SCU Announces New Positions

Santa Clara gains three new trustees and a new vice president of enrollment management.

Former Dean of Undergraduate Admission Eva Blanco Masias M.A. ’11 is SCU’s next Vice President for Enrollment Management.

During Blanco Masias’ 17-year tenure, the University has seen a record number of applications and expanded its national and international reputation. SCU’s undergraduate student body now comprises more than 50 percent students of color, while boasting the highest academic profile in its history and one of the highest retention and graduation rates in the country.

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Molly Joseph ’96
Molly Joseph ’96
Gisel Ruiz ’92
Gisel Ruiz ’92
Kathleen Duncan
Kathleen Duncan

The Santa Clara University Board of Trustees welcomed three new members in early June. Molly Joseph ’96, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare Global; Gisel Ruiz ’92, a former longtime executive with Walmart and advisory board member of SCU’s Retail Management Institute; and Kathleen Duncan, who previously served on the SCU Board of Regents and is the granddaughter of Thomas Leavey ’22 and Dorothy Leavey, whose foundation has greatly contributed to SCU’s campus and scholarship for decades.

First-Time Grads

Overcoming all odds due to the pandemic, the Class of ’24 finally get to experience the graduation that they have long been waiting for.

Brain Games

The therapeutic potential of AI-powered brain implants is no doubt exciting. But questions abound about the inevitable ethical ramifications of putting new, largely unregulated tech into human beings.

Sociology, Gen Ed, and Breaking the Rules

Fewer students are majoring in social sciences but they’re still one of the most popular areas of study. Santa Clara sociologists explain why.