Born as The Owl and rechristened The Santa Clara Review, it’s now (probably) in its 100th volume.
Teaching Awards SCM , 13 Dec 2014 5 min read Teaching Awards Research, teaching, and service to the University are endeavors we like to see recognized. One of the places that happens is at the faculty awards dinner in September. Here are this year’s honorees.
Patent Trolls, Beware Deborah Lohse & Steven Boyd Saum , 13 Dec 2014 < 1 min read Patent Trolls, Beware The White House has brought on SCU’s Colleen Chien, a leading expert in patent law, as senior advisor.
Conversations worth having Steven Boyd Saum, 13 Dec 2014 2 min read Conversations worth having A letter from the Editor
New Day Rising SCM , 13 Dec 2014 < 1 min read New Day Rising A moment with the women’s rowing team at Lexington Reservoir. The 2014 season begins in March.
What I’ve learned from cowboys, clerics, and communists Jane L. Curry, 13 Dec 2014 6 min read What I’ve learned from cowboys, clerics, and communists Political scientist Jane L. Curry lessons from growing up in the west, living alongside Jesuits, and studying Poland.
Letters SCM , 13 Dec 2014 7 min read Letters Readers write: three cheers for the successful completion of the Leavey Challenge, hurrah for 25 years of photos by Charles Barry, and comments on Janet Napolitano ’79 becoming president of the University of California system.
Masthead: Winter 2014 Steven Boyd Saum, 13 Dec 2014 < 1 min read Masthead: Winter 2014 The staff, contributors, and interns who made the Winter 2014 Santa Clara Magazine possible.